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GRAPEVINE, Page 17Goooood Morning, Ree-Oh!
By SIDNEY URQUHART
It takes a thief to catch a thief. Which is why an
enterprising Rio broadcaster has signed up Ronald Biggs to
dispense travel and safety advice to the thousands of delegates
attending the Earth Summit next month. An alumnus of the
legendary gang that heisted $7.3 million from a Glasgow-London
mail train in 1963, Biggs has been a fugitive in Brazil for more
than 20 years. He plans to counsel listeners on how to avoid the
city's rampant street crime, and he may also throw in some
practical tips to visitors on coddling a queasy stomach or
dealing with recalcitrant taxi drivers. "Some people think it
is in bad taste to allow a crook to do such a thing," said the
former Great Train Robber, who hopes to meet soon with Rio
police to discuss his radio debut on Eco Radio.