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Policeman for every block eyed in quirky city plan
A jumbled column mixes urban reform talk by Commissioner Joan Alcock proposing police on every block, with satirical musings on public speakers, film gossip, and a parade of eclectic quotes. It sketches a playful, tensioned city scene and a tongue in cheek snapshot of 1940s media satire.
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Joan Alcock
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