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-** and Sheriff Pitchess anf the d ‘ Bpard Lauds Pitches | and Criticizes Brown Supervisors Praise Sheriff, 4,200 Men in Department for ‘Unquestioned Loyalty’ BY RAY ZEMAN, Times County Bureau Chief Gov. Brown .was criticized 4,200 members of his depart- ment were overwhelmingly “: praised Tuesday ‘by the: ., Board of Supervisors, The board unanimously . adopted a resolution intro- duge y Supery isor Warren. 'M.\Worn, Tt hailed Pitchess protested that Brown di ‘a is department for “un- everi {derogatory statement” criti- _jimous vote of confidence for denipl of probation to offeiding adults who sell hard narcotics to minors, and modifying of search re- Strictions. He told how narcotics ped- dlers now boast of State preme Court rulings w. protect their operations. mention narcotics in iquestioned loyalty, bravery pis annual message when the and devotion” and consist- .lently excellent law enforce-. [ment Supervisor Frank G. Bo-{shackles an officer, that law’ should be changed,” Dorn added. In introducing his resolution, he called the gov- ernor’s criticisms of Police Chief Parker and Sheriff Pitchess “irrational, un- founded and unnecessary.” nelli said Gov. Brown placed Sheriff Pitchess “in a das- ttardly predicament” with his “unfortunate, untimely and cizing law enforcement here. Bonelli insisted upon a unan- Pitchess because “a dark cloud has been cast.” Added Praise . , Chairman Ernest 2 .. Jand” Supervisors Dorn and Kenneth Hahn added praise for both Pitchess and the Los Angeles Police Depart- -|ment and tore at Brown for cotics legislation. { Oncol 3 i edi: “In 1960,” Pitchess said, Dorn said he was shocked: ‘our department ‘got 97% ih convictions in all cases taken before the Superior Court.” He said up-to-date statis- tics will be furnished to the of search and seizure restric- ‘tions. Dorn and Debs insist- jed upon a law to permit search of an automobile |without a warrant upon ‘“reasonable cause” to be- lieve it holds narcotics. _ Peddlers Protected orn traced the histo the county’s disagreements| |one / with Brown over penalties,| iy when Earl Warren was sion Trails Assn. requdst for ~ Legislature opened. “T think that when a law Pitchess said he was over- lwhelmed by the supervisors’ ‘praise and said he regretted. Brown’s use of ‘his-offite to ‘Debs express personat animosity. Statistics Questioned - He said Brown used .some statistics. out of context in ‘his criticism of law enforce- _Mment here and used some that are erroneous. : governor's Office. ’ Would Demand Action ‘Jf a crime commission ‘had been functioning |the pa three years,” Hahn spid, “Tdam sure its memUers would have spotlighted he, increase in crime and nar-' coties traffic in California and would have demanded: action by the Legislature and the governor.” In other actions Tuesday the Board of Supervisors: Designated April 8-28 as Stl Italian Centennial Weeks. Appointed Leon Shapiro to’ tht County Housing Authori- roclaimed: April 17-27 as Bike Safety ‘Week, - = ~~ Approved a distinguished ‘service medal for George Pepperdine, founder of Pep- perdine College. = Designated April 16-19-as Pharmacy Week, =’ _ Endorsed Assembly Bill 1320 to provide more high- way funds for southern counties. = . Endorsed Senate Bill 455 (House Resolution 3083) for federal air pollution re- search, © oo ’ Authorized a four-month leave of absence for Dr. Wil- liam ‘S. Stewart, arboretum director, to study drought and fire-resistant plants in South Afirea, = 7: _ Asked for bids April 19 on a $28,751. development of Southwest Sportsman's Park at 9835'S Western Ave. -* . : ‘Asked for bids May.‘3 on a $226,443 development. of Lane Park at Quartz Hill. _ Approved a joint powers agreement With the ‘city of ' Maywood to: build a °3,000- ; sq.-ft. branch library ‘at.4323 ' E Slauson Ave. ie, Approved final plans for a $44,500 enlargement of a In a statewide move county branch library at 222 lagainst crime, the supervi- . sors adopted a motidn of Su- pervisor Hahn urging ipoin of| |crim¢ commission similar hich worked effectiye- . governor. Harvard Ave., Claremont. | Received a Greek Theater As. request for a $25,000 ent of a permanent allgtment in the anjual county budget.. eceived a. Californig Mis- a $6,000 allotment, _. See! ma °N OS aor THATS