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:Governog: Hits L.A. Officers Francisco or other centers of By JAMES C. ANDERSON population in the state, Brown SACRAMENTO, March 31|said he felt law enforcement (UPI) —Governor Edmund|was doing an “excellent job” in San Francisco, Alameda, G. Brown said today a good}, omento, Santa Clara and ‘a good job of law enforce. ment is not being done {H-; Los Angeles?” . ta fie] governor. — Loe, Asked if this applied to San 0. ; 4 “The chief of police of Los Angeles has seen fit even to criticize J. Edgar | [Hoover (FBI head),” Brown said, “You'll find that J. jjEdgar Hoover agrees with lime on the quality of law enforcement in Los An- ator.”. “gre not doing lawenforce-||" Brown said he was not, crith ent any good.” . cizing chiefs of police-in other ‘incorporated cities in Los An- : ae DX \i geles County but was. refer-. targets of: his: wrath but -Be)ring to the city of Los Angeles proper and the -unincorpo rated area which is in PICTURE’. “and Pm not refer-. Angeles County. Both Parker|| ring. to Ot a eeatoree: iand Pitchess criticized Brown|} ment,” the governor added. for saving Erwin -(Machinel| “I mean the entire law en- Gun) Walker, a. highway pa: trolman’s killer, from the ‘gas “Constant criticism: “8 ho obviously af \ eas good jobs nent city and county.” “Definitely,” snapped tet A forcement picture in the. Atter. Brown commuted sparingly during Sy5 sentence to life/in ts bee earlier this week, to use-them sparing! the Pyrerassued a statem t Ini remainder of his ne = itchess. . .- _ (Continued. from Page 3)" © which he said the governor's action demonstrated his “soft attitude toward-crime.” Pitchess _ algo criticized. the commutation. Se. “Qur Southern California peace officers, none of whom were here or heard the testimony, have. seen: Zit again to criticize the gov-. ernor for :exercising clem- ency power,” Brown ‘said. “These are enforcement’ officials where we've seen the highest. crime rate go up and up without any ‘de- crease..in eight .or nine KILLER “WAS INSANE”: Brown ‘gaid -all- the testi, mony, showed ‘Walker was in sane when he first was put in death row in 1949 and. “all indications are this man would become insane. again qf he were returned to. death “This would have been torture, not punishment,” Brown insisted. = The governor said he nad used his clemency powers years in office and intended his first two} a on ane!