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4 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
Abridged article by Dennis J. Cipnic,
reprinted from Dana Digest.
About 4,000 Americans die on the
nation's expressways each year. Following
are descriptions of seven of the
major areas where fatal errors in expressway
driving occur and instructions
which will help you, the driver, avoid
becoming a statistic in the growing highway
death toll.
ENTERING A SUPERHIGHWAY
1) Gradually speed up as you move
into the approach road. You should
be going at the same speed as expressway
traffic when you hit the highway
proper. For example, if you are driving
35 mph and expressway traffic is rolling
at 60, the car coming up the road behind
you will be pulling up on your
car at 25 mph.
2) Watch for other cars entering
from access roads once on the expressway.
Remember, the slow driver
usually kills the driver who comes up
from behind.
KEEPING UP
WITH THE JONESES
1) Keep up with traffic. If you travel
more than 10 mph slower than the
speed limit, you are a menace to other
cars. Many new superhighways have
two speed limits - a maximum and a
minimum.
2) Try to hold at least one open car
length between your car and the
car in front of you for every 10 mph
you are travelling-no matter how
fast or slow the traffic is moving.
If you are going 50 mph, there should
be at least five open car lengths between
cars. Double the rate on wet pavement
or in bad weather.
KEEP SPEED UNDER CONTROL
1) Glance at the speedometer regularly
and keep that gas pedal under
control. A speed control device is especially
suited for expressway driving.
2) Do not exceed posted speed
limits under adverse driving conditions.
AVOID HYPNOSIS
1) Keep awake. Talk to your passengers,
keep eyes moving, listen to the
radio, sing out loud and take along coffee
to drink. Don't overeat. Overeating
dulls senses and causes drowsiness.
EMERGENCIES
1) Get off the road before you come
to a stop if you have mechanical
trouble. An immobile car is the greatest
of all threats.
2) Have the car checked thoroughly
before you hit the road.
The best remedy for an emergency is
preventive maintenance.

This was going to be arough one,
but it was only one of 14 major disputes in that month:
NEGOTIATIONS BROKE DOWN in
Washington, D.C. between the
International Brotherhood of
Teamsters and trucking assodations on
9 April.
In Chicago, a classic labor dispute
would develop. When the Chicago Independent
Truck Drivers Union set a
strike deadline, five cartage associations
countered this threat with a lockout.
This put about one-half of the truck
drivers in the Chicago area out of work.
Local 705 International Brotherhood of
,Teamsters, with 23,000 members in the
Chicago area and a partner in the negotiations,
was caught in this practically
unheard of situation.
It was going to be a rough one. There
would be a severe impact on the city.
Some drivers were on strike, some were
locked out, others were still workingand
striking and non-striking drivers
were sometimes at the same multiple
loading platforms. It was inevitable
there would be tension, flared tempers
and outbreaks of violence. Added to
that was the fact that after the nationwide
dispute was settled, the Chicago
dispute continued, which still tied up
much out-of-town shipping. All this
led to a month in which no one in the
Police Department's 14-man Labor Relations
section got enough sleep.
HOW THEY KEEP THE PEACE
This section, headed
by Dir. John Killackey,
is made up of 12
detectives, one supervising
sergeant and
two office staff members.
Its purpose : to
maintain peace and order in labormanagement
disputes or controversies.
hectic days for the
To do this, the section must have
information about labor-management
problems or disputes-or problems that
could erupt into disputes. Information
is sought from sources such as district
commanders, the Intelligence Division,
labor union officials, management personnel,
news media. In addition, constant
liaison is kept with individuals,
police units and agencies which can be
of help in obtaining information.
The Labor Relations section keeps
the Chief of Patrol constantly informed
of any labor controversies or problems.
If a strike erupts-or appears imminent
-the Director advises him whether or
not uniformed officers should be detailed
to the scene of the strike. In
most cases, the Labor Relations section
members take care of the situation.
"Our men work constantly at the
strike scenes," said Dir. Killackey.
"Whenever a strike is called, a man
goes out to inform pickets of the
proper legal procedures that must be
followed in a strike situation.
"They continously observe at strike
scenes, watching for any signs of trouble
that might develop, making sure
proper procedures are being followed."
Some of the most common violations,
especially in a tense situation, are intimidation,
criminal damage to property,
disorderly conduct, and assault.
Labor Relations officers, while they
never enter into negotiations and must
maintain strict impartiality, are often
able to stop trouble before it starts.
Their presence alone is often a deterrent
to trouble.
Knowledge of the unions, union officials,
and what type of activities can
be expected in case of a strike are also
very useful to officers. (cont. on page 18)
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•• news •. ne • news •• news •• n • new:
Traffic Men
of the
Month
Ptlmn. Jack Hawkonsen, *9695,
19th District, has been named January's
Traffic Man of the Month by the Citizens
Traffic Safety Board.
Hawkonsen, enroute to his beat,
spotted a speeding car with four male
occupants. He began to chase the car.
At Fullerton and Halsted, the car ran a
red light and struck three pedestrians.
It then careened out of control and
stopped one-half block away. The occupants
jumped out and began running
down Belden.
Hawkonsen called the radio dispatcher
for emergency assistance. He
then chased the men and caught one.
The other three were arrested later in
their homes. All four men had been
drinking.
Two of the pedestrians were killed,
the third injured. The driver of the car
was charged with reckless homicide and
several traffic violations; the other three
were charged with accessories to the
crime.
Patrolmen William Wallace, *3249,
and Vincent Skiba, *7506, 5th District,
have been named February's Traffic
Men of the Month.
Wallace and Skiba were patrolling
when they saw a car run a red light.
They chased and curbed it.
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Wallace asked for a driver's license, CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
but the youth was evasive and finally
handed over a summons with a past due
court date. The officer told the youth
he was under arrest and asked him and
his three companions to get out of the
car.
Wallace saw that the ignition cap was
missing and that the key was angled in
the slot. He and his partner searched
the youths and found one carrying a
loaded .32 caliber revolver. A large
sum of money was found on the front
seat of the car. Just then, a look-out
message was broadcast on four youths
who had just robbed a bus driver. The
wanted suspects matched those they
were searching.
The four youths were taken to the
station in a squadrol. One of them admitted
the robbery. The car they had
been driving had been stolen in Merrionette,
Illinois, the day before.
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ROLL CALL ROOM CLASSES
1t's rather like the mountain coming to
Mohammed, as Prof. Donald Zehme,
chairman of the Foreign Language Department,
Loop College, conducts Spanish
classes in the 13th Dist. roll call room.
Chicago police officers have been taking
Loop College Spanish courses for years,
but this is the first time classes have convened
in the station. The two-month-long
course includes 30 Wood Street station
officers - all volunteers: two lieutenants,
six sergeants, fOllr vice officers, four Tactical
unit men and fourteen beat patrolmen.
Classes run two days a week, from
1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Purpose of the course
is strictly functional. The officers learn
standard Rreetings, questions, and conver­
.mtinns, plus dialects, in order to better
communicate with District residents.
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Sgt. Walter Sattler, 11 th Dist., (l), and
Ptlmn. William Jacobs, T A #3, (r), receive
congratulations from Asst. Prof.
Charles Taylor, Director of the University
of Illinois Police Training Institute. Both
Sattler and Jacobs graduated 10 May from
the Professional Certificate Program for
Police Officers in Northeastern Illinoisa
non-credit course conducted by the University's
Extension Division. Both officers
worked three and one-half long years
to complete the course. A nother officer,
Y . O. Amos Harris, YA#5, will be graduating
in June. The Certificate Program was
estahlished in the fall of 1962.
23 J UNE. POLICE FAMILY
NIGHT- MUSEUM OF
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
You and your family are invited to
the Open House for the Chicago Police
Department. You will be special guests
of the Museum; all 14 acres of exhibits
will be free! Any member of the Department,
sworn or civilian, is welcome.
Watch baby chicks hatching, examine
a Mercury space capsule, walk through
a pUlsating heart, visit a coal mine-all
without charge. With its many exhibits,
the Museum traces the most outstanding
developments of science and industry.
A minimum of ten per cent of the
exhibits are changed each year, so there
is always something new to see, something
new to learn.
Open house hours are between 6­
9:30 p.m., Friday, 23 June. Lots of
free parking is available in the Museum
lot, 57th and the Lake. Light refreshments
will be served between 6 - 7: 30
p.m. in the Museum Luncheonette.
DON'T MISS IT!
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THE BLUE LIGHT
Communication Section: Bernard Kaczmarek
is beaming with pride. He became
a grandfather for the 5th time....
Congratulations to James Jausly and
Gerald Daugherty upon receiving Honor·
able Mentions for their combined efforts
which resulted in the capture of a suspect
involved in numerous rapes and
robberies. . . . Ditto to Sgt. Frank
Schultz who received a complimentary
letter from a citizen who appreciated his
efforts in alleviating a problem. . . .
Our sincerest condolences to Robert
Fleming w'hose father passed away, to
Edward Rizzuto who lost his brother, and
to LaRue Wheatly whose mother passed
away . . .. Rocco Sannicandro had back
trouble again and was at Augustana Hos·
pital. Maurice O'Connor was at St.
Annes Hospital with circulatory deficiency.
Elmer Fox was at Christ Community
Hospital for a check up. We wish
all of you a speedy recovery ... Edward
-Halvorsen resigned and returned to his
trade as an iron worker. William Nason
also resigned but I think he had a change
of heart and will return to us shortly.
. . . Martin Kujansuu was appointed as
a temporary Messenger Clerk. He de·
served the promotion. . . . Have you
noticed Lois Rooney's svelte figure? auf
Wiedersehen!
-Sgt. Edward T. Haas
Office of the Superintendent: Jim Curtin
of the Personnel Division is extremely
proud of his son. Denis graduated from
Loras College 4 June, Magna Cum Lota.
He is now working on his masters in
chemistry at Purdue, on a teaching basis
no less. The James boys, Modic and
Doherty, have left the Dept. for private
industry . . . Did you know Cliff Dorn
has taken up the guitar. That's not so
bad, but growing long hair is something
else ... Planning welcomes Paul Guetter
and James Terrell. Jim was formerly
at the 5th Dist. Bob Sweezey, a new
member of Planning also, was inadvert·
ently missed on the last issue ... Just
ask Sharon (Personnel Div.) about her
secondary employment (shocking) ...
A quick recovery is anticipated for Matt
Durso. He shO'Uld keep himself in the
same shape he keeps his cars....
Everybody wants to wish Virginia Rahm
(Walker) every happiness on her recent
mirage. And get that bear skin rug . ..
Sgt. Howard Knight and wife recently
visited their son at West Point and saw
the cadets pass in review ... Ask Cadet
Ron Ostrowski about his hot motorcycle,
the one that caught fire .. . Sgt. John
Duggan is on cloud nine--took a ride in
a helicopter (for free yet) .._ . Crime­
Stop extends beyond the Iron Curtain.
Ask Gerhardt Laves about his daughter's
Russian adventure in crime ... Handsome
Hairy Blackburn sweated his way
through another recognition ceremonygreat
job. Back to Vice, Sarge. Dir.
Mawrence, its the 6th straight year of
great shows for us. Thanks!
- Ptlmn. Charlie Farber
Bureau or Inspectional Services: Birthday
wishes to Messrs Anderson, Mozee,
Podolsky and Sabella, as well as all of
our co-workers who had made entree
into this troubled sphere under the Zodiac
Signs of Gemini and Cancer... .
Congrats to Inspector Stephens, elevated
to rank of Commander, 2nd Batt., 168th
Inf., Illinois National Guard, upon retirement
of Col. Earl Strayhorn .... Special
salute to "Pat" Fivelson, (The better
seven-eighths of Det. Ralph F.) who had
received a few bagatelles from Ward's in
token recognition of her outstanding
secretarial proficiency. Friend husband
has remarked, rather drily, that maybe
she'll be awarded some Green stamps
too . . . If the budget could stand it,
how about a sandbox, teeter-tawter and
a few yo-yos for our Katzenjammer Kids?
Could be, this might create a diversion
and perhaps restore equanimity .. . Expressing
our admiration-and envy too
-to Det. Klasen on his beautiful dreamhome
in Florida, (By George!) ... Our
popular Branko G. did some fishing on
his furlough and caught a cold. He said
it wasn't easy.... Complimented Sgt.
Bob Salewski on his new, well-"fitting"
haircut the other day. Rejoinder: "Why
not? I just used my head." Farewell
brethern, 'til next "deadline".
-Art Curda
Bureau of Staff Services: Congratulations
are extended to the son of Dir. Carl
Miller, Records and Communications,
who received orders to report to the
Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs
on 26 June.... We wish many years of
health and happiness to Sgt. Matthew L.
Ryan, Automotive Maintenance, and
Ptlmn. Michael Broderick, Mail Delivery,
on their retirement ... Auggy Schmidt,
Mail Delivery, spent his furlough at home
eating sardines and crackers. . . . A
speedy recovery to John Pendergast,
Mail Delivery, who recently had a seige
in South Chicago Hospital. All his friends
are anxiously awaiting his early return.
. . _ Good luck to Calvin Teska who
transferred to Graphic Arts, and Edward
Brown who transferred to DDA # 1. . . .
We would like to congratulate Lt. E.
Giest:, Sgt. Granahan and Ptlmn. B.
Buhrke of the Identification section, on
the fine job that was done on the Speck
case . . . Condolences are extended to
the family of Frank Lewanski of Automotive
Maintenance, who passed away 7
May ... Good luck to Lora Chandler and
Shirley Thomas of Automotive Mainten·
ance; both girls transferred to the Department
of Public Works ... A speedy
recovery to Joe Bryjak, Bernie McGann
and Lillian Potocki, Evidence and Recovery
Property.... We would like to
welcome Don Mallon and Frank Bellis to
Evidence a nd Recovered Property. . . •
Congratulations to John Lutz on the reo
cent addition to the Lutz Family... .
Condolences are extended to Sgt. LaSalle
De Michaels, Training Division, on the
death of his mother ... Joe O'Leary,
Training Division, is back after a stay
in the hospital. ... Good luck to Bob
Schultz who transferred to the Youth
Division.... Congratulations to Donald
Clay, Training Division, who completed
his detective training course.
-Audrey LaBash
Youth Division Area #4: Leonard Jablonski
missed Area #4 so much that he
came back. Frank Szwedo and Richard
Heinrich left to join Lt. Mulchrone's crew
at Area #5. Dick was the proud recipi·
ent of a Department Commendation for
his efforts in a lengthy investigation.
Dick's presence will be missed on that
big, big car-8405. Even with his absence
though, the big car still came up
with two big weapons arrests in two
days. Meanwhile, the little car promises
to have the mail run schedule worked
out by next month.... Polwmn. Emma
Adamson has called it quits after quite
a few years of service ... Pen pal Tom
Heaphy of Area # 1 relates that Polwmn.
Francine Grannan and Norine Bergquist
delivered a baby boy after being stopped
on the street and summoned for assistance.
Also, Dale Franklin and Vito Grillo
had recovered six stolen autos in a twoweek
period . . . Hats off to the Area
representatives and the cordial hosts of
st. Jerome's parish for the splendid
party for which the Youth Division had a
good turnout. Sgt. de la Paz did some
pinch-hitting for Sgt. Garland Davis at
YGIS . . . Anyone notice Col. Harold
Thomas' new streamline figure? . . .
Ed Moses was nursing a sore back while
Bob Healy was looking after his bursitis
. . . Youth Off. Murray received a Department
Commendation for his work
with the Task Force before he went to
Area #6.
-Youth Off. Richard J. Brzeczek
Traffic Area #1: Quite a few new faces:
Ptlmn. Noonan, Corcoran, Crowley, Williams,
Haynes, Varchett'o, LeTourneau,
Dixon, Molloy and Peloza.... Leaving
JUNE, 1967 9

that Sgt. John Keehan and Ptlmn. Tim·
othy Lynch both have sons who were
recently ordained and celebrated their
first High Mass during the latter part of
April. Congratulations to the families.
Also, Ptlmn. Steve Palmer will have the
honor of being present when his son will
be ordained and celebrates his First High
Mass in June. How rewarded they must
feel ... Condolences to the family of
Ptlmn. Raymond Schmidt on the death
of his father . . . Honorable Mentions
were awarded to Sgt. Joseph Schwartz,
Ptlmn. Max Ziegler, and Ptlmn. James
Cacavari ... A hearty welcome to Sgt.
Claire McCarthy, Ptlmn. Pat Culhane,
Robert Shanahan, Phillip White, Louis
Strzyznski, and David Solheim ... A
speedy recovery to our typist, Cora Delaney,
who is hospitalized at this writing.
-Marge Happs
16th District: Our sincere sympathy to
Crossing Guard Frances Larkowski on the
loss of her dear husband and to Harry
Obermeier on the loss of his father.
. . . Bob Watz has a good reason to be
a proud father. At a banquet on 10 May
67, he saw his son Richard receive a
Jewel Tea Scholarship. Rich also received
scholarships from I. LT., Loyola, DePaul
and the State of Illinois. What a boy!
After careful consideration he chose to
accept the I.I.T. offer and will commence
class in the fall. . . . Honorable Mentions
were given to the following men for
outstanding police work: Sgt. Don Murray,
Patrolmen Ron Caprio, Ed Schwarz,
'

willing to be helpful keeping up with
furlough periods and time due. Keep up
the good work, Blanche . . . Vice Officers
Peters and Levingston have been
keeping in shape by playing basketball
with the young teen·agers at 85th and
So. Park. How about you, AI Frazier?
Anyone for tennis? Ha, Ha, . . . Off. Sam
Banks is still doing his best work on the
north end of the Dist., catching the traf·
fic violators and wrong·doers.. . . Vice
Off. D. Levingston is very sad these last
few days because of the bad weather.
He hasn 't been able to ride his (Honda)
bike. The weather has to get better,
we all hope.
-Ptlmn. Robert B. Peters
3rd District: We commend Sgt. John
Gormon and his arrangement commit·
tee for the fine retirement party at Mar·
tinique Restaurant, honoring Lt. Jim
Lynch, Ptlmn. Ed Brown, Marvin Jones,
Bill Filan, Jim Looney, Stan McCullough
and Frank Kohout ... Quick on·the·scene
investigation by Sgt. Joe Connelly and
Ptlmn. Joe Guarnieri effected the arrest
of a man who had killed a man with four
shotgun blasts. . . . Cmdr. William B.
Griffin appears to be very pleased with
the work done by both his seasoned and
newly appointed personnel. Their combined
efforts, along with that of Area
#2 Task Force, have rapidly proven a
deterrent to crime. Keep up the good
work, fellows . .. Congratulations to the
many Honorable mention and Com·
mendation recipients . .. While on vaca·
tion, Ptlmn. Herules Williams and his
attractive wife spend six enjoyable days
in Nassau . . .. Off medical roll: Ptlmn.
Ralph Bell, Maurice Steward, Charles
Weise and Andrew Zimmerman . .. An
angel is born to Ptlmn. and Mrs. Don
Janiak, Ptlmn. and Mrs. Jack DeBonnett,
Ptlmn. and Mrs. Lemon Majka. Congratulations
especially to Don and Nancy.
It's their first ... Ptlmn. Paul Yarber
has done a splendid job with the most
recently organized Grand Crossing Blue
Beret Drum and Bugle Corp. He needs
help . . . . Our softball team is shaping
up ... Condolences to Mr. Ray Wheatly,
(District Custodian), Ptlmn. Wallace
Sunstrom, and Mrs. Helen Tate, Sr.
typist, who lost her son in the Viet Nam
War . . . Ptlmn. J. Guarnieri and Prob.
Ptlmn. C. Blasgen received an all-call
message regarding a vehicle fleeing from
the scene of a traffic violation. They
chased the traffic violator. Then came
another message which indicated that
the man was wanted for armed robbery.
After questioning, he led officers to
where he had thrown the revolver used
in the robbery and it was recovered.
-Ptlmn. Art Kimber
1st District: It's that time again to bring
you up to date with Ilappenings in the
"Dandy 1st" .... The bird of paradise,
Mr. Stork, visited Ptlmn. Charles Skorup
12 CHICAGO POLICE STAIt
and wife and left an 8 lb. bundle of joy
namea Keith ... Condolences go both
to Ptlmn_ Ron Cerny on the death of his
father and Ptlmn. Joe Senase on the loss
of his mother . . . The word is out!
Walter "AI" Alefirenko is looking for a
crew to man his new yacht, preferably
an all female one. Are there any vol·
unteers? ... We have had lots of transfers
lately. Gone are Ptlmn. Owen
McEneany to the Mail Section; Ptlmn.
Arnett Holmes to YA #2, and Ptlmn Ray
Sloma to Uncle Sam . New to the 1st are
Ptlmn. Dan Miller, Ed Elliott, Prob. Ptlmn.
J. Blomstrand, V. Pecoraro and A. Scapardine.
Back in the District after a
short stay with the U. S. Army is Mike
Swistowicz. Nice to have the new men
aboard and the best of luck to those
who have left . . . We wish a speedy
recovery to Ptlmn. Larry Lesneski and
Casimir Szpicki from their recent auto
accident.
-Ptlmn. George Thiese
2nd District: Men transferred: C. Crum·
ble, A. Tolbert, J. Brankin, J. Kulik, B.
Blake, W. Ewing, D. Miller, W. Harp, B.
Kimble, C. Moore, W. Smith, O. Thames,
B. Troupe, S. McBride, J. Epps, L. Hudik,
J Dunn and D. Borzych . . .. We congratulate
D. Degmon and G. Drakulich,
awarded a Dept. Commendation . . .
Honorable Mentions: W. Ewing, R_ Hardestry,
C Ferguson, D. Borzych, J. Breckenridge,
R. Drake, T. Marshall, W.
Wheaton, F. Muller, G. Cantrell, G.
Brown, J. Johnson, W. Smith, C. Bailey,
L. Loew, E. Kodatt, J. Boyd, Charles
Jackson, who just married the charming
Miss Irene Beasley, and Frank Cunningham,
who was fired upon, but wounded
and captured the felon. Good work ...
Eyes right: T. J. Mann saved by an act
of God. A teeSlager's gun misfired twice
and Mann subdued the youth without
fatally wounding him ... Bouncing newborns:
Wm. H. Jones and his Mrs.beautiful
8 lb. girl; Freddie Carter and
his Mrs.-robust 6 lb. boy; Julius Brown
and his Mrs.-gorgeous 7 lb. girl; and
Marlo Ferro and his Mrs.-fabulous 8
lb. 3 oz. girl ... C. Bond's son, 7, a
drummer, gave a concert at 1st Church
of Deliverance . .. Maintainence Dept.:
Ike's daughter Lil is back from a trip in
the Bahamas, sponsored by III. Bell ...
L. Perry and family were confirmed at
St. Thaddeus . . . Office staff: A. Haddon's
son, a career man, already served
1 tour of duty in Viet Nam . .. Would
you believe A. Daniels shot 103 in golf
and that Norm Jones is a card shark?
. .. Aggressive Ptlmn. E. James is back
from a skiing tour at Ft. Greely, Alaska.
-Ptlmn. Louis Shelley
8th District: Welcome aboard to Ptlmn.
Pete Radkin . .. Congratulations to our
PINK ELEPHANTS. Last issue we asked,
"What happened to the Pink Elephants?"
John Pitak answers loud and clear,
" Nothing", as he and his boys pick up
their trunks and move into 1st place,
for the second year in a row. Oh yes,
they will wear PINK BLAZER JACKETS
at the bowling banquet, scheduled for
7 June. Second place winners, Club 59,
third place, H. B. Chuck Wagon team.
In the B.P.A., Aztec Lounge team won in
a special pot game with 1081 pins. The
CHAMPION Pink Elephants also won
with 1026 pins, then went on to win 1st
place as they did one year ago ... Our
best to Mrs. Pitak and Mrs. Grzeskiewicz
both recovering after surgery a nd doing
fine . . . High and Low of It: Cmdr.
O'Connell, proud as all heck of his
"guys." Crime is down and morale
couldn't be higher. Everybody here at
" 8" sems witty and happy. Let's maintain
this High·Low through 1967­
Morale high, and Crime lower (er). So
remember, no matter where yot! are or
what you are doing, " Smile, you're on
John Q. Publics' (their eyes) Ca mera."
Until next month.
-Ptlmn. Vince O'Grady
Traffic Area #2: Retired Ptlmn. Lee Patton,
formerly of this comma nd, while on
a short stay in Chicago from his new
home in Hawthorne, Calif., visited the
boys at the station. He never looked
better. Good luck to you, Lee . . . Ptlmn.
Gene Smith and wife celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary at the Diamond
Head Restaurant .. . We all wei·
come Ptlmn. Joseph Palmer to TA # 2 .. .
The following two men are in order for
commendations: Ptlmn. A. Reid apprehended
an armed gunman minutes after
he held up a shoe store; and Ptlmn. M.
Smith apprehended three youths in a
stolen auto, after a chase, but not before
they tried to run him down. Ptlmn.
T. Rucinski received a Department Commendation
for his keen observation and
alertness; he was instrumental in reviving
two child victims of carbon monoxide
poisoning, who were in a parked
auto on the Chicago Skyway . .. Get
well wishes for: Ptlmn_ M. Smith, seriously
injured while making an arrest
of an intoxicated traffic violator; Ptlmn.
J. Needham, injured in a squad car accident;
and the son of Ptlmn. Jim Bluras
. .. In antiCipation of his pending promotion,
Sgt. Geo. McKenna has a standing
reservation at the Martinique Restaurant
. _ . Sgt. H. Hollinger is starting
the golf season with rusty irons. I'm
sure Sgt. J. "Pro" Orbon could give him
some pointers . . . Secy. Bob Sinnokrak
and wife spent the weekend , with the
money class, at a resort in Rockton, III .
He claims the massage and steam baths
were refreshing .. . Ptlmn. John Skarupa
became a new proud member of the
Caddy Clan. He should be making a lot
of new gas station attendant friends.
-Ptlmn. Gene SimaIe

DA TE LINE
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The first graduate
fellowships have been made
available by the Department of Justice.
A total of 30 police officers
have been selected. They will receive
full tuition and fees for a
year's study toward a master's degree
in criminology, plus expenses
from $2600 to $3400. A grant of
$59,000, providing 10 fellowships,
has been made to John Jay College of
Criminal Justice at the City Uni ­
versity of New York. Twenty more
fellowships will be awarded to a
midwest and a west coast university.
QUANTICO, Va. -- Construction will
begin this summer on a $13 million
FBI Academy at the Marine Corps
Schools. The new academy will expand
student facilities from 200 to
1200. Nine major buildings are
planned, including dormitories,
administration building, chapel,
classrooms, gym, and bank.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. --The nine Puerto
Rican policemen who graduated from
the police academy in March are the
first Puerto Ricans here to take
the Civil Service exam in Spanish .
Fro,,. tI,e Library
Recent additions in the field of narcotics
at the Police Library, Training
Division, 720 W. O'Brien. Call Bell 538
or Pax 473.
1 in 7: Drugs on Campus by Richard
Goldstein, Walker, 1966.
One conclusion: 15% of the nation's
college students are drug users. A
campus by campus study.
Addict in the Street by Jeremy Larnt!r,
Grove, 1964.
Selections taken from recordings by the
Henry Street Settlement on New York's
Lower East Side.
I NDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- State police
are trying out a shoulder harnessseat
belt combination for state police
patrol cars. The experiment is
being run in cooperation with the
Injury Control Program, National
Center for Urban and Industrial
Health, U.S. Public Health Service.
A total of 525 patrol cars have been
equipped with the combination device.
Of these, 100 have conventional
fittings which do not permit
free movement forward. The rest
have a special reel which allows
free movement forward but which
locks automatically during an
abrupt stop.
Opinions of the Indiana troopers
on value and convenience of the devices
will be analyzed by Purdue
University. The harness is similar
to the one the Federal Government is
urging industry to provide on new
cars.
OGDEN CITY , Utah- -Three important
laws have been enacted here recently.
One sets fines up to $50 for
owners of unattended parked cars
who leave them unlocked. A second
requires owners of motor vehicles
to keep records of all who rent or
borrow them. And a third sets fines
up to $229 and/ or six months in jail
for anyone who "challenges to
fight, assaults, strikes or verbally
abuses" policemen.
NEW YORK--The police department is
now tape-recording interrogations
in order to determine the best method
for monitoring interrogation of
suspects . The study, funded by the
Ford Foundation, will run six
months. The tape-recording system
is tamper-proof and will run 24
hours a day whether or not interrogation
is going on in the interview
room .
The Protectors by Harry J. Anslinger,
Farrar, 1964.
Using the cases of Vito Genovese and
Joseph F. Valachi, the former U. S.
Commissioner of Narcotics relates the
constarit struggle against organized
crime.
Problems in Addiction: Alcoholism
and Narcotics edited by William C.
Bier, Fordham University, 1962.
A selection of papers taken from one of
the meetings of the Fordham Institute
of Pastoral Psychology.
The Road to H by Isidor Chien and
others, Basic Books, 1964.
A comprehensive study of drug use by
adolescents and delinquent gang members,
concentrating on the 16-20 yearold
male drug user in New York City.
The Drug Experience Edited by David
Ebin, Grove, 1961.
Excerpts from the first hand descriptions
by actual drug users.
LONDON , England- -Scotland Yard has
completed the big move to its new
location in the Broadway building.
New facilities boast an automatic
telephone exchange, conveyor belt
systems for distribution of
papers, full air conditioning and
an open-floor plan. Tinges of regret
still linger, though . Noted
the Commonwealth I S Police Journal:
"No doubt the Yard I s new home
will be altogether more convenient
and efficient than the familiar
Victorian Gothic pile with its high
ceilings, big offices and blackleaded
fireplaces . Yet there must
be some regrets among older officers
at being severed from a
structure so full of memories ... "
DETROIT, Mi ch . --Three major automobile
manufacturers have announced
steps to prevent auto
theft.
Plans include a buzzer which will
remind drivers to remove the ignition
key when they leave their cars;
an increase of the number of key
and lock combinations to help stop
illegal entry; vehicle identification
numbers on the instrument
panel, engine and transmission;
"squeeze-type" front door handle
that can not be activated by a hook
from outside ; keys which pop out of
the ignition when it is turned off;
and an armored cable to prevent
starting the car without a key.
ALEXANDRIA , Va. -- A new device for
dispersing a howling mob with a howl
has been developed by an electromechanics
firm. Called the "curdler,"
the de.vice lets out a huge
howl--120 decibels at a 30-foot
range--and would make people stop
and put their hands over their ears.
The device costs $2100.
The Panic in Needle Park by James
Mills, Farrar, 1966.
The author explores the ramifications
which occur in a period of panic-when
the supply of heroin into an area is cut
and its cost rises drastically.
The Trail of the Poppy: Behind the
Mask of the Mafia by Charles Siragusa,
Prentice-Hall, 1966.
A federal narcotics agent describes his
battle with the international trade in
illegal narcotics. Included is the story
of the Mafia and how it operates.
The Tunnel Back: Synanon By
Lewis Yablonsky, MacMillan, 1965.
Presents first hand information on the
group therapy techniques employed at
Synanon House in Santa Monica, California,
and at the Nevada State Prison.
Narcotics by Daniel M. Wilner, Mc­
Graw-Hill, 1965.
Examines three alternatives to the grave
problem of addiction.
JUNE , 1967 13

DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS
While patrolling in an unmarked squad,
Det. Donald White, *10386, DDA#4­
Burglary, heard a call on a robbery in
progress in a liquor store at 1708 W.
Madison. He saw two men running from
the direction of Madison St. Both fit the
broadcast description, so White chased
and caught them. One of the men had a
loaded .25 caliber automatic, and the
other had $852, the robbery proceeds.
White called for a police vehicle and then
took both men to the robbery scene. They
were positively identified by the victim and
witnesses.
While on patrol, Patrolmen
George Lahey,
*4803, and Joseph Digati,
*5294, 14th District,
saw fire coming
from a barber shop.
Officers notified the dis-
Digali patcher and then ran in
to the building to inform occupants in the
apartments above. They helped 13 children
and 6 adults from the building. They tried
to reach a man on the third floor and got
as far as his door before the heat and
smoke forced them out. Lahey and Digati
then directed traffic and arranged for temporary
shelter for the homeless.
Patrolmen Raymond Burch, *2134, and
John Lenich, *1917, 4th District, formulated
a series of premise checks to eliminate
armed robberies of service stations
along Stoney Island Ave. They became
familiar with owners, attendants and customers
in order to recognize anything unfamiliar.
On 6 March, around 7:30 p.m.,
they saw a man in attendant's uniform
whom they did not know. They asked him
several questions, he was evasive, so they
arrested him. He had a loaded .38-caliber
revolver in his right-hand trouser pocket.
Burch and Lenich then searched the station
and found the regular attendant
bound with an electric extension cord. He
said he had been robbed of $51. The
arrested man then admitted the robbery
as well as a second robbery two weeks
earlier. He had an extensive criminal
record. He was charged with armed robbery.
14 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
On 19 March, at 11 p.m., Ptlmn. William
Curry, *12687, and Theodore Williams,
*12714, 18th District, responded
to a domestic disturbance call on West
Fullerton. When they entered the building,
they could hear loud voices from an
upstairs apartment. They entered the apartment
and were faced with a man pointing a
shotgun and a sawed-off shotgun at them.
Williams reacted quickly and ran to the
beat car to call for help. When he rerurned,
the man was pointing one of the
guns at Curry and shouting he would kill
everyone in the room. Williams couldn't
persuade him to put the gun down, so he
began to approach the man with gun
drawn. The man shot, hitting Williams.
Both officers fired, wounding the man.
During a four and one-half hour period
on patrol, Patrolmen Richard Karceski,
*11072, and Daniel Wagner, *6185,
TFA#4, made five arrests for unlawful
use of weapons and one arrest for aggravated
assault and battery. The first arrest
for unlawful possession was made of a
convicted felon. He had been released
less than five years, so he was indicted by
the grand jury on a felony. The second
man arrested for carrying a concealed
weapon also had a felony record. After
1 a.m., Karceski and Wagner made three
more arrests. They were en route to the
station with two prisoners when they saw
a man with a shotgun in a second floor
window. The officers took the gun from
him in his apartment. As they were taking
him out of the building, they passed a man
who was putting a pistol in his pocket.
Karceski identified himself and tried to
arrest the man. The man attacked the officer
and during the struggle, the officer's
gun fired. Although Karceski received leg
abrasions, he subdued the man. The man
was arrested and charged. He was later
placed on a year's probation.
While on patrol,
Ptlmn. Theodore Rucinski,
*6084, TA#2, saw
a car parked on the
shoulder at 71st and
the Skyway. A man
with a child in his arms
was standing next to the car. Rucinski
stopped and the man said that the child
in his arms and the one in the back seat
seemed to be sleeping, but that he could
not wake them. Rucinski suspected it was
carbon monoxide poisoning. He began
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the young
boy and told the man to do the same
with his daughter. The daughter revived
first. Rucinski then handed the man's son
to him, told him to continue resuscitation,
and drove to St. Bernard's Hospital. The
boy was revived in the emergency room.
While on patrol,
Ptlmn. Gerald Rutkowski,
*6958, 14th District,
saw flames coming
from a two-story frame
building. Rutkowski
told the dispatcher to
call the Fire Department, then entered
the building and ran up the stairway.
An occupant told him his four children
were in the rear. The officer crawled to
the rear and herded the children out to
safety. The father then said that his wife
had panicked and run, and must still be
inside. Rutkowski reentered the building,
groping his way until he found her, her
clothes on fire. He beat out the flames
with his bare hands, then carried the unconscious
woman out to the street. She
was taken to a hospital, suffering third
degree bums. Rutkowski was treated for
smoke inhalation, abrasions and lacerations
on his knees and left hand.
While on patrol, Patrolmen William
Wallace, *3249, and Vincent Skiba,
*7506, 5th District, saw a car run a red
light. They pursued and curbed it. While
writing out the ticket, Wallace noticed that
the car ignition had been altered. The
officers made a search of the four youths
and found a pistol on one. They also
found a cap on the front seat, containing
money and a coin changer. The youths
matched a description of a lookout broadcast
on four youths who had robbed a
eTA driver. The suspects were taken to
the District. One of them admitted that he
and his companions had robbed three bus
drivers that evening. The car had been
stolen in Merrionette Park the previous
day. The four were positively identified by
two of the victims; the third made a partial
identification. Three of the youths were
charged with armed robbery and auto
theft. The fourth, a juvenile, was turned
over to the Youth Division for processing.

THE CHALLENGE
OF CRIME
IN A FREE SOCIETY
A REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
In February, President Johnson's National Crime Commission
issued its 340-page report on crime in the United
States. In March, Supt. Wilson testified in Washington on
the proposed Safe Streets and Crime Control Act of 1967an
act based on the Commission's report. By 15 May, the
Commission had issued the first three of its task force reports-
on the police, on the courts and on organized crime.
It's now June. If you have not already read "Challenge of
Crime in A Free Society," you should begin soon. The report
is readable, it's valuable as reference, it's potent, critical, demanding.
Reading it makes you uncomfortable.
"IF WE WILL"
"We can control crime if we will," the report says, again
and again.
Crime is not the vice of a handful of people. Neither is it
a narrow range of behavior. Crime is caused by its victims,
by public tolerance and reluctance to act, by social and economic
conditions, by failure of law enforcement agencies and
community institutions to do effective jobs. No one can pass
the buck.
Chapters of the report deal with juvenile delinquency and
youth crime, the police, the courts, corrections, organized
crime, narcotics and drug abuse, drunkenness offenses, control
of firearms, science, research and technology.
The 37-page introductory chapter is itself packed with information.
Supplemented by 17 statistical tables, 9 charts and
maps and 9 pictures, the chapter discusses the limitations of
police crime statistics, riots, compensation of crime victims,
employee theft, recidivism, business crime, crime and history,
and much more.
In all, the report makes over 200 specific recommendations.
The recommendations demand increased effort from all levels
of government, from the community, and from the citizen.
They call for changes in operation of the police, schools,
prosecutors, employment agencies, defenders, social workers,
prisons, housing authorities, and probation and parole officers.
7 GUIDELINES
The report's guidelines can be summarized by seven major
objectives:
1) Prevent crime before it happens. Reduce opportunities
for crime, eliminate social conditions which breed crime,
and improve the entire criminal justice system.
2) Broaden alternatives for dealing with offenders.
Establish Youth Services Bureaus, develop more communityoriented
corrections institutions, maintain detoxification units,
consider addiction a civil, not criminal offense.
3) Eliminate unfairness in criminal justice systt'm.
Give police, courts, and correctional agencies the money and
authority to furnish fair treatment for everyone.
4) Provide adequate training for criminal justice personnel.
Establish three levels of entry into police departments,
set up state commissions on police standards, step up
hiring of probation officers, eliminate political aspect of
judge selection, abolish part time district and assistant district
attorneys.
5) Devote resources to research. Only a small fraction of
one per cent of criminal justice resources go for research each
year. State and local agencies, regional institutes, private firms
-all must step up and pool existing knowledge.
6) Increase budgets for police, courts and correctional
institutes. This means higher salaries, more money for training,
planning and research programs on the local level. Although
law enforcement is essentially local, Federal funds
and guidance must be provided.
7) Involve everyone. Prevention of crime must be a nationwide
effort. Universities, business, civic, religious and social
organizations, as well as governmental agencies, must help.
Most importantly, the individual must "interest himself in the
problems of crime and criminal justice, seek information,
express his views, use his vote wisely, get involved."
This report, along with the task force reports, can
be purchased at the Government Bookstore, Federal
Building, Room 1463. Price: $2.25.
(;

FROM THE REPORT
"A criminal code, in practice, is not a set of specific instructions
to policemen but a more or less rough map of the
territory in which policemen work. How an individual policeman
moves around that territory depends largely on his personal
discretion . .. Much is at stake in how the policeman
exercises this discretion ...
"Every policeman, however complete or sketchy his education,
is an interpreter of the law . .. Every policeman, too,
is an arbiter of social values."
A FEW FACTS
-Over 7 million people each year come into contact with
one of the agencies of criminal justice in America.
-More than 400,000 people are confined on any on'e day in
correctional institutions. It costs $1 billion a year to operate
these institutions.
-15-year-olds commit more of the serious crimes than any
other age group.
-Property crimes of burglary, auto theft and larcency of
$50 and over made up 87 per cent of index crimes in the
Unified Crime Report for '65. Only 13 per cent were crimes
of violence.
-On the average, the likelihood of serious personal attack
on any American in a given year is about 1 in 550; for injury
serious enough for hospitalization, 1 in 3,000; for risk
of death from willful homicides, 1 in 20,000.
-More than 9/ lOths of all murders are cleared by arrest,
and a high proportion of those arrested are convicted.
-The victimization rate for women is highest in the 20 to
29 age group. Men are most likely to be victimized on the
street, women in residences.
FROM THE REPORT
"There is reason to be alarmed about crime.
"In fact, just because crime is alarming, those discussing it
-and many people must discl/ss it often if it is ever to be
controlled-have an obligation to be cool, factual and precise.
"Thoughtless, emotional, or self-serving discussions of
crime, especially by those who have the public's attention and
can influence the public's thinking, are an immense disservice.
They do not and cannot lead to significant action against
crime. They can, and sometimes do, lead to panic."
SUPT. O. W. WILSON
"On the whole, I am impressed by the report. It is a tremendous
undertaking in a short period of time.
"Certainly, the police will and should take the lead in dealing
with social tensions to lessen the likelihood of disorder.
But the report recognizes that the basic causes of crime are
not a police responsibility. Police are responsible for frontline
action, not for the correction of social inequities. These
inequities must be solved hefore crime can be controlled.
"Changes are not going to be made overnight. The situation
the report describes is going to be the situation for the
next ten years. It's going to get worse before it gets better."
BACKGROUND
The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration
of Justice was established in July, 1965.
During the Commission's 17 months of work, it called three
national conferences, conducted five national surveys, held
hundreds of meetings and interviewed tens of thousands of
people.
The report itself is the work of the 19-member Commission,
as well as of 63 staff members, 175 consultants, and hundreds
of advisors.
U.S. District Court Judge James B. Parsons served as one
of the Commissioners.
Among those working as consultants were:
Prof. Herman Goldstein, Wisconsin University School of
Law, formerly Exec. Asst. to Supt. Wilson.
G. Stephen Lloyd, Field Representative, Public Administrative
Service, Chicago, and formerly Adm. Asst. to Deputy
Supt. of Staff Services.
Working as advisors were:
Supt. O. W. Wilson
Dep. Chief John T . Kelly
Capt. William Duffy, Director of Intelligence Division
Sgt. Robert McCann, Director of Training Division
John Jemilo, Dep. Asst. Dir., Office of Law Enforcement
Assistance, on leave of absence from the Department
Virgil Peterson, Operating Director of the Chicago Crime
Commission.
Minor K. Wilson, former Aide to Supt. Wilson.