Chop shop influence blamed for rising Cook County auto thefts
The Chicago Crime Commission links a 24 percent rise in auto thefts in 1977 to organized crime and the growing chop shop industry in the metro area. From January to September 1977, 32,998 autos were stolen in Chicago and suburban Cook County, up from 31,313 the year before, as mobs allegedly seek control of chop shops.
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UPI
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Chicago Crime Commission
Commission
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Brazil looks to redemocratization under Figueiredo succession
Geisel picks Joao Baptista Figueiredo to succeed him amid talks of opening Brazil’s military government to civilians. The plan’s path remains vague, with questions about timing and method as factions within the military and civilian sectors press for greater participation.
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Guy Gugliotta
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
Joao Baptista Figueiredo
Ernesto Geisel
Geisel
Figueiredo
National Information Service
Final tribute to Humphrey ends a joyful era
The nation said farewell to Hubert Horatio Humphrey in a two hour service marked by a celebration of joy. President Carter and Vice President Mondale led heartfelt tributes to the 26 year Senate veteran and former vice president. The service featured music by Sabathans Baptist Church choir and performances by Robert Merrill and Isaac Stern, ending with a rifle salute as the casket was lowered at Lakewood Cemetery Lakewood Minneapolis.
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Mondale
House of Hope Presbyterian Church
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Mohandas Gandhi
India
Gandhi
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
Muriel
Sabathans Baptist Church
Robert Merrill
Eugene Istomin
Isaac Stern
Didier
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