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"...pupil mixing". When completed the manual would be distributed to law
agencies throughout the state. The idea of avoiding bad publicity for the city
was not exceptional. Earlier in the history of the DCC, Crossman had
publically noted that in the very nature of the work, the Commission cannot
publicize "... its activities and that funds from the public are needed so that the
Commission can keep things from happening that might injure the city's
reputation." It is suspected that he was referring to events such as the bad
publicity that accompanied violent resistence to integration of the public
schools in other cities( Crime Commission News, October 19, 1957).
The July, 1957 DCC newsletter also praised the DBA for reprimanding
fifteen lawyers for "running business" in the jail. (Barratry?) It also discussed
the problem with pay for DPD officers who started with a base of $340.00 per
month after fifteen months. This contrasted with Ft. Worth officers only
having to wait for six months to reach base pay. The newsletter reported the
tally for beer/wine applications:
Beer Applications -279
Approvals- 171
Denied- 100
Withdrawn-8
These first few years of the DCC had realized some of its goals. It had
received, generally, favorable publicity. Partly because of the members
selected, and that they were appealing to a large group of the population, they
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Latham, H. Lee. A survey of the Greater Dallas Crime Commission and its effect on the, thesis, May 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2792/m1/49/: accessed May 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .