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Show I i'V 4 Thursday, (Xiobcr I, II WI ! .8$ '! K. J oihkids'S S'SeQeou - Honda and Toyota were the most popular makes among thieves nationwide last year, but some domestic light trucks made gains on the latest list of most-stole- v. I I : ;itn 1 ly v m i SUSAN WALSH The Associated Press Warm welcome: First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greets first lady of ChileiMarta Larreachea De Frei on Wednesday before the signing ceremony for USAID, an agreement between Chile and the United States for a joint scholarship program. First ladies give Hillary awarm reception By CAROLYN SKORNECK Associated Press Writer - SANTIAGO, Chile Hillary Rbdham Clinton came to South America to give a boost to wjomen and got a boost herself fijom her fellow first ladies of trie Americas. "I'm new at this job and yju're a role model for me," one said in a note she slipped to tives and other leaders who are women. The crowd of several hundred seemed to appreciate Mrs. Clinton's willingness to follow through on her commitment to 1997: 1. Honda Accord 2. Toyota Camry 3. Oldsmobile Cutlass 4. Honda Civic 5. Ford Mustang 6. Toyota Corolla 7. Chevrolet CK pickup 8. Nissan Maxima 9. Jeep Grand Cherokee 10. Ford pickup 11. Jeep Cherokee n The National Insurance Crime Bureau, in a list to be released today, says the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Honda Civic and Ford Mustang were the most stolen vehicles in 1997. They were followed by the Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet CK pickup, Nissan Maxima, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ford pickup. The list is based on 447,007 stolen vehicle reports submitted to the nonprofit bureau by its member insurance ed. vehicles reported stolen last year. The bureau combines theft reports for all model years of a particular make and model, unlike a similar annual list issued by CCC Information Services Inc. That company, which also tracks vehicle thefts for the insurance industry, lists the most-stole- vehicles by n x y UDSP JEFF .By BARNARD Associated Press Writer After days of sitting m her Merrill, Ore., sixth- grade class, a girl finally got up and, asked .the teacher to be moved. She had a good reason: The tby sitting next to her had takehJ a shot at her the week befprl. s Ttie revelation jolted to investigate why the sch861 was never notified about the shooting along a street and prose-cutloif- why the 11 -- year-old suspect waeallowed to return to class as itf "nothing happened. Klamath County District Attorney Ed Caleb said the pearly broke down, despite efforts to report stepped-usuet incidents in the wake of last! spring's deadly shooting at Springfield's Thurston High sys-tep- j; p Schpbl. "It is not business as usual anyVfcore when threats are made by young kids," Caleb said.- - "It's not something we arejfoing to take lightly. In factjfit is going to be jumped all fter." Merrill Elementary School Principal Scott Watters said he too was surprised no one at the i RCOFM "Are people completely prised 11 Lowest Prices of the year on Maytag Dishwashers! Get a FRS supply of Cascade Plus Detergent with purchase of select ed models, and a $25 installation rebate from n Maytag! See Store For Complete Details! I rti Ctesn Styto Centred Auto escst Ts? www QiSatPackbaulatton MWB4000YB uU t V rV sat next to shot at her heard about the Friday shooting, which happened in the middle of this southern Oregon potato farming town of 835. The first anyone at the school heard of it was Tuesday when the girl relayed her mother's request to have her seat moved away from the boy. The teacher was not in school Monday and the girl did not approach the substitute. "This is a small community," Watters said. "You assume that just by the grapevine things would get out. f0 Select Models Feature a Factory Direct... REBATE flu MAYTAG DISHWASHERS 5t I StopPre-Washin- g! 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Jeep Grand Cherokee and Cherokee sport utility vehicles, and the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan minivans. vehiThe lists of most-stolecles usually lag sales trends by several years. As a popular model ages and demand for its parts rises, it moves up on the theft lists. "Vehicle thieves are not Hi t ".V (HWHTtABUCXORJUMSSI) boy she 3.2)97 Furniture Present. . . MAYTAG ft hr e ddd Kd said trendsetters," Sparkman. senior vehicle theft manager for the bureau. "They usually go for the most popular vehicles because they provide the best market for stolen auto parts." Buying habits across the model year. country also are reflected in The two lists feature some of theft trends. American vehicles the same cars. CCC reported in are the top targets in Detroit March that nine of the top 10 and Chicago, pickups are most stolen cars in 1997 were all popular in Houston, and Toyota Camrys or Honda Japanese cars lead the list in Accords. The 10th was the 95 Los Angeles. Ford Mustang. The bureau, based in Palos More popular light trucks Hills, 111., is supported by more appeared on the bureau's top 25 than 1,000 insurance list: the Chevy and Ford pick j Sixth-grad- Page Al Maytag and Granite 4 "For her, it's a very difficult situation, but she is facing these facts with great dignity, I think," said Maria Elena hjrs. Clinton after the U.S. first Ovalle, an economist and ldy spoke of the need for more member of Chile's central wtomen in leadership roles, said bank. hfcr chief of staff, Melanne Mrs. Clinton, on a Vrveer. trip that will also take her to One after another, they Uruguay, flew here after tourembraced her and shared priing damage in Puerto Rico vate comments. In public, no caused by Hurricane Georges. ome even hinted of President Her day began with a visit Clinton's affair with Monica to an art museum, where she Lewinsky. and the other first ladies Mrs. Clinton, attending" an viewed an exhibit of art creatahnual conference of first ed by Chilean children under ladies of the Americas, stuck to the guidance of professional artists from each of the coundesignated topic. j "Empowerment of women is tries represented at the conferas critical for a vibrant democ- ence. "What a wonderful idea!" racy as are issues like trade, Mrs. Clinton enthused, her arm diplomacy and national securiaround Chilean first lady ty," she said. Wnile complaining that Marta Larraeches de Frei, who "women still do not hold had suggested the exhibit. The enough positions of authority, first ladies tousled the hair of responsibility and power," she some of the young artists and noted with approval that chatted with them before "today a growing number of strolling around the garden, countries require a minimum greeting the professional level of women's participation artists along the way. The U.S. artist, in local and national elections? Jesse Trevino of San Antonio, Many countries, she said, who was chosen by a presidenhave' surpassed the United tial commission, got an effuStates in increasing the per- sive welcome from Mrs. Clinton. centage of elected representa compa- nies nationwide. The figure represents 32 percent of all speak here, the fourth first ladies meeting she has attend- four-da- The top 25 stolen vehicles in vehicles. As J,, 12. Cadillac DeVille 13. Ford Taurus 14. Chevrolet Caprice 15. Plymouth Voyager 16. Pontiac Grand Am 17. Oldsmobile Delta 88 18. Ford Escort 19. Chevrolet Camaro 20. Nissan Sentra 21. 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