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So he asked me to go in and clean these locals
out and which I did.
MR. RYAN: For example, in Philadelphia did
you go in and seek the assistance of law enforcement in
fact to protect your people during the time you were
taking over that local?
MR. POWELL: Yes, I made contact with the
Philadelphia Police Department, which they had at that
time a labor squad, it was known as, and they worked
with us in the Philadelphia area for a period of time.
MR. RYAN: In the Detroit situation was there
ever instances of violence that were directed at you
personally?
MR. POWELL: Yes, one time I was coming into
Detroit from Washington and one of the staff members
picked me up at the airport. And on our way into the
city, on Highway 94, we was pushed off of the road by
another car and then shots were fired at us. No one was
hit. The driver, he had a pistol with him. He returned
the fire, but he did not hit anyone. And he tried to
catch up with the car so he could get the license number,
but we was not able to do so. It was an incident that
was reported to the Detroit Police Department.
MR. RYAN: While the exact year may not be
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