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28 THE BOSTON OIXWE SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1988 TV notes MBTA crime is dropping as the police force grows Nominations thrill 'Beauty' team if TP- I I' ol uM! 1 1 i I Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD "It is one of those wonderful, rare relationships when people are really capable of being soul mates for each other," Tony Thomas said. "It's not something you usually see on television." When he made that comment In a recent Interview here, Thomas was talking about "Beauty and the Beast," the CBS fantasy-dra ma on which he serves as execu tive producer with his partner, Paul Junger Witt. Thomas referred to the show's offbeat romance between Catherine, an idealistic young attorney, and her unusual boyfriend a hairy but noble-hearted beast named Vin cent who lives underground In the New York sewer system. But Thomas and Witt also have a rare relationship that Is not something you usually see in television. Along with producing the drama "Beauty and the Beast." they are executive producers of the popular NBC comedy The Golden Girls.

And each of those shows received a whopping 12 nominations In this year Emmy Award competition, to be televised by Fox Broadcasting Sunday night. For the second year in a row. NBC's "L.A. Law." the story of a sleek ensemble of Los Angeles attorneys In a prosperous legal firm, garnered the most nighttime Emmy Award nominations (19) of any show In the competition. But Beauty and t-he Beast and "It was a big shot In the arm for 'All In the It was a big shot In the arm for 'Hill Street Blues." he said.

"It's nice when they promote a show as 'The Emmy-A ward-winning Witt and Thomas believe that "Beauty and the Beast" has suffered because of Its time slot. "I think our target audience Is not home on Friday nights." Witt said. "Enough of them are willing to stay home and watch that we took the time slot last year, but Friday night shows traditionally pull low numbers." Regardless of time slots and ratings, Witt and Thomas, who have collaborated on various TV projects since 1972, say that the key to their success In both comedy and drama has been to nurture good shows that break the mold, regardless of the odds against success for one show about four women over 55 and an-: other about unrequited love In a Manhattan sewer. "There's timing, there's luck and there's a desire to try to do good shows." Witt said. "If there Is a particular secret to our success.

It would be aiming for high quality and developing shows in small numbers so we can really pay attention to the development of the shows as they get on the air rather than developing a whole slew of Ideas and hoping that some of them go through, like salmon swimming upstream." "Golden Girls" tied for second place with 12 each and with the" total of 24. Witt and Thomas netted the most nominations of any producing entity this year. Production credits get a little confusing: For the record, "Golden Girls," created by Susan Harris. Witt's wife, is a Witt-Thomas-Harris Production. "Beauty and the Beast," created by the show's producer, Ron Koslow, is produced by Ron Koslow Films and Witt-Thomas Productions in association with Republic Pictures.

Any way you write the credits, however. Witt and Thomas are two guys with 24 Emmy nominations. Although "Golden Girls" has already won numerous Emmys including the outstanding comedy series award in 1986 and 1987 the team has high hopes that a few Emmys for "Beauty and the Beast" might draw needed attention to this first-year show, which consistently wins its Friday night time slot In the Nielsen ratings but has never managed to break into the top 20 among prime-time shows. 'Beauty and the Beast' can use the recognition," Witt said in a conversation at Witt-Thomas' headquarters here. "Getting the nominations has been a great deal of recognition anyway, but if we can cop a couple of Emmys, I think it would be good for the show." Emmys have helped create hits out of shows with marginal ratings, Thomas added.

8 p.m., EDT, forecast and Glnljr stair photoDavid Ryan MBTA Police Officers Dorston Bartlett (left) and Kenneth Gaines talk with a train operator at the Savin Hill station. Downtown Crossing, Park St. record the most crimes Mostly sunny, highs around 80 ao -r highs for Saturday, August 27. (CLOUOY Aocu Weelhasr, Inc victim on a given day. Other stations on the top-10 crime list all reported between 10 and 20 crimes In the six-month period, or about one serious crime every two weeks.

Stations with large parking facilities, such as Alewife. Oak Grove, Qulncy Adams and Wonderland, have high crime rankings because of the Incidence of car thefts and automobile break-Ins. Stations with the highest numbers of crimes against people as-, saults, muggings, pickpocketings and purse-snatchlngs ranked as follows during the first half of this year: Park Street, 47; Downtown Crossing, 34; Harvard. 20; Ken-more. 19; Arlington.

18; Jackson Square. 15: Ashmont, 14; Copley, 13; Ruggles. 12: and Chinatown. 12. During the second half of 1987.

the comparable list was: Park Street. 33; Downtown Crossing. 26; Ruggles. 15; Chinatown. 12; Jackson Square.

12; Ashmont. 1 1: Government Center. 11; Matta-pan. 11; Harvard. 10; and Ken-more.

10. Harvard. Arlington, Copley and Government Center rank among the 10 busiest MBTA stations. Maloney said the MBTA deploys officers who patrol stations on foot where several muggings FRONTS ft ft MBTA POLICE Continued from Page 13 "If you're weaving down the road drunk In front of my officers in Wayland. I would expect them to act and pull you over," Maloney said.

"But I don't see the day this department will be Issuing radar guns and setting up speed Maloney estimated that 80 percent of his department's work is done In Boston and 15 percent In the 14 surrounding communities served by rapid transit. The other 5 percent Is in the outer suburbs of the MBTA district, where the most serious police work is often chasing dirt-bike riders off railroad tracks or check-ing to make sure stations are locked up at night. Since his reelection in 1982. Gov. Michael S.

Dukakis has emphasized his commitment to wiping out crime on the MBTA as an important step toward ensuring that ridershlp continues to grow. More than 625.000 passengers use the MBTA every day. "You can Invest millions ol dollars In capital improvements, new cars, new stations but If people don't have a feeling of safety and security on the then we can hardly blame them for being concerned about riding It." Dukakis said last fall. One memory that galvanized efforts for change was an August 1982 incident during which a gang of 20 youths seized an Orange Line train, beating and robbing passengers. It was later disclosed that only nine MBTA police officers were on duty to cover the entire system that night.

Nearly double In size Since 1983. the MBTA police have virtually doubled in size, from 72 to 140 officers. On July 26. Dukakis led ceremonies to open the force's new $950,000 substation at Downtown Crossing station, a short walk to the Green. Orange and Red lines.

Twenty officers are assigned to work out of the station, which Is expected to Improve substantially public access to the MBTA police, who are now located In a remote compound off Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. "I think what we have now Is Just about the highest degree of security on that system since It began," said Charles V. Barry, state secretary of public safety. "If you go back to 1983. one of the priorities the governor gave us was to see If we could get a decrease In crime and an Increase In ridershlp." Barry said.

"We Just needed more people to do the Job." Maloney. Barry and others give much of the credit for the department's Improvements to William J. Bratton, superintendent of the 650-membcr Metropolitan Police, who was MBTA police chief from 1983 to 1986 and began the efforts toward accreditation. New radio system Bratton brought dogs and motorcycles to the force and oversaw Installation of a $4.5 million radio system. Before the new communication syslem was turned on.

officers' walkie-talkies would be useless as soon as they walked Into a tunnel. The new syslem maintains full communication all the time. Bratton also took advantage of an obscure state law to train 350 chief Inspectors and inspectors -transportation personnel who manage bus and train operations at stations as so-called railway police. The Inspectors are trained to break up fights, eject drunks from stations and quell minor disturbances, which can prevent some crimes from occurring and Improve overall security on the MBTA. By March, train arrival warning systems are to be Installed at 34 stations.

The syslem allows riders to wait next to the collector's booth If they are nervous about waiting on a dark platform, and It sounds Just before the train enters the station. Architects are now at work designing a new MHTA police headquarters to be located at JFK-UMass station on the Ked Line. It will replace the fairly Inaccessible and overcrowded station at the Cabot Yard In South Boston. Maloney said it may cost up to $20 million to build the station, and construction will begin as early as next year. Warm Cold Stationary 100 National Weather Service Boston area: Mostly sunny, south winds 10-15 m.p.h., highs 75-80 (24-27 C) along coast, 80-85 (27- 29 C) inland.

Tonight, mostly clear, lows in mid-603 (17-19 C). Tomorrow, partly sunny, more humid, 30 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms, highs in mid-80s (28-31 C). Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut: Mostly sunny, highs 75-80 along coast, 80-85 inland. Tonight, mostly clear, except patchy fog along south coast, lows In 60s. Tomorrow, partly sunny, chance of thunderstorms, more humid, highs in low to mid-80s.

Cap Cod and Islands: Mostly sunny, south winds 10-20 m.p.h.. highs 75-80. Tonight, patchy fog, otherwise mostly clear, lows in mid-60s. Tomorrow, partly sunny, mora humid, 30 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms, highs 80-85. Massachusetts coastal marina forecast: South winds 10-15 knots, becoming southeast tonight around 10 knots.

Average seas 1 or 2 feet. Visibility 3 to 5 miles in haze, becoming around 1 mile tonight In patchy fog. Maine, New Hampshire: Mostly sunny, highs tn low 70s downeast coast, mid-80s Interior south. Tomorrow, fair with patchy fog, lows in mid-508 to low 60s. Tomorrow, patchy fog along downeast coast, partly sunny elsewhere, chance of afternoon showers, highs from near 65 downeast coast to mid-80s Interior south.

MINIATURE ALMANAC Saturday, August 27, 1SSS (EmIhh Oavllghl Time) Sunrise 6 04 Moonrise 7 41 pm SuflMt 7 27 Moonsel 6 03 am Length ol day 13 23 Oay ot year 240 AM PM HIGH 114111:57 Hat ol tide 10 2' 1 1 S' LOW TIDE 28 5 44 Hgt. o) low tide -15 -10 MOON 8 PHASES Fun Moon loday. 57 am last Ouanar Sept 2. 1 1 52 pm New Moon Sapl. 11.

12 51 am Ftrat Ouanar Sapl. 18. 11:19 pm THE NATIONAL FORECAST: There will be showers and thunderstorms over the Florida Peninsula, from Michigan and Wisconsin into southeastern Minnesota and northern Indiana, over Missouri, eastern Kansas and Oklahoma, from southeastern Wyoming across Colorado, from central Arizona into southwestern Utah, and along the Virginia coast. Highs will be in the 60s were predicted over North Dakota and northern Minnesota; in the 70s and 80s from New England into the Carolinas, and over southern Florida, the remainder of the Great Lakes, across the Ohio Valley, over the remainder of the northern half of the Mississippi Valley, from South Dakota across northern Kansas, from Montana across northern New Mexico, across the Pacific Northwest, and along the California coast; from near 100 to about 105 over the southern Plains; around 110 through the desert Southwest; and generally in the 90s over the remainder of the nation. By Peter J.

Howe Globe Staff Park Street and Downtown Crossing, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's busiest subway stations, have the highest Incidence of serious crime, averaging one crime every four to five days. A Boston Globe analysis of MBTA police records also shows that Harvard, Kenmorc and Arlington stations had the most frequent muggings among MBTA stops during the first six months of this year. The numbers suggest a noticeable Increase over the past year in reported crimes at Park Street and Downtown Crossing, formerly Washington station. But MBTA Police Chief Thomas P. Maloney Jr.

said crime on the has fallen to its lowest level in a decade. Overall, crime in the first half of 1988 was down 2 percent from the same period in 1987. The 1.450 serious crimes murder, rape, robbery, assault, larceny, automobile theft reported on the MBTA In 1987 represented a decrease of 56 percent from 1980. On an average day, Maloney said, the chance of a rider being a victim of crime Is only 1 tn 167.000. The MBTA police statistics show that generally, crime Is most frequently reported at the busiest stations.

Park Street station, wllh 49 reported crimes in the first half of the year. Is used by an average of 83,600 people every day. Indicating that on a given day, the odds are 1 In 310.513 that you will be a victim of crime. Downtown Crossing, where 34 serious crimes were reported In the first half of 1988, is used by an average of 40,000 people a day -translating to 1 in 214,116 odds that a rider will become a crime Rankings of MBTA stations January-June 1988 Station 1. Park St.

(RedGreen) 2. Downtown Crossing (KedOrangc) 3. Harvard (Red) 4. Qulncy Adams (Red) 5. Arlington (Green) 6.

Kenmore 7. Jac kson Square (Orange) 8. Ashmont (Red) 9. Oak Grove (Orange) 10. Alewlle (Red) July December 1987 Station 1.

Park St. (RedGreen) 2. Downtown Crossing (RedOrange) 3. Alewlle (Red) 4. Harvard (Red) 5.

Kenmore (Green) 6. Ruggles (Orange) 7. Aslunont (RedV 8. Government Center (lilueGreenl 9. Mattapan (Red) 9.

Chinatown (Orange) 9. Jackson Square (Orange) CLIMATE DATA 1 I a. rneij. Aetesl tt. 1981 OSTOM TEMPEUTURES High yesterday have been reported.

Including Ruggles and Fields Corner. A pair of walking police also patrol the five stations on the Red Line's Bralntrec branch on weekdays. In an ellort to maximize police coverage during the most common hours for crime. Maloney said, most of the MBTA's 140 police officers work between 3:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., with two teams of officers scheduled to ride Orange Line trains most nights.

by incidence of serious crime low Mean Departure Irom normal Departure this month Departure this year BOSTON DEGREE DAY DAW Degree-day units Total this month Total (or season Total corres date last year 30-yr. normal, corres date OSTOM PRECIPITATION Total 24 hours, ending 8 pm Total this month to date Departure Irom normal Total this year Departure from normal Total Personal Crimea Crimea' Auto Bike Property Crimes DtsrSH 86 66 76 6 103 4 100 0 10 19 9 0 Iscbes ...0 00 0 71 -237 23 90 -385 2 mbs. 9 mbs. 851. tist 27 47 2 34 34 22 20 2 21 2 19 20 18 2 20 19 1 18 15 3 17 14 3- 15 4 11 15 6 9 UROMETER AT SEA IEVEI at 2 pm 29 83 in.

1010 818 pm 29 88 in. 1011. 8pm relative humidity TfSTEADAT SUNSHINE INDEX 641 mins 80 ol possible. Boston record temps for Aug are 100 in 1948 and 49 In 1tt US CITIES Tempwature and precipitation ending 8 am. (EDT) yesterday, missing.

City High tew free. Aibany.NY .,79 65 0 Albuquarq 85 64 1 14 Anchorage 61 S3 .42 Ashevtlle 85 S3 0 Atlanta ...69 70 0 AtlanttcCtty 80 67 .02 Austin 100 74 0 Baltimore 88 63 0 Birmmqham 93 66 0 Bismarck 78 40 0 Bone 97 54 0 Burlaw 77 58 .14 Chrlstn.SC 89 75 0 Chrism WV 82 60 0 Chrllte NC 89 67 0 Cheyenne 79 55 0 Chicago ...80 54 0 Cincinnati 86 61 0 Cleveland 82 55 .03 CotmbtaSC 94 65 0 Danes I Win 101 79 0 Denver 84 60 0 DesMomes 88 63 0 Detroit 79 59 0 ElPato 96 70 39 3 GrandRapKli 75 54 0 QreatFalll 67 S7 0 Honolulu 91 75 0 Houston ...95 77 0 Indianapolis 87 5 07 Jckan.Miss 95 69 0 JacksnvH 89 74 0 KansasCity 98 55 0 LasVeoat 106 81 0 LitileRock 94 71 0 LoaAnoeb 0 73 0 Louisville 86 67 0 Mempha 93 71 0 MiamiBeach 87 St 0 Milwaukee 78 56 0 Mpls-StPI 75 53 0 Nashville 90 61 0 NewOrlnl 92 71 0 NewVorkCity 63 68 0 Norfolk Va 89 72 0 OklhmaCity 102 72 0 Omaha 84 51 0 Orlando 90 75 23 Philadelphia 65 67 0 Phoenm 106 88 0 Pittsburgh 81 56 .08 Prtlnd Ore 64 57 0 Raletqh 91 62 0 RapidClly 84 62 0 Richmond 89 66 0 Sacramento 105 68 0 StLouia 92 65 0 SaliUkeCity 96 68 0 SanFrnctco 93 62 0 SanJuan.PR 86 76 0 Seattle 75 64 0 Spokane 67 53 0 Syracuse .....77 62 .37 Tmp-SlPt 91 78 0 Topoka 99 48 0 Tucson 100 75 0 Tulsa 100 68 0 Washmton 69 66 "0 Wilmngln.Dat 65 67 0 FOREIGN CITIES Weather arm lemps yesiefday Local temp. City Weather Time Aberdeen ptty ctdy noon 60 16 Amsterdam ptly cldy 1pm 62 17 Ankara clear if 31 Athens. clem 2pm 88 31 Auckland Clear noon 4S 7 Beino, ptly cldy 9pm 70 21 Berlin ptly cldy 1pm 60 16 Bonn ptly cldy 1pm 66 19 Brussels ram 1pm 61 16 Cairo clear 2pm 94 35 Casablanca clear noon 79 26 Copenhagen cloudy 1pm 61 16 Dkar clear noon 83 29 Dublin cloudy noon 69 lb Geneve ptly cldy 1pm 64 18 HetstnKi cloudy 2pm 61 16 Hong Kong ptly cldy 6pm 84 29 Jerusalem clear 3pm 84 29 Lisbon clear noon 6S 29 London cloudy noon 64 18 Madrid clear 1 lam 8b 29 Malta clew 1pm 86 30 Manna cloudy 8pm 81 27 Moscow ptly cldy 3pm 78 26 Nairobi cloudy 3pm 69 21 Nassau pity cldy 7am 82 28 He Delhi ptly cldy bpm 91 33 Nice ptly cldy 1pm 77 2b Oslo cloudy Ipm 60 lb Paris rem 1pm b8 lb Pretoria clear 70 21 Riyadh clear 3pm 109 43 Rome clear Ipm 80 27 Seoul cloudy 9pm 78 26 Sotia ptly cldy 2pm 71 22 Stockholm ptly cldy Ipm 65 19 Sydney cloudy 10pm 61 16 Taipei ptly ckly 8pm 84 29 Tokyo cloudy 9pm 79 26 Tuna ptly cldy 1pm 88 30 Vienna cloudy 1pm 63 17 Waisaw rain 1pm bb 13 PAN AMERICA Weather and lamps yesterday Local Tamp. City Weather Time Bueno Aires cleat Sjiro 36 2 Havana clear 7m 76 24 Lima cloudy 7m iH 1b Rio de Janeiro clear 9nm 72 22 Santiago clear Sam 31 0 CANADA Reports at noon yesterday.

Temp City Weather Cakjary ptly any 76 24 Edmonton ptly cldy 77 24 Montreal ptly cldy 70 2 1 Ottawa ptly cldy 72 22 Royina ptly ckly 74 23 Toronlo -f cloudy 77 2b Vancouver clear 72 Winnipeg plly cldy 73 22 Total Personal Auto Property Crimes Crimes Bike Crimes Vermont: Mostly sunny, highs 75-85. Tonight, fair, lows 55-65. Tomorrow, increasing clouds, chance of afternoon showers, highs 75-85. EXTENDED FORECASTS Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut: Chance of showers Monday and Tuesday, fair Wednesday. Highs 75-85; lows 55-65.

Mains, New Hampshire: Chance of showers early Monday with clearing later in the day, fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs in 70s Monday, 60s Tuesday and Wednesday; lows in 50s Monday and Tuesday, 40s north to 50s south Wednesday. Vermont: Chance of showers Monday, dry Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs 65-75; lows 55-65 Monday, 50s Tuesday and Wednesday. AIR QUALITY Today's pollution forecast: Good to moderate, according to the American Lung Association and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering.

MT. WASHINGTON 6 p.m. Weather: partly cloudy; wind: W-SW 25 m.p tempers- ture: 47: maximum: 60; minimum: 43; precipitation: 0.12 Inches. HIGH TIDE A.M. P.M.

Old Orchard, Me 11:32 11:48 Hampton Beach. H. 11 43 11:59 Plum Island 11:41 11:57 Ipswich 11:39 1155 Gloucester 11:38 11:54 BOSTON AREA 1141 11 57 Scituate 1136 11:52 Plymouth 1146 Cape Cod Canal (E) 1140 1156 Cape Cod Canal (W) 9 31 9 47 Falmouth 11:23 11:39 Hyannis Port 12 06 12 42 Chatham 12:11 Weinieet 11:53 Provincetown 11:55 Nantucket Harbor 12; 10 12 46 Oak Blutts 8 41 8 57 New Bedlord 8 24 8 40 Newport, 8:11 8 27 42 41 1 29 26 3 19 3 14 2 16 10 6 16 10 6 15 15 14 II 2 1 13 11 2 12 II 1 12 12 12 12 Kry: Churl list lotiibiiil "rliiwt mmm, nitmlrr, ni Hiilo thrll, l.in riiv and hhnhiiII. "Personal crimen" uh llslrri here Imi liulr hhwiiiIIk, niuirit'H. mid nlrkixirkrlliiK.

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