CHICAGO: The Rock Takes Over

Some Chicagoans like to sneer that their city has the best police force that money can buy. Others note that it has often been difficult to tell the cops from the crooks without a lineup card. But James M. Rochford, who has spent half of his 52 years on the force, thunders: "I abhor dishonesty among policemen." If he is eager to root out corruption, Rochford has landed the right job; last week he was named Chicago's superintendent of police. He moves in just when the city is in the grip of a police...

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