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Cook Lawman Builds 1000 Man Riot Control Force
Cook County Sheriff Joseph I. Woods creates a volunteer riot control unit in khaki uniforms with black berets and boots. He bypassed a Circuit Court ruling that the 1000-man unit was unconstitutional, pursuing a force rooted in his Marine training after 1967 racial unrest in Maywood.
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Joseph I. Woods
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Richard J. Daley
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Maywood
Black Berets
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