Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 64, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1968 Page: 5 of 44
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rift Attorney, Police Prepared
OKLAHOMA CITV TIMES Friday, May 3, 1968
ounty ‘Disorder’ Plans Aired
& By Mary Jo NeUon
Jpiitrict Attorney Curtis P.
pirria said Wednesday he is
lid of the Oklahoma City
Fgro community for prac-
(ing restraint while racial
blence and looting were oe-
ring in other cities.
Bimultaneously, Harris
!ld he hopes no one will as*
fme that similar outbreaks
(uld not happen locally, de-
spite generally good rela-
tions between racial groups
If looting and violence do
erupt in the county, Harris
said, he is prepared to take
_ j that would insure pun-
nent of lawbreakers,
he district attorney said
_ believes Gov. Bartlett’s
^ftit for dealing with riots
J00uld not be adequate in as-
king speedy and efficient
^foaecution of persons who
loot and burn proper-
graphed along v/ith the ar-
resting officer and any loot
recovered.
Harris said these would be
instant process films, which
the policeman would Identify
at the scene, by placing his
signature, on the photo.
Identification would be by
number if the violator’s true
and correct name was un-
known.
Other data that would be
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•Our immediate concern
would be to stop any looting
and burning that would be in
progress," Harris said.
"But it would be equally
important to prevent more
future disorder by prosecut-
ing, punishing and removing
from our streets those who
cause the riots."
Police Capt. Sam Watson
has said Oklahoma City po-
lice are as prepared for civil
needed lor proved,Ion in to**°<
it
^t'So far, no district attor-
ney has been asked to take
tat In the governor'*
conferences or to offer any
Syjigostion for prosecuting
tar violators," Harris said,
•ikarris said he hopes OkUr
tana City police and others
ifivolved in riot control plan-
ning would assist his office
I®-taking immediate steps to
ftixecute persons who loot
|iM burn.
said he favors establ-
ishing a series of arrest cen-
|4rs in trouble areas, wherp
arrested persons would be
flften at once.
^JDnce a policemant or oth-
gp enforcement agent arrest-
a violator, it would be his
jpty to get that person to a
nter, where he would be
erprinted and photo-
court also could be noted on
the photo.
Harris said such evidence
would be invaluable in jury
trials of the accused per-
sons, even when identity
could not be established
immediately.
Harris said arrested per-
sons should be transported
to a confinement center — if
not a jail — then some ade-
quate building pressed into
service for use as a tempo-
rary prison.
Here, he said, prosecutors
would be available to draw
up the correct charge
against each violator, and
secretaries would be avail-
able to type the formal docu-
ments.
Harris said he has been
assured by district and com-
mon pleas judges of this
county that jurists would be
made available in such a sit-
uation to arraign each pris-
oner immediately, and to
properly advise him of his
rights under the law and the
constitution.
He said the judges also
would decide on bail for pris-
oners, and said his staff
would request high bonds to
insure the peace.
comparable size in the coun-
try.
The department's commu-
nity relations officer, Watson
said the police administra-
tion is aware that trouble
could develop locally, and
has taken preventive and
training measures.
He said the preparation
could make the difference
between the city's having a
minor skirmish or a major
riot.
There is a written plan
that would be followed in
any racial crisis. This is the
same plan that would be ac-
tivated in other types of
emergencies. It involves nu-
merous supporting groups —
Edsel Called
Marvelous Car
SAN LEANDRO. Calif.
(AP) — Edsel Henry Ford,
no relation to the Ford Mo-
tor Co. Fords, is passionate-
ly devoted lo the car that
bears his name — the Edsel.
Edsel says the car is “a
beautiful thing ... a mar-
velous car." He has five or
them and he's president of
the Edsel Club of America
the highway patrol. National
Guard. Oklahoma Bureau of
Investigation, the sheriff s
office and the police depart-
ments of several metropoli-
tan suburbs.
An "operation alert” sev-
eral weeks ago put the force
through a simulated emer-
gency, with personnel car-
rying their specific assign-]
ments of the crisis plan.
If any emergency devel-]
ops, headquarters will shift
to the city’s civil defense |
center on N Eastern.
Watson and four other de-|
partment officers have at-
tended riot control schools in
other cities In the past three
months. Watson trained in
Sacramento, Calif.; Capt.
Weldon Davis, assistant
scoutcar division command-
er, and Sgt. Bob Hutton,
scoutcar officer, at Camp
Gordon, Ga.; Maj. Kenneth
Nash, headquarters com-
mander, at Cleveland, and]
Lt. Tom Heggy. planning of-|
ficer, in Norman.
Police commanders pin j
their hopes for controlling
any riot, and their training!
activities, on moving inj
enough men to contain a|
flarcup before It gets out of]
hand.
If trouble develops in any!
section, a field lieutenant j
would be dispatched there at
once. He would have the]
area closed off by moving in
groups of men from all di-|
rections.
Watson said four-member I
police teams are being]
formed to handle any sniper
situations. Each team in-
cludes a spotter, an expert]
rifleman and two officers!
armed with shotguns.
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Gaylord, E. K. Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 64, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1968, newspaper, May 3, 1968; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc993134/m1/5/?q=1966+yearbook+north+texas+state+university: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.