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CH CAGID
PDLICE
S T AR
Volume
x,
Number 2
February
Richard J. Daley Mayor James B. Conlisk, Jr. Superintendent of Police Francis J. Sullivan
Director of Public Information
ON THE COVER: Astronauts (I. to r.)
lovell, Borman and Anders. Photos by
Art Balla, Harry Schmuel, Tom Tatum,
Jr., Graphic Arts Section.
Virginia L. Rahm, editor, J. Marshall
Curry, assistant editor, D. Talimonchuk,
artist, ptlmn . James Miller, liaison, Super
intendent's Office. Photos by Graphic
Arts section. Names of unit reporters
in Blue Light section.
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
The Spacemen Cometh The Apollo 8 astronauts came to town
January 14. For most Chicagoans, the
heralded visit meant a good parade to
watch and front page news to read.
Chicago policemen took the event a bit
more personally.
For one thing, 771 policemen were
directly involved in the visit of Colonel
Frank Borman, Lieutenant Colonel Wil
liam Anders and Major James Lovell. The
Patrol Division and Traffic Division spent
five days organizing those 771 policemen
into the Department's plan of operation.
First there was the meeting at City
Hall on January 9 to talk over arrange
ments with other city officials. Then back
to the office to draw up the Division
notices.
The Patrol Division Special Events sec
tion worked the weekend typing up and
running off their 20-page notice. The
notice included detailed information on
the parade routes, on the clearing of
parking for the motorcade at the
Museum of Science and Industry, on
secondary assignments for officers and
transportation from one assignment to
another, on procedures for handling lost
children, on the stance and direction to
face along the parade route, on what to
allow and not allow spectators to do
during the parade .
The Patrol Division notice was handed
out to all supervisory personnel on the
morning of the 13th. That same day, all
deputy chiefs and district commanders
assigned to the detail held a "pre-event
conference" with the Chief of Traffic.
And then at 9 A.M. the next morning, the
Chief of Traffic held a "pre·event con
ference" for his traffic command per
sonnel.
It was the Traffic Division personnel
who were responsible for traffic control
and escort of the astronauts during the
entire stay. Their notice ran 16 pages.
It included specifics on the times and
routes to be followed from O'Hare to
the Loop, through the Loop to City Hall,
from City Hall to the Conrad Hilton, from
the Conrad Hilton to the Museum of Sci
ence and Industry, from the Museum
to Meigs Field. And there were instruc
tions on uniforms, on roll call procedure.
on parking restrictions, on communica
tion frequencies, on the use of tow
trucks, solo cycles and three-wheelers.
Then the astronauts and their wives
changed the departure plans at the last
minute. Instead of flying to Houston,
Texas in the evening, they decided to
spend the night in Chicago and leave
the next morning. Police security plans
were revised accordingly.
The change of plans was particularly
agreeable to the wives, who got to do
some unexpected shopping. A police
officer who accompanied one of the
women to Marshall Field's was told by
her amused husband:
"For heaven's sake, don't let her
charge anything."
And two more police officers got a big
laugh out of another wife when they ac
companied her to the Hilton lobby just
before the departure Wednesday. The
woman browsed a moment in a lobby
gift shop, bought what she needed, then
turned to leave.
"Hey, don't leave now," the shop
keeper said. "Stay here, stay here. The
astronauts are about to leave the hotel,
and they'll pass right by. You'll get to
see them."
"Well," she replied in her huffiest
voice. "I certainly don't want to get
caught up in a group like that."
And off she went, leaving the officers
to explain things to the shopkeeper. It
was one of their easiest assignments.
May I claim sick pay exclusion?
Under some conditions . If you lost time because
of illness, injury or injury on duty, you may exclude
from taxable income some of the pay received while
on medical roll under the following conditions:
Regardless of injury or hospitalization, no sick pay exclusions
will be allowed for wage continuation payments for the first
30 consecutive days of the period of absence if such payments
are over 75 per cent of the regular weekly rate of wages. You
may exclude sick pay received after the 30·day waiting period
is over, up to a maximum weekly rate of $100. For example,
if you received $150 in sick pay, after the first 30 days, the
first $100 of that is not subject to tax.
If you qualify for this income exclusion, you can get the
necessary evidence by writing to the Personnel Division, Room
303, 1121 South State. Include your name, star number,
employee number, social security number, present unit of
assignment and the approximate dates on the medical roll.
The Personnel Division will check the medical record and send
the evidence in a form letter, together with a copy of the
Federal form 2440 to assist in claiming the exclusion. The
gross amount of salary received last year as shown on the
W·2 form should be entered on the bottom line of the form
letter received from personnel.
sick
pay
a ew •
rem
ers before fi ing OST CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS will get a tax refund
this year. In the Chicago District of the Internal
Revenue Service, which is comprised of 26 Northern
Illinois counties, 3,340,000 tax returns were filed last year.
Seventy per cent had tax refunds due.
This article could help you save some tax money. But for
more complete information, get a copy of "Your Federal Income
Tax, 1969 Edition for Individuals," at the Internal Revenue
Service, 17 North Dearborn, for 60 cents.
About one million red, white and blue forms have been
mailed out to taxpayers in the Chicago District who used only
pages 1 and 2 of the 1040 form last year. Red printing was
used to focus attention on the lines where the most errors were
made--such as omitting or putting down the wrong social
security number, using the wrong line or table, making a math
error, forgetting to include a W·2 form or not signing the form.
Refunds take approximately four to six weeks, but an error in
your return delays refunds another four to eight weeks.
The most important change in taxes this year was the
surcharge. The surcharge rate is nominally 10 per cent, but
since it began on April I, 1968, the effective rate is 7.5 per
cent. Withholding of this tax surcharge did not, however, go
into effect until July 14.
If your tax is under $734, tables have been provided in your
instructions accompanying your return for figuring the sur·
charge. If your tax is over $734, you must compute it.
Here are some questions you may have about your tax.
Some of these are specifically directed toward police officers;
others are more general in nature.
M
May I claim medical insurance premiums
under the law passed last year?
You may claim a deduction without regard
to the three per cent limitation for one·half
(but not more than $150) of insurance
premiums for medical care, including premiums for supple
mentary medical insurance (Medicare) for the aged. The
remaining one-half of medical care premiums, plus any excess
over $150, is added to any other medical and dental expenses
and may be deducted to the extent that the total medical and
dental expenses exceed three per cent of adjusted gross income.
On a jOint return, a husband and wife are treated as a single
taxable unit.
medical
insurance
premiums
Maya full-time student be claimed as a
dependent by his parents if his earnings
are over $600?
Yes. A parent who furnished more than
half of his child's total support for the year is entitled to claim
him even though the child must file his own return. The child
must be a full-time student during some part of each of five
calendar months of the year.
Are students entitled to a $900 exemption?
No. For a student, like any other taxpayer, the "personal"
exemption is $600. As a practical matter, a student will pay
no tax if his income is $900 or less, since he is entitled to a
minimum standard deduction of $300, in addition to his $600
exemption. However, the law requires that a return be filed by
a student who has a gross income of $600 or more .
student
dependent
May education expenses be deducted?
Education expenses required to maintain
your present position or to improve your
skills in your present position-but not to
gain a promotion-can be deducted. You cannot deduct if
the courses are to satisfy general education goals. For example,
if you are taking a course in law enforcement to improve your
skills in your day-to·day work, the cost of it is deductible.
According to IRS, however, if you are working toward a degree,
it is not deductible. If you are uncertain as to your status, call
the IRS Tax Assistance Office.
(continued 0 11 next page)
education
expenses
FEBRUARY, 1969
3
a few
reminders
before filing (cont.)
Are servicemen required to file returns? Are
there any special rules for G.I.'s overseas or
in Vietnam?
men
In most respects, members of the Armed
Forces are required to file returns and make payment of their
tax in the same manner and at the same time as other
individuals. An enlisted man may exclude all service compen·
sation for each month for which he served in a combat zone
(Vietnam) and each month for which he was hospitalized as
a result of such service. Officers may exclude up to $500
a month.
If a serviceman is serving in Vietnam or hospitalized outside
the U.S. because of injury received while serving in combat,
the due date of his return is postponed for the period of the
combat service or hospitalization, plus 180 days. Income taxes
of servicemen dying while in active service in Vietnam or as
a result of wounds, disf''lse or injury incurred in Vietnam are
forgiven.
Servicemen on duty outside of the U.S. and Puerto Rico
have an automatic extension of the time for filing up to and
including the 15th day of the sixth month following the close
of the taxable year, but six per cent interest will run from the
due date to the time of payment.
If military service materially impairs a serviceman's ability
to pay tax, payment may be postponed without interest or
penalty up to six months after termination of active service.
He must file his regular return, however, and show financial
hardship.
If a serviceman is in Vietnam, his Signature is not needed
on a joint return. The wife should indicate in the space
provided for her husband's signature that he is in the military
service in Vietnam.
service-
How do I deduct the cost of buying and
maintaining my uniform and equipment?
There are two ways of deducting this
cost. The deductions include cost of pur
chasing, cleaning, repairing of uniforms, and cost of firearms,
belts, holsters, targets, ammunition, badges and related
accessories.
You may add your uniform allowance to your gross income,
then deduct the entire yearly expense of buying and maintain·
ing your uniform and accessories. But if you don't include
uniform allowance as part of your income, then the allowable
deduction is only the amount spent in excess of your allowance
(i.e. $175 for officers, $125 for crossing guards). For example,
if your total expense for maintaining and buying uniforms and
accessories is $350 and the yearly allowance is $175, you
ca n ded uct $175.
uniform
deductions
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
May I deduct the cost of professional
journals and books?
Y es. S ubscription costs to police
P ublications,
organizations
magazines, to professional and educa·
tional books on crime and crime pre·
vention are deductible.
May I deduct initiation fees to police organizations?
Yes. Fees are deductible for professional law enforcement
and criminal justice organizations or other professional
organizations which concern your work. Fees for fraternal and
lodge groups are not deductible.
May police officers deduct the use of their
personal cars for business purposes? For
example, officers who must use their personal
cars to go to court on their day off, Vice
officers who use their own cars in the course of their work,
or Community Service officers who must frequently use their
own cars, especially on their own time.
Police officers may deduct the cost of using their per·
sonal cars in the same manner and under the same circum·
stances as other taxpayers. First, no deduction for commuting
use is allowable (to and from home and post of duty). Any
business use beyond commuting is deductible if it is in excess
of reimburseme[lt. For a clear understanding j read the portion
on Transportation in the Federal Tax Guide referred to earlier.
personal
car
What about miscellaneous job expenses for which the Department does
not reimburse me?
Miscellaneous job expenses, not reimbursed by the Depart·
ment, are deductible. These items used in your work might
include local carfares, telephone calls made from booths, a
portion of home telephone, postage, stationery used to send
reports, etc.
Expenses which are deducted are always subject to audit
and review by the Treasury Department, so you should keep
detailed records of expenditures in a desk or pocket diary.
It can save you money.
miscellaneous
These are just a few of the deductions which you mayor
may not be able to claim. For further information, get the
1969 "Your Federal Income Tax" book mentioned before. Also,
agents in the Taxpayer Assistance office are aSSigned to answer
questions quickly and concisely. The office at 17 W. Madison is
open Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. Telephone
is ST 2-1060.
Guy DeFilippis, Public Relations Director for the Chicago
District of the IRS, has some final advice.
"After you finish your tax return, put it aside for a day or
so. Then review it. Make sure your social security number is
on it and is correct. Make sure the W·2s are attached. Make
sure your signature (and that of your spouse on a joint return)
is on it. Then take another look. Using the pre·addressed
form, indicate on the outside of the envelope whether it is a
1040 or 1040A Form, and mail it to the new address: Internal
Revenue Service Center, Midwest Region, Kansas City,
Missouri, 64170.
"As a final reminder," said Mr. DeFilippis, "make sure you
keep an exact copy of your return, along with any records used
to complete the form. File it in a safe place and keep it for at
least three years."
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THE GOVERNMENT DOLLAR Fiscal Year 1968 Where it comes from
Six Department Members Earn
Tribune Hero Award in 1968
Where it goes . . .
Veterans
In February 1920, Police Sgt. William
Beehan foiled a robbery attempt by kill
ing the would-be bandit in a gunfight. The
Chicago Tribune felt that Sgt. Beehan's
actions were so commendable that they
presented him with the first Tribune
Hero Award.
That was forty-eight years ago. During
those years, the Tribune has continued
to give monthly Hero Awards to deserv
ing policemen, firemen and civilians . The
award has been posthumously presented
three times to policemen. And two
police captains, Andrew Barry and Frank
Reynolds, won the award three times
each. The award, which includes a $100
check, is one of two cash awards ap·
proved by the Superintendent and the
Police Board. The other is the Traffic
Man of the Month Award presented by
the Citizens Traffic Safety Board.
In 1968, 17 citizens received Tribune
Hero Awards . Four of the 17 were Chi
cago Policemen and two were Depart
ment Crossing Guards.
Thompson
Space
Hale
Interest
3¢
International
6¢
3¢
Quinn
Alexander
Foiled Robbery While Shopping
Det. William Thompson, Detective Area
#4-Robbery, was the first award-winner
of the year. Thompson, who also reo
ceived an Award of Valor, Police Medal,
and Lambert Tree Gold Medal, was hon
ored for preventing an armed robbery of
a jewelry store in the Loop. The Detec
tive had been off-duty and Christmas
shopping.
During the next 12 months, five
more Department members won Tribune
Awards.
Crossing Guard Theresa Marshall, at
her corner at Elston and Grace, saved
the life of a young boy by pushing him
out of the way of a skidding car. She
herself was struck by the car.
Crossing Guard Gertrude Starsine, on
her way to her corner, saw a boy wander
into the street at 64th and Linder. She
rushed out and pulled the boy out of
the path of two oncoming cars, which
collided.
Ptlmn. John Alexander, 7th District,
was off·duty on his way home when he
saw a man shoot down another man on
the street. Alexander jumped from the
car and identified himself. When the gun·
man fired at him, the officer returned the
fire, killing him.
Ptlmn. William Hale, 13th District, was
off·duty in a tavern when an armed
robber walked in and announced a holdup.
Before Hale could draw his gun, the man
shot the tavern owner. The robber then
fired at Hale . The officer fired back and
killed the man .
Rescue Atop Electric Pole
Ptlmn. Gerald Quinn, 6th District, reo
sponded to a call for help from the
Commonwealth Edison Co. When he ar
rived, he saw a man at the top of an
electric pole, tangled in the wires. Quinn
climbed up a Fire Department ladder,
and helped untangle the man, although
one of the wires was "hot." The man
recovered in the hospital.
Commanding officers are urged to take
advantage of this opportunity to com
mend their personnel for outstanding
acts of police service. If they feel a
member of their command merits con
sideration for the award, they should
forward a report to Deputy Superin·
tendent James M. Rochford, Bureau of
Field Services, who then will forward the
information to the Tribune. Any officer
who knows of someone deserving of the
award should submit the name to the
secretary or to his commanding officer.
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FEBRUARY, 1969
5
fro m th e FIELD U
I
LIKE THE ACTION," said ptlmn.
John Klasen, in explainin g why he
enjoys his job in the Tactical Unit
of the 18th District.
Klasen, trim and wiry at 50, is older
than most of th e men in the Tactical
Unit.
" But I keep up," he said. "I ' m back
in the swing of things . I'm working with
kids I've chased and watched grow up,"
he added with a laugh.
He finds plenty of action in a District
that includes Old Town, Rush Street, the
Gold Coast, middle·income groups and
several large minority groups.
Each District has at least two Tactical
teams, and some have three. They were
formed in early 1967 to attack special
crime problems that arise in the Dis
tricts. Their key advantage is flexibility.
Hours may vary. Th ey may work in either
uniform or civilian clothes and drive
marked or unmarked cars depending on
their mission.
As Klasen said, "We mi ght have to
change clothes three times a day, from
uniform to plainclothes to uniform again.
Our street clothes are always ready."
Assignments are made on the basis of
crime patterns developed by the Detec
tive Division and by Tactical Unit super
visors and review officers who study local
crime problems .
"We have three Tactical teams," said
Klasen. Team #1, #2 and #3 all alter
nate working days and nights, depending
upon the kinds of crimes the District is
confronted with at the moment.
"There is a large map of the District
in the Tactical Unit office," explained
Klasen . "A different colored pin is used
for different kinds of crimes . If we see
that one section is 'heavy,' the unit
plays that section harder," said Klasen.
Kinds of Crimes Vary
The kinds of crim es the Unit deals
with are as varied as the District itself.
There are burglaries (both those which
make news and those which don 't),
armed robb eri es, narcotics violations,
car thefts and thefts from cars and
purse·snatchin gs.
" At the moment , we're having a prob
lem with rovin g youth gangs," said
Klasen . "Not long ago, a 73-year-old
woman was knocked down and her purse
Mapping out the evening's work: Sgt.
Clark, (I) , Klasen (r) and another Tacti
cal team officer.
snatched by a gang of kids . Fortunately,
immediately after, one of our sergeants
happened to be going by. Then we came
on the scene. The woman was able to
describe one of the youths. We sus·
pected we knew him from previous ar·
rests and started cruising around . About
an hour later, we saw the two young
lads. One of them admitted, 'We did it,'
after we talked to them for a few min·
utes. The woman was able to positively
identify one of the youngsters, and he
implicated the others. We ended up with
all seven kids in the gang . They were
12 to 17 years of age."
Two of the biggest headaches in the
District are auto thefts and thefts from
autos . Night clubs and tourists make the
problem especially acute in that District.
The clubs mean parking problems and a
great many parking lots. Tourists mean
people from out of town who unthink·
ingly leave luggage, cameras, clothes ,
sporting equipment and other things in
plain view in their car and often without
locking their car.
"My partner, Valentine Lapkoff, and I
will cruise up and down the streets. We'll
see a 'stroller.' I look at my partner; he
looks at me and asks, 'What do you
think'? We'll watch him and pretty soon
the gentlemen gets too close to a car,
we see him starting to break into a car.
"We have 'hit' time and time again
that way."
A Matter of "Luck"
He says he's been "lucky " in the
number of clear·ups and arres.ts he's
had. Any police officer will know it's the
resu It of alertness, a good eye, " street
sense ." Five Commendations, 36 Honor·
able Mentions and the Mayor's Youth
Foundation Award more than belie his
statement that he's " lucky." For ex·
ample, Klasen considers the following
incident a happy coincidence.
"We were cruising along one day when
we saw three young men. One was carry·
ing a black box, the others had boxes
and clothing in their arms. We stopped
and questioned them. They told us they
got the clothes from a friend ; the name
of the friend was the same as the one
that was on the side of the boxes . As
we were talking to them, a call came
over the air for a beat car to meet a
woman on a certain corner; her name
was the same as that on the boxes. We
asked permission to meet her and went
to the corner. She was a model. She
told us someone had broken into her
car, stolen her black wig box, her wig
and all her clothes."
The youths admitted the theft and
were arrested.
in .
Pride, Persevance
Klasen is proud of the unit he works
"We have a good bunch of workers.
They're not afraid to work overtime.
When you have a unit such as this
not everyone can get into it there is
more spirit, pride. You have a certain
amount of freedom that I like. You're
not restricted to one beat. You can keep
on working on something until you h-it.
You're got to get out and make your
own arrests.
"I believe you're only as good as your
leader. We have a tremendous respect
for our sergeant Sgt. James Clark
because he is good. He's out on the
street with you . He's not afraid."
Klasen started on the job in 1946.
Prior to that he had been in the Marines
for 10 years and had planned to be a
career man but, "the way things were
going just before the end of the War, I
decided to get out," said Klasen.
Within six months of leaving the
Marines, Klasen began with the Police
Department .
"My father was a retired police officer.
There was always somethin g about this
job that interested me. My dad spent 14
years upstairs (in the Headquarters
building) in the Detective Bureau ."
Klasen began his police career in
Albany Park, where he worked from 1948
to 1952. He worked in the
Detective
Division . He went to the old Hudson
Avenue station (36), which was con·
solidated with the old 35th to form the
18th District. Klasen has been working
in the Tactical Unit since it was first
formed in early 1967. He had been work·
ing in the Crime Cars, from which the
Tactical Unit developed.
"I liked detective work, " said Klasen.
"But I don't think I would like to be
back in it. I enjoy the freedom, the chal·
lenge, the action , the variety in the
Tactical Unit."
Ideal Wife
As far as he's concerned , his wife,
Dorothy, is the idea I "pol ice wife ."
Despite strange and often long hours ,
"she never interferes with or complains
about anything to do with my work ,
never asks questions as to what time
I got home, where I'm going ."
They have two boys and two girls,
none of whom appear to be interested
in police work.
"I don't want to push my kids. I let
them do what they want to do." said
Klasen .
The oldest, 24-year-old John, is work
ing as a draftsman. Rick and Cathy are
22-year-old twins. He is a ticket agent
for Eastern Airlines ; she works for IBM
" in an area that has something to do
with our Police Department, so that de
lights her," said Klasen . The other
daughter is a bit young to be thinking
of a career. She is 3-year -old Sherri Lynn .
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FEBRUARY, 1969
7
lews
news
news
Three Officers Named Traffic Man of Month Three officers received Traffic Man of
the Month awards from the Citizens
Traffic Safety Board in January.
They are Patrolmen Charles Springer
and Michael Duffi n, Task Force -Area #4,
and Ptlmn. Ulysses Crawford, Traffic
Area #1.
Springer
"The successful man is the one
who does what he has to do when
he hates to do it most."
CHICAGO POLICE STAR
Capt. Spiotto Named Chief of Detectives Capt. Michael A.
Spiotto was named
Chief of the Detective
Division, effective Jan
uary 16.
He had been Acting
Chief of Detectives
since December 2 when Otto Kreuzer,
the former Chief ,retired.
Chief Spiotto, 54, is a veteran of 26
years with the Police Department. He
was appointed in 1943, was promoted to
sergeant in 1953, to lieutenant in 1956
and to captain in 1962. Also in 1962,he
was named Commander of the Burglary
ne~
section. The following year he became
Deputy Chief of the Division.
As Chief of Detectives, he will com
mand the Homicide and Sex, Robbery,
Auto Theft, Burglary and General As
signment sections with approximately
1145 sworn personnel.
Spiotto attended Lindblom High School
and Wright Junior College. He has taken
specialized courses at Loyola University
and the University of Chicago, and, in
June of 1967, received a Master's Degree
in Public Administration from the Illinois
Institute of Technology. He is president
of the Illinois Academy of Criminology.
During World War II, he served with
the United States Army as a sergeant in
Ord nance and spent 22 months in the
European Theatre of Operations.
Chief Spiotto and his wife, Vinetta,
have a son, James, 22, and a daughter,
Joan 18.
Crawford
Springer and Duffin were on a tactical
mission in the 13th District when they
saw a car being driven erratically. The
car, containing four men, narrowly
missed a parked car as it swung around
a corner. The officers watched as the car
stopped and the driver exchanged seats
with one of the passengers.
Suspicious, the officers pursued the car
and curbed it. As Springer approached
the driver, he saw the man reaching into
his shirt pocket. Springer grabbed his
hand . He searched the pocket and found
a .25·caliber automatic . Duffin's search
of the car uncovered three additional
pistols and two stolen checks.
Subsequent investigation at the Dis·
trict station disclosed that one of the
weapons had been taken in a burglary
and that the four men were wanted for
the holdup of a tavern.
In the second case, Crawford saw an
illegally parked delivery truck while pa·
trolling his beat. He approached the
back of the truck to investigate, and as
he did so, he noticed the rear door
partially opened. He cautiously swung
the door open further as he drew his re
volver. He saw two men, both armed
with pistols, holding up the driver. Craw
ford disarmed them, searched them and
placed them under arrest.
Springer, 31, was appOinted to the
Department in February, 1962 . Duffin,
21. was appointed in February, 1968.
Crawford, 37, was appointed in Decem·
ber, 1959.
B
news
Vice Division Expands Speaking Program Right now, members of the Police
Department's Vice Control Division are
looking for an audience. As Vice Control
Division Director John Neurauter said:
"The best way to get the public to
realize the problems we face with drugs
and gambling is to bring the problems
to them and let them see for themselves.
That's exactly what we are goi ng to do ."
The Narcotics section of the Division
has now increased its available speakers
from two to ten. The Gambling section
now has four speakers. And the licens
ing section has at least two officers who
will go out and talk to groups.
"And we definitely want to talk to
more than just police-community work
shops," said Director Neurauter. "We
have to get to the young people. Nar
cotics speakers, in particular, want to
go out to high schools, to teen-age clubs
-anywhere they can talk and do the
most good."
Both narcotics and gambling sp~akers
carry exhibits with them to each meet
ing. The narcotics display includes dif-.
ferent paraphenalia for using drugs and
A sample case which the Narcotics
speakers carry with them.
samples of the drugs themselves. The
gambling exhibit includes policy equip
ment, parlay cards, flash paper, soluble
paper, and pictures of a wire room, a.
policy press, and materials confiscated
from raids.
And if a group is interested ' in learn
ing more about city licensing, a speaker
will go out and explain the different
types of licenses-liquor, wholesale food,
extended hours, restaurant and the like
-how each license is checked, who
can apply and so on.
Of course, there are certain basic
requirements a group must fulfill in order
to qualify for a speaker.
First, the group should have a meet·
ing place within the city limits, in order
to cut down on the speakers travel time.
The meeting should be held in a public
place , other than a private residence.
Second, the group should be as large
as possible. Only groups of 20 or more
will be considered.
And third, the group should have a
minimum age of 14 years for a speaker
on narcotics or licensing, 21 years for
a speaker on gambling.
If a group meets these standards,
and members would like to learn more
about these subjects, a representative
should write the Public Information Divi
sion, Special Events Section, Room 403,
1121 South State St., Chicago 60605.
Speaker requests must be filed 30 days
in advance. Include in the letter the
topiC in which the group is interested,
the name and size of the group, a date
and alternate date for the visit, the
group's location, and a phone number.
Notification will be sent through the
mail at least two weeks before the
meeting.
THE BLUE LIGHT come to Det. John (Sandy) Nolan . . .
Det. Albert Henry was awarded the Silver
Trophy (2nd Place) in the Department
Pistol Matches-Masters Class ... Auto
Theft-Our hearts are at half-mast. On
Dec. 27, Tom Macki ney, formerly of this
command, and a friend of his, lost their
lives while on a year-long planned water
borne vacation on the Illinois River.
ptlmn. Dennis Salemi
21st District: Our Sgt. Jones is doing just
fine in the Michael Reese hospital. .That's
what we call "handling it," Sgt . . . .
After working with Cmdr. Pepp in the
serious shooting in our Dist., we have to
say he's pretty cool . .. Welcome to the
Tactical Unit, ptlmn. J. Tullos, John
Welsh and another old classmate of your
reporter, David Wise. Sorry to see you
go, ptlmn. R. Crowe, transferred to the
Task Force, and we will certainly miss
ptlmn. Connie Hall . . . Former cadet
Edward Steinberg, son of ptlmn. Joe
Steinberg, was admitted to the college
of dentistry at the U. of L after graduat·
ing from college . . . Both the Jones
boys made it home from service for the
holidays, which made ptlmn. Ed Jones of
our desk quite happy .. . We here in 21
are all still in your corner, Big Joe
Deeley, who is the son of Capt. Pat
Deeley. We will also miss Alice, who was
our night girl behind the desk. She took
a leave . . . Congratulations to Sgt.
McTighe, Ptlmn. D. Wise, C. Anderson,
D. King, J. Durkin and D. Dausinas on
the capture of the men wanted for rob·
bery of the cab drivers and C.T.A. A
thorn out of ou r side.
-ptlmn. Howard Patterson
20th District: ptlmn. Neal Moynahan's
son Michael was transferred to the sub
marine Silversides at the Chicago Naval
Armory. For the last two years he has
been serving aboard the nuclear sub
marine U.S.S. Perm itt at sea ... Steven
Weinstein, son of ptlmn. Seymour Wein
stein, is now assigned to the 20th Dist.
He was formerly a cadet assigned to the
B. of I., I. D. Section .. . Harriet Segal
was married last month. Her new name,
Harriet Rothstein. Good luck, newlyweds
... Kathy, the new time keeper, is now
taking tranquillizers just like our secre
tary .. . Cadet Shanas, who worked at
20, is now in police school. I hope he
will be just as good as a policeman as
he was a cadet . . . ptlmn. Joe Can
zoneri's daughter, one of his twins, mar
ried in Dec. She is now Mrs. Charlene
Autry. He gains a son. Mr. Autry is in
the United States Army ... It's No. 7
a little boy named Christopher was born
to Lt. Nolan and Mrs.-Congratulations!
. .. Homicide-Sgt. C. Carr is the proud
granddaddy of an 8 1/ 2 lb . baby boy born
to his daughter on 4 Jan . His name is
Robert David McDonough. He's the first
boy born in the Carr family in over 17
years. Congratulations! . . . A big wel-
18th District: We were saddened to hear
of the death of retired Ptlmn. Peter
Anthony Meyers, formerly of the Sum
merdale, Hudson Ave. and East Chicago
stations, and we offer our condolences to
his family . . . ptlmn. T. J. Wilczenski
was our best representative in the Intra
Dept. Pistol Match Sharpshooter when
he walked off with the marbles by win
ning 1st place. Congratulations, Tom,
from all of us ... Sherry and Don Myers
were presented with a lovely daughter,
Lisa Ann, on 30 Dec., 7 Ibs. Not to be
outdone, Joanne, wife of Mi ke Capesuis,
presented him with a baby girl, Wendy
Ann, 7 Ibs., 6 ozs., six hours before mid
night on the 31st of Dec. Another tax
deduction for each family . . . Sgts.
Tommy Kelley and Leo Rojek caught 2
stick-up men who just committed an
armed robbery on North Clark. Also Sgt.
Kelley caught 2 armed burglars that cut
a hole in the floor of a currency ex
change . He states he is taking his baby
furlo in Miami to rest up from all the
activity . . . Our condolences to the
family of Donald Myers on the death of
his father . . . Congrats. to Pat Cucci,
the present Marina City bowling champ.
THE LITHUANIAN EAGLE.
-ptlmn. John R. Daciolas
17th District: Cmdr. Thomas Hayes
awarded Honorable Mentions to deserv
ing patrolmen aSSigned to the 17th Dist.
Tactical Unit this week. ptlmn. Denis
Bialk received two awards, as did ptlmn.
John Kachka and John Stack. ptlmn.
John Matranza was awar.ded an Honor
able Mention along with ptlmn. Edward
Kennelly. ptlmn . Kennelly gave chase to
a speeder in a stolen auto and when the
culprit jumped from the vehicle he was
chased on foot. While making the arrest,
Ptlmn. Kennelly was injured and hospi
talized. Property of great value was re
covered from the above arrests and the
Dist . is proud of the fine action taken
in each case . . . ptlmn. Wayne Langner
is a proud father of a baby girl named
Tracy, and Ptlmn. Gregory Stanul just be
came a father of a baby boy, affection
ately named Gregory. Our congratula
tions to all, including Mrs. Langner and
Mrs. Stanul. I must have been around
here longer than I care to admit but it
seems like only yesterday that Ptlmn.
Langner was our Cadet . . . Our sincere
condolences to Cadet Michael Kreuger
on the death of his father. . A speedy
recovery to ptlmn. Herbie Blum, Lou
Gartz and Steve Palmer. -Marge Happs
15th District: This month's "Get Well
Wishes" go to Tom Fecarotta, who at
this writing is in St. Annes Hospital, and
to our janitor, Frank Breen, who is re
cuperating at Hines Veterans Hospital
. . . Deepest sympathies go to ptlmn.
William Feeley on the recent loss of his
brother James . .. ptlmn. Joe Shillace,
Mgr. of the 15th Dist. basketball team,
states that the men would appreciate it
if more spectators attended the games.
The schedule of games is on the bulletin
board . . . Welcome to the following new
men at 15: Sgts. L. Olsen and J. Sloan,
Ptlmn. V. Hoffman, C. Gelio, J. Hanssen,
D. Tufano, R. Ryan, H _ Mac hina, J. Burns,
P. Raga, W. Briden, D_ Barango and R.
Maloney and also to Cadets L. Thomas
and D. Holder . .. Commendations have
been awarded to Ptlmn. George Sarki·
sian, Mike Kirby and Wayne Ytsen. Also,
at the January Police-Community Work
shop, ptlmn. Thomas Stack was given
the Jaycee Award ... A sweeping change
was made at 15 when our janitor, Max
Sikora, was transfeired to the 9th Dist.
AI Salerno's international traveling com
panion is now gone. AI will have
to be satisfied going to Acapulco with
Killenberg.
-Sgt. Arthur Ferando
13th District: Welcome aboard to Lt. Wil
liam Mooney from the TF, and to Ptlmn.
M. T. McDermott (wonder if his wallet is
the same as his first two initials) . . .
Good luck to T. Brennan who finally re
ceived his transfer to 18 and to Art
Smith who went to 12 . . . 13 is now
equipped with a dog rescue team, that
being Sgt_ W. Walsh, ptlmn. J. Bribiscia,
G. West and Ken Wilson, who rescued a
drowning dog from the Humboldt Park
lagoon . . . Congrats to Alex Cichowski
and Louise on their recent marriage, en
joying a honeymoon trip to Europe. We
at 13 were expecting to see Alex and
Louise on the "Newlywed Game" ... M. T_
Walat is back from his well-earned furlo
and the review office will be back to
normal in the near future (Ha Ha).
Emma Mojica also returned from her
furlo and she spent it enjoying that sun
shine in Puerto Rico (Cha Cha Cha) ...
Who said Lena was not patriotic . She
was the first person on the Augusta
overpass to greet the Apollo 8 crew as
they passed by on the J FK . . . Well,
with the new raise, if anyone is having
trouble spending their extra money I
know many ways of helping out. . • .
The guest performer at Geo. Schultz' reo
tirement party was Lena, who performed
one of her star dances to the amaze·
ment of Sgt. (redface) Simpson_
- Ptlmn. Patrick Shannon
7th District: A good time was had by
personnel here at 7 who attended the
dinner honoring Dist. Cmdr. Harold L.
Miles for outstanding service in the com
munity of Englewood. Mr. Norbert Engles
of the Chicago City Bank presented the
plaque . . It is indeed a happy house-
hold of Ptlmn. James Drish whose lovely
wife has presented him a darling little
slip of a girl , Julie Ann, who weighed in
at 6 Ibs. , 11 oz. Also Pltmn. Willard
Walker and his wife Sue, who have re
ceived their second bundle from heaven ,
this one a little girl, Michelle, weighin g
in at 7 Ibs., 8 oz.. .. A get well fast
to Vince Strangis who is now recuperat
ing from a serious operation . .. Our ace
Rich Krumbein has just returned from a
week in Florida looking hale and hearty
and throwing his weight around ... Our
Secy. "Tony" Lobianco won't have any
hair left by the time the Field Inspection
is completed .. . As this goes to press
we have just received very sad news.
Our beloved Desk Sgt. Donald Patrick
Mcinerney, a mere 44 years old , had no
more arrived in Palm Beach on his baby
furlough when he was rushed to a hos
pital and died several days later. Sgt.
Mcinerney had more than his share of
police experience, having been an ac
cident investigator in the Traffic Division,
then a Stolen Auto detective and our
Desk Sgt . for many years . . . Ptlmn.
John Ryan, our one-man police force
assigned to Abandoned Autos, has just
completed his yearly report-2000 cars
removed from the street.
-Ptlmn. Wilbur F_ Higgins
6th Dist rict: Our deepest sympathy to
the family of Larry McCormick, who re
cently passed away . His constant smile
and humorous jokes always kept the
troops loose. His death was a great loss
to all of us . . . Sights seen The
Tactical Team of Kl uth and Schwartz
standing in a driving rain in the wee
hours on a hunch they might be able to
catch a rapist with an M.O. No kiddin g ,
the word is dedication, not plastics_ With
these kinds of men it's easy to under
stand why Lt. Collins has got one of the
better Tactical Units in the city . . .
P. Patton, while playing for 6, scored
2 points for 5 on a beautiful layup in the
wrong basket. Oh well! It didn't change
the outcome . . . ~ig D (J. Dewan) and
Paul Smajo are the C.O.P. reps at 6 and
are announcing free parties at Angie's
for all new members .. . Philly Miritello
just returned from the Super Bowl in
his underwear and stated that Broadway
Joe is a flash-in-the-pan phoney . . .
Julie Callahan, wife of M. Callahan,
would probably like to know that after
having a 7 lb . girl, old cheapie didn't
pass out any cigars . . . B. Wiser is
buying his wife a new Cadillac with the
raise, or anything else she might ask for.
(What a great husband) .. . Cheers to
big Bill Bernjhelm who went off to real
police school. A credit to the cadet pro
gram . . . For those of us who didn't
know Don Pink was married and has two
boys, it's true. I've seen 'em all. Chow.
-Ptlmn. Robert M. Angone
4th District: Big Jack Johnson has an
nounced his engagement and picked the
Jets to beat Baltimore all in the same
week. We're going to give the poor man
a saliva test . . . Our basketball team
started slowly but now the lads are red
hot. Coach Farrer states that the team
will reach its peak for the playoffs and
should win going away. Bullard, Moly
neaux, T. Hayes, Hunter and Chicche
nowski are the backbone of the squad
and are so hot that Farrer brings a fire
extinguisher to all games . . . J. Flores
has been wearing a hat that's unbeliev
able and now another member of the
Tactical team, C. Kujawa, has got one
Kujawa's Polish but what's your excuse,
Sarge? . . . Sgt_ Rafferty has started a
boxing team for the kids that live in the
area and may have a future champion in
the group. Dave Laughlin, "The Millgate
Bomber," became so excited when he
saw the boxing gloves that he won a
unanimous decision over the assembly
room wall . . . George Vandershoot has
been spreading a rumor that Jim O'Brien
lost 20 Ibs. when he mislaid his money
belt. But the portly one denies this
vehemently . . . Is it true that Gerry
Gigante hasn't washed his car since the
fire hydrants froze? . . . Until next
month, yours truly, "The old iron man."
~ Ptlmn. Pat Mangner
3rd District: Our personnel was hit pretty
hard by that "Ole Flubug" during the
past two months; recuperations are great
... Capt. R. Nash, Lt. E. Dwyer, Sgt. A.
Annerino and Off. B. Malloy were re
sponsible for the arrest of several mem
bers of the Black Panthers who were
recruiting school-a ge persons throughout
the city . . . Our Vice Unit, spearheaded
by Sgt. W. Walsh, cracked three out"
standing cases within a week. Sgt. Walsh,
assisted by W. O'Brien, O. Richard, C.
Jones and R. Crowley, arrested a man
and woman wanted for aggravated bat
tery, murder, armed robbery and grand
theft. Later they made a narcotic raid
and among the arrestees were two
wanted robbers. This Unit topped the
cart with the arrest of two stickup men
involved in a $10,000 jewelry theft. Vice
Unit, we salute you . .. We extend our
welcoming carpet to Lt. W. Lynch, Offs.
l. Smith, C. Rutherford, J. Ucik, Cadet
J. McDaniel and our new typist, Mrs. A.
Williams . . . Lt. W. Lynch wasted no
time winning praises by the way he
handled the detail around the Green
Briar Apt. during the fire which claimed
five persons' lives .. . Our congrats to
G. Thompson and Olivia, B. T. Morris
and Clementine, J. Stewart and Jo Ann,
l. Starr and Sharon, who are all proud
parents of newly-born girls . . . Sgts.
G. Peterson and R. Swanson are Area
#2's and 3rd Dist's. 1 and 2 men in
the Intra-Dept. Pistol Match . • .
Just a plug, fellows . "The Blood Bank
is greatly in need ." Thank you.
-Ptlmn. Art Kimber
2nd District: Our Dist. was saddened by
the loss of Ptlmn. Joe Ferguson, who
was killed while arresting 3 gunmen. Dan
Cambric, his partner, was commended
for shooting one of his assailants . In
attendance at the funeral was Chief of
Patrol John Kelly, Deputy Chief Merlin
Nygren, Cmdr. Robert M. Harness, al
most the entire 2nd Dist. and numerous
other members of the Dept. Mrs . Fergu
son sent a note of thanks via Ptlmn.
Stinnett. We can truly say he may be
gone, but will be remembered for his
dedication to his job and to his fellow
man . . . Pt lmn. Richard Shore is a
candidate for the "Superintendent's
Award of Valor" for an outstanding feat
of bravery. While off duty, he foiled a
robbery attempt of a tavern . Ptlmn. Joe
Crawley was honored by the Junior Assn.
of Commerce and Industry for heroism
shown during a shoot-out with a crazed
gunman. Crawley was wounded during
the melee . . . Farewell to Off. Arnold
Saunders, who retired after 27 yrs . of
good service. He was presented with an
engraved wrist watch in memory of the
men in 2 . . . During Christmas week,
the 2nd Dist. staff and members had a
gala party at the "Club." Also, the power
shift, during the same week, gave a stag
party. It was planned by Earl Lorenzen,
G. Choata and W. J. Schroeder . . .
Hats off to Ptlmn. J. Bailey who won
1st place trophy, and to Bob Powell who
took 4th place trophy during the Intra
Dept. Shooting contest . .. Proud Leroy
Arnold, Sr. made known that Leroy Jr.
is a 6 ft. senior guard and a starter for
the " Bobcats," playing basketball for
Montana State " U" ... Our sincere con
dolences go to Ptlmn. R. Furtek whose
mother passed away, and to Crossing
Guard May Garrett on the loss of her
husband . . . Ptlmn. Bob McVady an
nounced the birth of his 2nd son, John,
7 lb. 4 oz. on 13 Dec. Wife Barb and
son doing well . Wm. Sherlock and wife
produced a beautiful baby girl, and Sid
lloyd and his Mrs. received their 1st
baby boy. New addition to the Simmons
family is their newly adopted daughter,
Kelti Lynn
-Ptlmn. Louis Shelley
1st District: "Happy Valentine's Day,"
and while on the subject of Cupid we're
happy to announce the latest addition
to the Schneider family. Wife Sylvia pre
sented Marty with a fine lad by the name
of Frances K., 7 Ibs. 2 oz. on 12 Sept.
Also Dan Ditore and Jean announced the
birth of Michele Marie on 13 Dec . .. .
The biggest hit of the season was a
Christmas party sponsored by Capt. John
Cotter and company at the Essex Inn.
Irv Carlson was Santa Claus, a natural,
I understand, and George Stienke was
in charge of recording this event on film.
The cast was assembled, 65 beautiful
children and parents, scads of wonderful
gifts, the lighting was perfect and George
forgot to load his camera. Well, there's
always next year! . . . Back from the
sunny south is secy. Sheehy, filled to
capacity with that wonderful sunshine
. . . Phil Dienethal, Mike Hurley and
Jack Laughran raced to the rescue of a
dang ling worker whose scaffold had
broken and who was hanging by his
fingers five stories above the street. Mike
and Phil held John's feet as he went
out the window after the worker, Well
donnnnnne . . . Condolences to the
family of retired Ptlmn. Fred Brennan
who passed away in Miami .
-Ptlmn. George Thiese
Detective Area #6: Flu epidemic has hit
our city hard and Area #6 is no excep
tion. However, work goes on as usual
and morale is high! .. . Mrs. Mary Egan,
mother of Det_ Robert Egan, Burg., died
31 Dec. Mr. Elmer Wortman, father of
Sgt_ John Wortman, Burg., passed away
13 Dec. The father of Charles Krumpleski,
G/ A, passed away last week. We are
greatly sorry to learn of the loss of these
loved ones and we offer our deepest
sympathy . . . Welcome back, Det.
Vesley, Burg . . . Herman Kuk, Burg.,
returned to duty after an injury. You're
looking good , Herman .. . Starzynski and
Alcock, Burg., broke up a ring of teenage
burglars. Congratulations . . . Is it true
that Jimmy Shannon and Carl Mantell,
H.S. , are planning a double wedding???
We hope the "Chippah" will be rain
proof.
-Jeanette LaRue
Detective Area #4: Gen . Assgn. Jim
Marek has returned to the desk follow
ing successful surgery of the spine to
correct a slipped disc .. . Autos Lt_
McCann's home has become quite doggy
since he took over the breeding of
champion Bo xers . . . Wonders never
cease - Jack Watt has kicked the cigar
ette habit . . . Burg. Congratulations
to William Tock on the arrival of his first
born, a boy. Mother and child are doing
fine . . . Robb . Sgt. Jim Benson
looked very good in his initial television
appearance . . . Sgt. Tom Talty under
went successful surgery in Norwegian
American Hospital and is recuperating
at home . . . Hom . Sincere con
dolences are extended to William Looney
on the loss of his brother, Raymond . . .
Ye scribe is glad to be back after a
sojourn in Mount Sinai Hospital.
-John Bodkin
Detective Area #3: Our reporter wasn 't
lost, just hiding under the withered Xmas
Tree, but '69 should be a better year
for news reporting . . . Gen. Assgn. Det. Ray Willey enjoyed a skiing trip
at Aspen, Colo . Conditions good, the
scenery grand and best of all, he re
turned without a scratch . .. We miss
Dick Wissing's telephone technique. He
was an all-around good desk man, and
we're sure he's doing a terrific job at
Review . . . Toots Wiggins suffered in
juries while riding the snowmobile . . .
Mary Hayes injured her hand during the
holidays, but she should be back short.ly
clacking at those keys . . . Det. Elmer
Gerl and Mrs . celebrated their Silver
Wedding Anniversary Jan . 31. Congratu
lations! . . . Tom Hanrahan, " The Ham
Operator," is always on the B-E-A-M . ..
Burg. Phil Pignato has a very good
chance for coming up with that Tribune
Award. He performed an extremely fine
job, seizing 2 individuals committing a
robbery .. . Tracey is due to go into the
hospital for surgery. It would be a switch
if there was a slip of the blade . . .
Welcome back to Sgt. Bucek and Ray
Durkin. Both had the flu from abroad
. . . Robb. We're sure that Robbery
Review is enjoying Sgt. John Henry's
presence.
-Marie Fallon
Detective Area # 1: All the men of
DDA#l extend their sincere condolences
to the bereaved family of Det. John J.
Holmes, Burg . . . Congratulations to
Dets. Mike Boyle and John Mannion for
the investigation and court presentation
on the Dr. Brannion murder case. A
Dept. Commendation was awarded . . .
Det. Elbert Banks, Burg. , also was the
recipient of a Dept. Commendation, for
apprehending 3 stickup men moments
after they held up a clothing store on
47th St. . . . Sgt. John Stibich, Burg. ,
has spent his '69 pay raise on a 5-day
trip to Miami and the Bahamas . . .
Joe Reiter, Burg., is going to give George
Hamilton stiff competition for the 10
best-dressed men list. Joe just outfitted
himself with a new wardrobe .. . Nick
Poprovak, Burg ., traded his yellow Stet
son for 2 brown hats .. . Lt. Leo Crotty,
Burg., requested this reporter to put a
reminder in the Star that he has St.
Judes' memberships available . .. Det.
Michael Griegel, H.S., will enter the
happy state of matrimony on 18 Jan.
There is a strong rumor in H.S . that the
secretary, Evelyn Dawson, is going to get
married. Who will be the lucky guy?
Bullington? ... Det. Eddie Hill, H.S., be
came a grandfather for the second time
with the birth of John Lawrence Hill ...
Hank Spangelo, Robb ., went to the Super
Bowl on his baby furlough. He picked
the Colts ... Det. Herb Hoeflinger, G.A. ,
is on the medical roll with a broken
hand. Maybe John McCluskey was show
ing him a judo hold . .. Ed Savage, G.A. ,
is also home recovering from a knee in
jury . . . Cadet Craig Liebentritt, G.A.,
and wife Janet announce the birth of
Craig Joseph on 1 Jan.
-Det. Don Dinkelman
Traffic Area #6: Ship Ahoy: Matt Landers
and his wife are currently enjoying a
leisurely 18-day cruise to the West Indies
and South America, stopping at eight
different islands . .. On the darker side,
just returning from enjoyable furloughs ,
were Sgt. Eli Blumenthal and Ptlmn .
Wenzel, Peloza and Grogan .. . Sorry to
see Harvey Nelson, Gerald Schwartz and
Joe Caputo leave us . Good luck in your
new aSSignments . . . Welcome to T.A.
#6 , Sgt. Robert Daum and Ptlmn. Dick
Bollman and Otto Petriet . .. Our con
gratulations to Don Schulte, who on 22
Nov. apprehended an offender running
from a gangway carrying a suitcase con
taining proceeds of a burglary he had
just committed. Then on 8 Jan . Schulte,
while working his assigned beat, appre
hended a woman who had just shot her
husband. Good work, Don .. . The holi
days are just about eight weeks gone
and still Sparano keeps talkin g about
the football games. I can't help wonder
ing if it was the shocker of the Super
Bowl game with the underdog winning
or just the thought of the arrival of
spring and the baseball season so close
at hand.
- Ptlmn. Charles Epperson
Detective Area #2: As the reporter for
Area #2 I would like to welcome our
new Chief of Detectives Michael Spiotto
on behalf of the men at Area #2 and
myself .. . Congrats to Sgt. Mike Clancy,
Dets. AI Broderson, Earl Cordoni, Frank
Gutrich and Joe Spatz who, while work
ing a stake out, made the arrest of a
burglary suspect on the premises. The
suspect, upon being taken into custody,
was found to be responsible for numer
ous burglaries in the 6th Dist. . . . Sgt.
Hal Bernth and Det. Earl Cordoni were
very proud to have been part of the detail
to welcome the astronauts to Chicago
· .. There are some rumors around the
Area that Earl Flynn was a piker com
pared to a certain guy who lives on the
east side who has a nice boat and is
supposedly romantically involved with a
lovely gal . . . I'm th inking of speaking
to Mrs. Onassis to try and patch up the
feuding between Pete Valasares and
John Kachiroubas. She seems to have
a large influence over the Greek people
· .. Would like to welcome Lt. McCarthy
back from sick leave. We are all very
glad to see him back with us. Also a
welcome to the new Sgt. in Homicide,
George Owen, formerly a Homicid e de
tective . .. A.T. #2 welcomes back Mike
Coleman to the un it . Everyone is very
glad to have Mike back . . . Some of the
guys had a nice Christmas celebration at
big Dan Vukadinovich's house to wel
come in the Serbian Christmas Holidays
· . . Con g rats to Dets. Bill Healy, Jack
Griffin, Wally Clifford, Ken Chorley, John
Ives, and Frank Gutrich on the arrests
and clear-ups of numerous burglaries in
the 3rd and 5th Dists. and the recovery
of over $5,000 worth of property.
-Det. Gene Ivano
Traffic Area #5: Your writer has just
completed a 9-day visit to I reland as a
member of a U.S. Travel Agents group .
Kiss ing the Blarney Stone on top of
Blarney Castle was a thrilling experience
for all members of the group. Males and
females alike participated, and all re
ceived certificates and photos to prove
they had kissed the famous stone. The
horse-drawn jaunting car rides along the
shores of the beautiful Lakes of Kilarney
were another high point of the tour. The
weather was
mild with
occasional
showers. Food and accommodations were
excellent. The great progress bein g made
by the Ould Sod is evidenced in particu
lar by an abundance of new modern
housing; and the fact that almost all the
small farmers in the remotest areas have
r
T .V. and automobiles . found the people
well informed on U.S. news, including
the convention disturbances in Chicago.
Those with whom I discussed the dis
turbances were all strong supporters of
Mayor Daley and the action taken by the
Chicago Po,lice Dept. during the conven
tion.
-Ptlmn . Walter Philbin
Traffic Area # l: Harry Schmidt retu rned
from In-service Training School and in
formed C. D. Walsh that there are no
courses in phone answering or ticket
entering, so C. D. W. refused to attend
. . . Cosimo Vivirito could use some In
service Training relative to distinguishing
the Chicago Tribune from Chicago's
American . Tom Ryan could also be sent
to school for instruction on ramp con
trol , although his predecessor, John
Dennehy, apparently could not handle
things, as he was relieved after a few
hours . . . Our star bowler, Warren
Friedl, recently shot a 300 game and is
now deluged with offers to turn pro and
has offered a course in bowling for the
new extended training period . . . Cur
rently we have two contests going, one
is to ascertain the identity of the "Frito
Bandito" and the other is to give a name
to Bill Lange's Chicken . .. Rumor has
it that the new movie, "The Brother
hood," is actually a true story of the
daily meetings, prior to roll call, pre
sided over by the ex-potato king, Wm.
Salvatore . . . Memo to the anonymous
TA-l blackboard writer: Elve is not cor
rect , it is Elf . . . Who is Charlie Chan?
-Ptlmn. Charlie Jenkins
Youth Division: Y.O. Tristano was hon
ored at a testimonial dinner for his out
standing services to the area by the
Austin Businessmen's Assn ... . Medical
roll shows Polwmn. Michaels and Y.O.
Gaughn doing well . .
Y.O. Geldmyer
is sending his housebroken dog Barney
to the hills to J_ Brennan's home for a
vacation . . . Our condolences to Lt.
Hand and Y.O. Baletto on the loss of
their sister and mother. .. Congratula
tions to Polwmn. D. Kane and S. Pol
lardon on their alert work and arrest of a
recent strong arm robber .. . Y.O. Ran
dolph states he is the greatest, but what
he won't say . . . Good luck and best
wishes to Polwmn. B. Thompson on her
recent retirement ... Y.O. Mulcahy spent
his holidays in Florida ... Want to hear
a fish story, call PAX 271 and ask for
Graber . .. Polwmn. Dahl, Walker, Schaf
fer and Wagner did an outstanding job in
the Loop area during the holidays keep
ing down the crime rate . . . J. Stehlik
still hasn't proved his fur collar coat
doesn't belong to his wife "
Sgt. L.
McErlean's wife thanks everyone for
their kindness in her time of need. . •
Area #6: The rash of Hong-Kong flu
seems to have abated among personnel
of Area #6, for which we are all most
grateful. Buddy Burkart and Pat Kane
were injured on duty, sustaining rather
serious injuries. Polwmn. Val Greene sus
tained a compound fracture of an ankle,
and is recuperating at St. Francis Hospi
tal in Evanston. Don Garrity also under
went back surgery at the same Hospital.
We all offer our sincere wishes for
speedy recovery for all our sick and suf
fering members. Ray Durkin is recover
ing nicely from a fracture of the spine,
and we trust he will be able to enjoy
his forthcoming furlough . . . RoseAnne
Rommelfaenger created a sensational
impact on the public, when she was on
"Bee-Line" for the Daily News. Congrats,
RoseAnne! We are all so proud of you.
-Y.O. Thomas Heaphy
Bureau of Staff Services: We would like
to wish many years of health and hap
piness to Ptlmn. George Kucharski, Cen
tral Detention, on his retirement .. . A
speedy recovery to Bill Dever and Dan
Hayes .. . Welcome aboard John Beck
man to Central Detention ... Sgt. Daniel
N. Scalia, Training Division, wishes to
inform those who are concerned the
BRIDGE IS UP! . . . We would like to
extend our sincere sympathy to Ruth
Hughes, Training Division, on the loss
of her sister; sincere sympathy is aliso
extended to Sgt. Robert Parker on the
loss of his mother and to Sgt. Richard
Joyce on the loss of his father . . . A
speedy convalescence to Stan Sarbar
neck, Training Division, who recently re
turned from the hospital . . . Farewell
and best of luck to Holly Zak_ Her hus
band recently returned from Viet Nam
and she now has a full time job as a wife
and mother .. . A big welcome to James
J. Fahey and Marilyn Graham to Evi
dence & Recovered Property ... The best
of luck to Melba Geibel on her new as
signment . . . We would like to congratu
late Marty Ernst, Evidence & Recovered
Property, on the birth of his first grand
son .
-Audrey LaBash
Communications Section: The stork was
invited to make an appearance in the
Brenzing household in April. There's a
history of twins on both sides of the
family, so it could happen again! . . .
Bernard Kaczmarek should have no
trouble remembering his star number
this year; it's a big "1969" . . . Sincere
condolences to John D.wyer who lost his
mother, to Henry Kosinski on the loss
of his sister, to James Hoffman on the
death of his father , and to Esther Mc
Gowan on the death of her brother and
also to George Fagin on the loss of his
father·in-Iaw . . . Alice Leslie became a
proud grandmother and James Hoff
man's daughter presented him with a
grandson . . . Welcome back to Mabel
Higgins after her unfortunate accident.
Two similar tragedies struck two of our
girls. Lois Rooney and Phyllis Tomczak
had their homes destroyed by fire. It
was nice to see so many people rally
to their cause . . . Cadet Donofrio en
listed in the Navy . . . Congratulations
to the following men who were promoted
to Dispatchers: Earl Davy, George Durdov,
Robert Englund and Henry Schneider ...
George Nowakowski had a great time in
Puerto Rico . It's nice if you can afford
these kinds of vacations! . . . John
Wagner was confined to Belmont Hospi
tal. Ou r sincere condolences to the
family of Daniel Burns who passed away
auf Wiedersehen!
-Sgt. Edward T. Haas
Community Services Division: Ofcrs .
Lohan, Toole and Westergren of Human
Relations are or will be leaving on fur
loughs by the time you read this . . .
The Explorer Program is getting up a full
head of steam with Lt. Simons at the
throttle and otcr. Alberts stoking. Our
Division has so many things going and
'69 is going to be a busy year . . .
Ofcr. Harris (H .R.S.) followed up his
nomination by being elected to represent
the midwestern area of the Presbyterian
Church at the annual convention in San
Antonio. A high honor for a select few
· . . Ofcr. Bob Holliger has become a
valuable and integral part of Community
Relations as assistant to Coordinator
Sheehy . . . The following are known
survivors of the Hong Kong Flu: Coordi·
nator Williams, Ofcrs. Ervin, Brown, Bat
son, Batchelor, Willett, Westergren and
Martinez . . . Sgt. Brown has returned
from a cruise in the Caribbean where he
and his lovely wife celebrated Christmas
· . . Coordinators Sheehy, Williams and
Lt. Simons managed to get away for a
vacation. Glad to have all back and ready
for the new year.
-Sgt. Joseph Joyce
Office of the Superintendent: Beginning
with the windowless section of the floor
we find Ruth Weiss back in PID after
spending her third consecutive furlough
deep sea fishing off Miami. Ruth first
became interested in that sport shortly
after reading "The Old Man and the
Sea," and although she hasn't landed
any really large fish yet is quite pleased
that she hasn't gotten sea-sick either
. Moving westward, Finance continues
to improve its image with the addition
of Carolyn Doheny and Margery Klein
· . . To illustrate how complicated life
can become , take the case of Finance's
Therese Ivers. Therese, an accomplished
castanet player, presented her family
with a fine Space Command type tele
vision set in appreCiation for having pa
tiently endured the incessant clacking
noise when she practiced. Not until the
fourth repairman, called in to keep the
picture from revolving lazily across the
screen, had asked Therese in a nice way
to please stop practicing while he was
trying to think was it discovered that the
sound of the castanets caused the chan
nels to change.
-Ptlmn . Jim Miller
DATEL I NE WASHINGTON, D.C. --Some Government
mental health experts are worried
over signs that drug use may be
spreading to grade school chil
dren. Signs have been found in only
a handful of schools in a few
cities. The cause for concern is
that a trend might erupt, said Dr.
Stanley Yolles, director of the
National Institute of Mental
Health . He and Dr. Sidney Cohen,
an authority on drug abuse, said
that known grade school drug abuse
seemed limited mostly to marijuana
and "airplane" glue . It is cause
for concern because drugs may have
more impact on the brain of a child
than on an adult's . He called the
gradual decrease in age at which
young people may start experiment
ing with drugs "an omino.us
development."
NEW YORK--The Transit Patrolmen's
Benevolent Assn., claiming a
"drastic" increase in crimes on
city buses, has begun a campaign
to add 1,500 patrolmen and 100
radio-equipped patrol cars to the
Transit Authority force for bus
patrol. The 3,000-member union
says the number of dr i vers robbed
has doubled in each of the last two
years, and it says assaul ts on pas
sengers, especially in isolated
areas at night, is "rampant."
WASHINGTON, D.C . -- The Internal
Revenue Service has reversed an
earlier interpretation of the Gun
Control Act of 1968, putting
stronger teeth into the measure .
The effect temporarily, at least,
is to shut off all individual sales
of firearms across state lines .
The law bans interstate mail-order
sales of all guns and ammunition .
It also bans over-the-counter
sales to nonresidents of a state
unless the states are adjacent and
the law in each state "permits"
such sales. When the IRS issued
proposed regulations to carry out
the law, it said that sales in ad
jacent states would be legal un
less one or both states enacted
laws specifically prohibiting
them . But now the IRS says that such
sales would be permitted only when
states passed laws permitting
them. The IRS· said it reviewed its
interpretation after objections
were made by Sen. Thomas Dodd
(Oem . , Conn.). Dodd, a backer of
strict gun controls, was quoted as
saying he had commented at least
once on the intent of the section
in a Senate proceeding.
LONDON -- The Government has said
that traffic accidents since
breath tests were introduced for
drunken driving · a year ago were
1,152 fewer than the preceding
year, a reduction of one death in
seven. There were als611,777 fewer
people seriously injured, a re
duction of one in nine, and 40,000
fewer over-all casualties in the
12-month period, or a 10 per cent
drop over the preceding year.
NEW YORK --Mayor Lindsay is seeking
a way to catch traffic ticket de
linquents and at the same time in
crease the city's income by $20
million a year. A chronic traffic
violator would have to pay up to
maintain his driving privileges .
The bill would authorize the State
Department of Motor Vehicles to
refuse to renew license plates of
drivers who have more than five
unpaid tickets .
NEW YORK --The city's 75 Criminal
Court judges have been ordered for
the first time by a State Supreme
Court Justice to hold jury trials
for all persons between the ages
of 16 and 20 charged with a mis
demeanor. Justice Saul S . Streit
declared unconstitutional a sec
tion of the city's Criminal Court
Act that had denied jury trials to
"young adults" faced with reform
atory sentences .
PRINCETON, N.J . -- Eighty-four
adul ts in everyone hundred say
they favor a law that would require
all drivers suspected of having
consumed too much alcohol to take
a breath test or a blood test to
determine the amount of alcohol
consumed, according to a poll. In
addi tion, 44 of 100 Americans would
support a law similar to laws in
Scandinavian countries that sen
tence a driver to jail if he con
sumes more than one drink of an
alcoholic beverage . Chemical test s
are now required in 44 states, ac
cording to the American Automobile
Association. Of these, 24 have an
"implied consent" provision.
TRENTON, N. J . -- The constitution
ality of New Jersey's controver
sial gun control law, which state
officials regard as the toughest
in the county, was upheld unani
mously by the State Supreme Court.
The court declared that neither
the Constitution nor common law
recognize any absolute right to
keep and bear arms. The New Jersey
gun control law, enacted in 1966,
requires all prospective pur
chasers of shotguns and rifles to
obtain a permi t and identification
card from local police. Hand guns
are virtually wholly restricted .
Applicants for shotguns are re
quired to have their fingerprints
taken and to reply to a series of
questions . The law authorizes the
police to refuse permits to any
persons they consider a danger to
the public welfare .
DANNEMORE, N.Y. --For the last few
months, 44 inmates at the Clin
ton Prison have been volunteers in
an experiment to try to understand
criminal behavior . Financed by a
grant from Gov. Rockefeller's Com
mittee on Criminal Offenders, re
searchers are trying to determine
whether drug therapy will reduce
the possibility that a man will
commi t another crime when he is
released from prison . Dr . Ernest
Poser said, "The experiment may
help us reach a point someday where
the decision whether a person will
be put behind bars will be based
on the chances of his committing
another crime and not his guilt or
innocence."
CORDOBA, Argent i na -- Two taxicab
drivers defended their honor by
tilting like the knights of old-
using their cabs as mounts . After
having argued over the right of
way at a street corner, they took
to their cars, stepped on the gas
and slammed into each other re
peatedly. Both cabs were wrecked
and the cabbies were charged with
reckless driving.
26 YEARS AGO . ..
Does this handsome gentleman look
familiar? If you've been out to Area # 1
General Assignm ents, recently, you
may realize that deskman Ptlmn . Eddie
Brown and the officer pictured here are
one and the same. The picture was taken
in AL!gust 1943, while Brown was on
mounted patrol duty at Adams and
Wabash, his regular post. Brown joined
the Force in 1940, and spent his first
three years in the Mounted Police. He
then transferred to foot patrol in the
Loop . Durin g his years with the Depart
ment, Brown has also worked in the
traffic enforcement and accident preven
tion sections, Districts, stolen autos,
mail room, and since 1966, in Area #l.
Brown lives on the south side with his
wife , has two married daughters and
three grandchi~ren .
FEBRUARY , 1969
13
Law nforcement's Ea Iy Years Here are a few historical notes about
seven of the other major metropolitan
police departments across the country.
As you read, keep these Chicago dates
in mind:
1837 First high constable elected
and six constables appointed for each of
the city's six wards.
1855 First official police force of
90 men established, using 24·hour patrol
service.
NEW YORK
THE BEGINNINGS OF
New York's own police
force can best be
dated fr'om 1783, when the British
evacuated the city.
However, policing started in the mid
17th century, when the Dutch burghers
established New York's (then New Am
sterdam's) first police agency: eight paid
men on "the rattel wacht." When the
British captured New Amsterdam, the
laws and police became Anglo-Dutch . By
1693, the first uniformed officers, called
"bellmen," walked the streets day and
night.
In 1783, the city claimed a population
of 33,000 and a police force of 52 men,
each paid four shillings per day. Traffic
was so heavy that one-way streets were
created.
In 1827, policemen began wearing
leather hats, and were immediately dub
bed "Ieatherheads ." They carried 33
inch clubs to "beat off ruffians."
New York's first detectives appeared
in 1836. They were called "roundsmen ,"
and later " shadows." Ten years later,
eight-pointed copper badges, replicas of
those worn by the English bobbies, were
adopted. At this time, New York had
three separate police agencies: the police
proper, the municipal police, and the
watch .
By' 1895, a school of pollice pistol
practice was set up, and all officers were
required to carry a .32 caliber Colt re
volver. This was the first standardization
of sidearms.
At the turn of the century, New York's
1783
14
CHICAGO POLICE STAR
1858 First uniform adopted: blue
frock coat, blue navy cap with gold band,
and plain brass star. Officers used metal
" creakers" to call for help.
1860 lished.
First detective division estab·
1881 First patrol wagon, designed
as ambulance, put into service. That
year's Department purchase order in·
cluded 17 patrol wagons, 40 hourses and
12 barns.
1884 first Identification Bureau
set up with a Rogue's Gallery.
4 million people were being protected by
a police force of 6400 men.
DETROIT
DETROIT'S FIRST peace
officers were appointed
in 1801. For one hun
dred years before, the settlement, then
Fort Pontchartrain, had been under mar·
tial law and protected by the soldiers.
In 1804, a patrol with a night watch
was established . This system of enforce
ment lasted until 1865, when an act
created the metropolitan police depart·
ment of Detroit . For the next 27 years,
the police department was ruled by a
four-man commission appointed by the
state governor, and was the only branch
of city government ruled by the state.
To this day, the department's cap and
shield bear the seal of the state of Michi
gan rather than of the city of Detroit.
During its first year of operation, the
51-man force arrested 3,056 people on
73 specific charges. That same year, the
Detective Bureau was established .
In 1873, a mounted patrol was set up
and a telephone system installed . Three
years later, one policeman was detailed
to look after juvenile offenders. In 1881,
one policeman was assigned as dog
catcher, and within seven months, had
picked up 4,000 strays. And in 1883, a
Truancy Squad was formed to assist the
board of education.
Just before 1900, the first bicycle
patrolman was added to the force . His
job : to catcR speeding bike riders. As the
bicycle unit expanded , the members be
came known as "scorcher cops."
1801
CINCINNATI
THE FIRST ACTUAL
policing of Cincinnati
dates from 1803,
when a fire caused the council to provide
for a Night Watch. All male citizens over
the age of 21 were required to serve as
watchmen on rotation without pay, 12
each night. The men carried a lantern
and a watchman's rattle to summon help
and to give signals.
Fifteen years later, citizens became
irked with their enforced duty and estab
lished a fund to pay for the services of a
captain and six watchmen. The force
was given powers of arrest. Their duties
included trimming the street lamps and
lighting them after dusk.
Finally, in 1834, the city council levied
a tax of one mill on the dollar on all
property owners to pay policemen's
salaries.
1803
PH I LADELPH IA
Twenty-two years later came the first
uniform .
Registration of arrested persons started
in 1863, followed in ten years by the
establishment of a rogues gallery.
In 1866, just two years after Alexander
Graham Bell patented the telephone, the
Cincinnati police department installed its
first phone system. In 1879, a telephone
exchange serving the entire department
was installed. Cincinnati claims to be the
first po'l ice department in the country to
supplant the telegraph with the tele
phone.
PHILADELPHIA'S
first po ~ ice force was
formed in 1855, one
year after the city was consolidated under
one body of government.
Before consolidation, each area of the
city had its own police units, some called
"watches," others called "constabu
laries," all with their own rules and
regulations . The city was divided into
wards, and when consolidation came
along, the 129.5 square miles of the
city was further divided to make a total
of 24 wards. The 16 police districts were
created on the basis of the wards, some
districts covering one ward, some cover
ing two.
The first police force consisted of 600
patrolmen, 40 sergeants and 16 lieuten
ants. Lieutenants commanded the dis·
tricts, and it wasn't until several years
later that the rank of captain was created.
In 1889, 93 horses were purchased for
the city's first mounted patrol. After
World War I, a general phasing out of
the mounted patrol began .
1855
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO'S
first p~ace officer, a
navy lieutenant, was
appointed in 1846. A month later, his
appointment was confirmed by popular
election. It was this first policeman who
wrote the edict declaring that Yerba
Buena would henceforth be known as
San Francisco.
Then, in 1847, by special election, six
men were selected to aid the chief in
maintaining law and order. The city's
population stood at 459. Two years later,
the gold rush had swelled the population
to 5,000.
The city's seven policemen fought in
vain a gang of terrorists called "The
hounds." So in 1848, a group of 100
citizens organized themselves, and with
in one day, had arrested 19 of "The
hounds," and banished them from the
city.
In 1851, the police force was ex
panded to 57, so that it could' combat a
vigilante group which had assumed po
lice functions.
During the 1860's, the force adopted
uniforms and a system of military drill
formation. It was also during this period
that the department began using pho
tography in police work. The city claims
this was the first such use of photog
raphy in the country.
By 1878, the San Francisco police
force had become the largest single force
in the West.
1846
DALLAS
LOS ANGELES
IT WAS IN 1856 that
Dallas' first town mar
shal was appointed. A
year later, he was elected by popular
vote.
Until 1856, enforcement was carried
out mainly by vigilante committees and
watchmen. Their biggest chore was to
protect settlers and their stock from
hostile Indian raids.
After the election of the first marshal.
deputies began to be added as the crime
problem rose.
In 1872, the railroad came to Dallas
and with it came thousands of people,
along with criminals of all types . At the
first of the year, the town's population
was 1200. Before the year was over, the
population had doubled . More deputies
were added and continuous patrol began
on 12-hour shifts.
In 1877, Dallas had its first bank rob
bery. But before the lone gunman could
get out of town, he was captured by two
alert deputies in the Last Chance Saloon.
The first chief of police was elected in
1880. The first uniforms became regula
tion the same year.
In 1882 came the first tel.ephone,
and mounted police officers were ap
pOinted to respond to telephone calls
By 1888, there were 24 policemen on
the Dallas police force. A pound master
was appointed and a patrolman was told
to patrol the park from 6 P.M . to 11 P.M.
The force acquired its first motorized
vehicle two years before the turn of the
century.
jf
1850 ~~17c:No~~~eEr~' :I~~: 1856
marshal appointed in
1850, deputized more than 100 volun
teer citizens during his first year in of
fice. He was assassinated three years
later during an outbreak of violence.
It wasn't until 1869 that the police
department changed from a voluntary to
a paid force with six officers. It took
eight more years for the first uniform
to appear: frontier-style felt hat, hip
length blue serge coat, and an eight
pointed silver star badge.
In 1885, the first telephone was in
stalled so that foot and mounted patrol
men could keep in touch with head
quarters. By this time, Department
equipment consisted of 1 horse and sad'
die, 6 lanterns, 7 sets of nippers (hand
cuffs), 13 police stars, 20 rogues' pic
tures, and severa,1 belts and clubs.
By 1887, Los Angeles had a popula
tion of 50,000 and its police department
numbered 80.
The Department's first system of rec
ords started in 1890. The procedure was
simple and direct: each officer was re
quired to write a report of every investi
gation and file it by hanging it on a hook
outside the Chief's office.
New uniforms were designed just be
fore the turn of the century. The chief's
orders:
"You will keep your coats buttoned,
star pinned over left breast on outside
of coat, and hold your clubs firmly."
FEBRUARY, f969
15
Those were the days,
my friend ...
16
CHIC A GO POLICE STAR
GT. MORT LOWY, from the Internal
Inspections Division,stopped in the
other day. And for one reason or
another, we got to talking about his
"bus-hopping, steak and egger, piling on
with fists swinging" days in pro football.
In two years, 1946 and 1947, Lowy
managed to sign with six football teams,
play with three football leagues, and
maneuver with five football formations .
Anyway, while we were talking, we
began to figure who else on the Force
played pro football.
"Kreamcheck's one," said Lowy. "He
works upstairs in Vice Control . . .
played tackle with the Bears in the mid
Fifties. No one could turn the corner
on Kreamcheck. You ought to talk to
him ."
So we did.
Sgt. John Kreamcheck, 255 pounds,
hasn't gained an ounce since his days
as a Bear lineman 14 years ago. Even
his former teammate, Coach Jim Dooley,
would have a hard time beating that.
" Dooley's a good friend of mine,"
said Kreamcheck. "And he really is the
nicest guy in the world."
Kreamcheck comes from Vestaburg, a
mining town in the hills of Pennsylvania.
"I played ball with Bill George, and
he comes from a place 10 miles from
Vestaburg," said Kreamcheck. "Joe Mar
coni only lived a mile and a half down
the road. It's beautiful country around
there. And there aren't any Kreamchecks
anywhere else in the world except in
Vestaburg."
S
*
All the Kreamchecks are miners, ex
cept for John, who enlisted in the Ma
rines as soon as he turned 17. Once
the war was over, Kreamcheck headed
for William and Mary College. At the
end of four years, he had a Bachelor of
Science degree and a player contract
from the Chicago Bears. He was then
27 years old.
"Sure, I think it was tougher playin g
ball then," he said. "The quarterback
had no protection. Some of the guys
didn't wear face masks. And we piled
on a lot . . . nothing to keep us from
it. Guys could crawl 10 yards on the
ground if we didn't stop them."
During four years of pro ball, Kream
check had his elbow dislocated, his knee
pulled, his nose broken twice, and sev·
eral teeth knocked out. Those were the
serious injuries.
*The football teams: Chicago Bears, Akron
Bears, Boston Yanks, Long Island In ·
dians, Chicago Cardinals, Los Angeles
Dons. The leagues: National Football
Lea gue, American Football League, AII
America
Conference League. The for
mations: the double wing, the single
win g, the short punt, the T, and the A.
F YOU MENTION injuries to Mort
Lowy, you'll have a full-blown lecture
on your hands. Lowy, who was a 215
pound halfback and punter, has theories
on the "whys" of injuries. In fact, he's
got so many theories that he's putting
them into a book.
" All these leg and knee injuries
really started when we converted from
the high to the lowtopshoe," he said .
"If we still had the hightops, with ankle
support, Sayers wouldn't have sat out
the last of the year on the bench with
a bad knee. And you can name a hun
red more guys in the same fix."
Lowy himself got his only knee in
jury in 1946, right after the conversion
to lowtops.
"Then you couple the lack of ankle
support with the greater speed guys
have nowadays. When I was playing, my
full equipment-shoes, helmet, pads for
the shoulder, knee , thigh, ribs, hips,
everything-weighed 30 112 pounds. But
manufacturers have now made equip
ment lighter, and so guys go faster.
Someone who used to run the 100 in
10.4 now runs it in 9.7. And it stands
to reason that there's goi ng to be a lot
more damage when you hit someone
who's moving at a faster rate of speed."
Lowy also has something to say about
linebackers and how they fit into the
injury picture.
I
"It's the linebackers who inflict most
of the damage," said Lowy. "But what
happens when the ball changes hands?
They sit on the bench and rest up.
There's no possible retaliation for them
. . . they don't have to worry about
getting lumped . If I could add one rule,
it would be to make the linebackers
play a full game, offense and defense.
They 'd think twice about some of the
maneuvers they pull. I remember when
we'd get a particularly nasty linebacker
against us Turk Edwards of the Red
skins was one we'd purposely throw
him an interception so we could cream
him on the runback. Some linebackers
batted those balls down so they wouldn't
have to face us on the way back up the
field."
And then he added:
"We certainly did have some good
linebackers, though . Bulldog Turner , Mel
Heinz, Charlie Bednarik . .. they were
great . "
Why did Lowy quit football? For one
thing, he got married in October 1947.
Two months later, he joined the Police
Force .
Kreamcheck, who joined the Force 10
years ago, said he left pro ball because
"I was getting old. Don't forget, I got
a late start."
Did he remember playing against a
Baltimore Colts tackle by the name of
Finnin?
"'3ure, I remember Finnin. We played
ball around the same time. I think he's
out in Task Force Area #4 now."
GT. TOM FINNIN is out in TFA #4
now. He joined the Police Force in
1955, but not before he played pro
football off and on for nine years.
Finnin went three years to the Uni
versity of Detroit. Then he tried out with
the Browns, was farmed to the Rich·
mond Rebels, and finally went with the
New York Giants until he was drafted in
1950.
He returned from Korea in 1952, and
made the Colts team. For the next four
years , Finnin played with the likes of
Lenny Moore, Alex Agase, Alan Ameche,
John Unitas, and Big Daddy Lipscomb.
His coach was Weeb Ewbank.
"It was Lipscomb who replaced me at
tackle when I went to the Cardinals. "
And what was Shula like?
" The guy was all heart," Finnin said
with a laugh. "I remember one t ime,
when he was defensive captain, his best
buddy was hurt on the field, and instead
of calling a time out, Shula dragged the
guy off. All heart."
Finnin left football for the same rea
son Kreamcheck did. He got old and tired.
"But those were the best years of my
life, " he said. "I loved playing football.
And I go back to the reunions every once
in awhile. Matter of fact, I was back in
Baltimore this year when the Browns
beat the Colts ."
Finnin actually played the last three
games of his career with the Green Bay
Packers , which Mort Lowy wouldn't be
pleased to hear. Both of Lowy's daugh
ters are Packers fans , a fact which he
says "really hurts , believe me."
But he would be pleased to hear that
Finnin played exhibition ball in the Akron,
Ohio Rubber Bowl. Lowy contends that
the Akron fans were the best he ever
met .
"They were great. Always trying to do
something for you, inviting you home for
dinner ... I had a good time in Akron."
Lowy doesn't have seniority on the
Force when it comes to pro football,
either. Det. Patrick Howlett, Detective
Area #6-Homicide, probably sets the
record there . He played in 1938, '39 and
'40, and did stints with the Browns,
Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and
even the Long Island Indians. As he said:
" It 's been so long since I played ball
that probably no one around here would
remember the names of my teammates
-or opponents."
One thin g 's for sure. Howlett's defi
nitely not a Bears fan.
"I played five games against those
Bears, and I just refuse to root for them,
even now. No thanks."
What do you suppose Mort Lowy would
say about that?
S
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FEBRUARY, 1969
17
DOUBLE PUZZLE DEPARTMEN T This month, we've got 65 proper names for you to
work into the puzzle. We're not going to tell you what
those names represent, because if you call yourself a
Chicagoan, you should be able to figure it out for your
self. All 65 represent the same thing in the city. We'll
print the answer in the March issue. And If you really
can't place them, call us up. We don't want you waiting
a month to find out.
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Det. Elbert Banks, *5117, Detective
Area #1, Burglary, heard a broadcast
that four men had just committed an
armed robbery of a clothing store on
East 47th St . As he drove south on Calu
met Ave., Banks spotted four men who
fit the description of the robbers. He
parked his unmarked car and stood
ready in a gangway. As they approached,
Banks stepped out, announced who he
was and told them they were under ar
rest. They tried to run, but Banks caught
two of them, then ordered the other two
to halt. They kept running, so Banks
fired a shot. Although one was wounded,
they escaped. The two prisoners were
taken to Area # 1, where the complain
ant identified the gun used in the rob
bery. The men had $137 in cash and
$300 worth of clothes in their posses
sion. One was on five year's probation
for armed robbery . Both were charged
and later indicted.
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Bross
Burr Oak
Busse
Chanay
Chicora
Couch
Czagnany
Davol
Depot
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
Dowagiac
Elias
Entre
Fey
Haft
Helen
Hermione
Hoey
Holly
Hortense
Hoxie
Huguelet
Ibsen
Imlay
Iron
Jane
Jarlath
Joalyce
Jobey Lane
Kerbs
Kerfoot
Las Casas
Lipps
Loleta
Lotus
Lumber
Mango
Mary
Massasoit
Maud
Memory Lane
Minnehaha
Navajo
Nursery
Ogallah
Onarga
Otsego
Otto
Packers
Paris
Peshtigo
Purple
Race
Railroad
Redwood
Schorsch
Tonty
Tooker
Ziegfeld
A liquor store on West Roscoe St. was
robbed by three men and the owner was
fired at with a sawed-off shotgun. Two
days later, Dets. Frank Blasch, *11439,
and James Hurley, *7736, Detective
Area #6, Robbery, were informed by a
car rental agency that one of their cars
had been stolen. They were given the
license number and told that a small
decal was on the front windshield . After
a two-day canvas of the Uptown area,
the car was found. Two hours later, a
man was seen getting into the car. The
car was curbed and the man arrested.
The detectives learned where the man
lived, visited the address and arrested
three more men, who fit the description
of the robbers. The four admitted the
liquor store robbery and eight others,
and identified the man who they said
had supplied the weapons and cars and
who had driven the getaway car three
times. The man was arrested. He had
served 20 years in prison for robbery
and murder. All five were indicted.
While patrolling the Kenn edy Express
way, Ptlmn. Dominic Pantaleo, *7392,
Traffic Area # 5, saw a car being driven
in an erratic manner. There were two
youths in the car, and when th e driver
saw the officer, he tried to chan ge lanes
to get off the Expressway at North Ave.
He hit a car and continued on. Pantaleo
notified the dispatcher that he was chas·
ing a car _ The driver exited at Damen
Ave., lost control and the car hit a
utility pole. The two youths jumped out
and ran through a gangway. Pantaleo
caug ht them as they came out and
arrest ed them . The two admitted stealin g
the car. One of th em also admitted steal
ing 50 others during the past year. Both
youths had arrest records.
Whil e on assignment in the 9th Dis
trict, Patrolmen James Thomas, *6251,
and William Harper, *5676, Task Force
Area # 1, heard a " m an with a gun "
broadcast. When they arrived on the
scene, they saw a crowd outside the
t avern . A man pointed to three men
walking south , one of whom had a shot
gun . The officers identified themselves
and told the three to halt. Two of them
backed away and the thi rd pOinted the
gun directly at Thomas and Harper.
Thomas fired one shot, striking the man.
He was transported to Provident Hos
pit al, where he was pronounced dead .
The man had an arrest record dating
back to 1963. A verdict of justifiable
homicide was returned by the coroner's
jury.
DECEMBER MEMORIAL ROLL
Name -
Years Qf
Age Service
Unit
Date of
Death
Ptlmn. Stanley L. August, Jr... . 20th District ..... . . . .. 42 .... 14 . . .. 10 Dec. ptlmn. Michael R. 'Corbett
... Vice Control Div.
. 58 ... . 27 . .. 25 Dec. Ptlnin . Frederick Davis ..... . . 11th District
.. .. 31 ... . 4 .... 14 Dec. . .Ptlmn_ Joseph Ferguson. .. ... .. 2nd District ... .. . .... 26.. .. 4 . .. 27 Dec; Ptlmn . Ed m\.l nd J. O'Connell ... 6th District .......... 54 .... 28 . .. 1 Dec. Ptlmn. George O. Schwebke . . . . 12th District .. .. .. .... 50 . ... 16 .... 14 Dec. DECEMBER REnREMENTS
Name
Unit
Age
Years of Date of
Service Retirement
Sgt. Joseph J. Flood
... .. . . . 10th District
. 62 ..... 36 ..... 20 Dec. Sgt. John S. Kilday . . ... . ..... Traffic Area #2 .... 63 .. .. . 33 .. . . 20 Dec.
Ptlmn. John Kunz
. . .. .. .. . Task Force-Admin . 55.
. 23 .
1 Jan.
Ptlmn . James T. I.ock . ... _ .. . . youth Div.-Admin . . 56 .
. 25 .
.. 27 Dec .
Ptlmn. Denis A. McDonough ... Hit & Run Sec . . . ... -6 3 . . .. 36 . ... , 16 Dec .
Ptlmn. Charles J. Winkler ' .. .. .. Traffic Area #4
. 63 :
.35 . .... 22 Dec.
LAUGHING
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by The Chicago Tribune
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