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memes Y 3+ ‘DA’ 3 New wo Efforts —n In onh Integrity ” Dist. Atty. Henry Wade should have announced cre- ation of his new public integ- rity task force with a great fanfare. It deserves one. In- — stead, The News’ Christi Har- —™ lan discovered the new sec- ky \ tion in the DA’s specialized _ W%\crime division, through a | an te eae net ene ee memo issued by Wade. The section will review problems dealing with cor- ruption of public officials, bribery and election code vio- lations. The past year has seen an increasing . Humber .- of charges of corruption within 63° at Tn gg ee ee local * governments. Dallas school district's problems have been well publicized, and both the city and county have had charges of corrup-- tion levied in their federal © job-training programs. Also complaints about election ir- regularities have cropped ‘up - again. - As recent events have em- phasized, there is an impor- tant role for Wade’s new team. Maybe its very exis- tence will help discourage | some of the unacceptable con- duct that Dallas has suffered in recent months. | cee cea rete eee tee eee > Fs ify ¢: CRE DSOVAIPR