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Melvin Belli — Part 7
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Brown‘re-affirms.a pledge = =~
=" am: doing an honest job and a good job. I will never
“do anything to make my wi
porters ashamed of me.” .._ . .-
' A ‘sheriff in this county can become independently
will never-do.” «3 =) &:.
. '“T-am: living on my
This is not easy'as there
‘a public official that hadn't figured on.” —
< The sheriff said he has just borrowe
salary, which I said I
fe and seven kids or my sup-
wealthy~in justone. year,” Brown bluntly stated. “This I
would do.
are lots of additional expenses as
d money to paint
his house .and-he is paying off a new car. He added that he
pay George Newell the funds ad-
has not yet been ‘able to
vanced during the campaign
0.
but he certainly intends to do
' Brown disclosed that so,far he has turned over to the
county about $7,000 which he is legally entitled to keep as
part of his sheriff's fees. He is the first sheriff in this
county to'do so. Other sheriffs in non-chartered counties
currently keep these funds, as allowed by state law.
“Brown said he has learned a lot since January. - -
School of hard knocks
"J have learned not to knock my
wal! in trying to get things done. Ma
a lot. I am going slower.”
He added there are many
department, He emphasize
farm, which could be completely self-s
-raise food for the.county
The water at the prese
said, and-it costs the county
Prisoners carry water to their
tin cans and guards bring wa
theiz homes. ‘Farm facilit
should be ashamed of. it.
. |. Brown stated he’is 't
this and other problems..
nll
head against a stone
rtinez has taught me
things yet to be changed in his
d the need for a new prison
sipporting and even
hospital and juvenile home.
nt farm is contaminated, he
$60 a day to bring in water.
‘barracks from the tank in
ter in thermos jugs .from
ies are inadequate and the county
rying to get the county to.act on
eet
Mr. Tolsen_
Mer, Boardman.
ifs. Nishels__
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Mr. Ho man. j
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