Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-21
Along OrdeoI IS Over
For Washington 5 Finest


for the first time In years-hi
1.-THE intersections. Rookie police
linen got their. first test unde
'Ifre. Precinct detectives. stats
'|ticians. undercoyermen, clerk,
license co-ordinators. schoolbo,
1Ipatrol officers, even engineer
from the police radio station
went out to direct trafiic.
rift,. s;.k Y..y.
-. ;,
.,. Mel ~ sick .ease Iesurnsu =
luusy. Dallis ING IIss mouth 2
- s.lise. ~ sseIase oi Su.'
. rs 8 oay we're On SICK leave
Anas compares Win an aVerag'
~ oo Men : Gay curing nsca
AsOa.
ine airangement--as s2eiiet
lOut 70 one q tnose special Order'
| GRATED 9 month earher-Wai
iiof pfecinct commanders 70 piac'
lon the Split snilt al special out!
men ana olmcers rom the tf1re'
regular shifts that could b
SCARED. Then. the regular shift
were 70 nave more than theil
normal complement to cope witt
crime and handle any emergen.
Icies which might occur at othel
IMAM tne 1rainc rush periods.
In all, $50 men were takel
from their regular assignment
to help handle traffic at the be
ginning Of the strike. OF these
l65 came from administrator,
headquarters, Morals Division
Youth Aid Division, Communities
lions and Records Bureau. De
tectiye Bureau and Harbor Pre-.
lcinct. The Police Training Schoo
provided Isl rockies and the re.
naming 179 came from the pre-
lcincts-the policemen who hat
Special outies until tne strik'
$500. thy pei cent OF TN
pleelnCs p,aIn c.0tnesmen wen
~ tEalnc outy- Wnen hufTlcans
Ionnle closea tne MetropohtaI
rollce Boys Clun camp, the po'
|ueeInen-suunseiiors came BACK u
soWn 70 Jake tleir turn oirectlnt
e1ainc.
In the beginning, police werl
working q 12-hour day. sever
Gays . week. Ssraouaiiy. potn Tn.
l,ouIs nnu tne Gays were Gu,
ooWn. Witnin 2 week OF the STAR
~ 1 sns s.Iike. Cnlei murray toie
.nc.ais ~ survey sneir personne
~ p. = Any "a 'le men coui.
IS pas ~ 81 on uuty on CAL
$3.50 $3.50 49, Icy coul0 remaiK
Mas.nn .sacn ~ LIZ eeiepn0ne e
49, 49, - a., ausy Mi', ILL., sWO nOuIs
$3.50 $3.50 s Va 49,. .s..i1 ...lis VS. CA
'e..1sa - sAs4As iiouls'
Most ponce worked IL out o.
tne nrst u Gays OF tine strike bul
"a ia.er weeks. most o. them mac
one Gay on e week. Wnen tine OIL
tb .se Lei 80 a.. ~ T,.,aS SS'. ~,
t,,rnsS Scct.,n.,,s .,a ~ r -,
all this ves co.t;rs ths 1890 49,
|srs In ths Anal tvo ,,.sss s - ~.
strike most ~ the msr 49,
wcrk;ro 8 6v.sday ~, vsst s
- a. Ss..-. -,
ro M oesis' pnss
s ~ $500, May eye ~ possipae
s !. es oyss.e.eeAS; 10y Iees.
,a asS - Dsrusy Sni.a Sosen, =
1885, 80 49,. usp y, 10 -
49,, H. 49, 80 ue.u ~ u'scus.
poa.ss alas.ss.lIen'S anu no"
s ~ nse s,ie Al zig pre-
$3.50 = o n.as. 49, ul,uer OF
80 $50. = 49, 49,. u 49, 49, - s ssnc
posss -. a Ss,a now - sIanC
- - ~, $500 es W. Msue
~ .aa 49,. 49, a -, 1919 usnt.
ss, -. V 1no 49, ~
49, rsae1 -. 70, =. a.elnase Iuu.es
'A'@s .s V ieSo oolsesseo
Police manned 1s6 intersec-
tlons 70 cope Win tramc which
lncrease9 some 40 per cent above
. !. oaiiy DetWeen . am. ano
a.m' ano 90 PEI cent Tor tine
"nCle Gay:
0eneraiiy speaking. tine men
s.anolne ior ~ hours IN the
Lisa. weiS marcy 10Y. a uotai
-Four policemen were
injured and one collapsed and
died while directing trafic.
The question OF letting police
men take on their ties and roll
BACK their sleeves was raised
early ~ the STRIKE py Chief Mur-
Toy. he nr0aqneo y 70 ms TOP
80 49, uS1Asc1 ~. PIE
anu coi's ivI Weeks. Finally: on
.u az. -. ..e sOoA ing quessiol,
U ,,,.sh .h .neir nsnus; Clealeo J.
t mi ~ s.'s -. So - ~. ano
, ses s - -, ~ ~, open 'ilelr COL
-a1 r. -. 80 ,.. VI.
g.. ~ $500. Va poiiS..n e p.sns Maoe
ne ''I -. " .,,... ~ VIC $500.
wsrs yo,,.;tad Tan.si,, . Susssses
weddines srd .hr;..ay,n .s ,''...s
heId witbo,,t tier wsdS,n ~ !
dates rsra,nsd ,,rs.,
Appreciate Public.
The public didn't know ali the
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