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NO ACTION ON POLICE SHORT WAVE BILL THIS SESSION
The Radio Manufacturers Association, the Federal Radio Commission end others are opposing a hill intro¬ duced by Representative Ludlow, a Democrat, of Indiana, which would require licensing by federal district attorneys to prevent criminals from using short wave sets to evade arrest. Representative Ludlow introduced the bill at the request of Michael F. Morrissey, chief of the Indiana¬ polis police, who reports that crooks have their cars equipped with short wave sets.
A hea.ring was held on the bill last week but Repre¬ sentative Ludlow said there was not a chance of its being reported out or acted upon at this session. Another bill, which would make the use of short wave sets to evade ar¬ rest illegal and would bring it under the penalizing section of the Federal Radio Act.
Chief Morrissey brought as an exhibit a short-wave set taken from an automobile used by the criminals who murdered an Indianapolis police officer. Both he and Capt. Robert Batts, of Indianapolis, cited many instances where desperate criminals managed to escape by picking up police signals.
A zealous public, with a nose for excitement, is in¬ terfering with police activities, Maj. Ernest V7. Brown, superintendent of the Washington police testified. Alarms, broadcast via short wave radio, are bringing almost as many civilians as policemen to the scenes of various incidents which require the strong arm of the law.
Maj . Brown cited the recent riot call at the baseba.ll park in Washington as an example. When the alarm of trouble at the ball park was put on the air citizens riding in auto¬ mobiles equipped with sets scurried to the scene, many of them arriving before the police.
"After the riot call was sent", Maj. Brown testified,
"so many persons with short wave sets heard it that by the time the police arrived the congestion was so great it was difficult to restore order."
Maj. Brown indicated he did not approve of the Ludlow bill as it now stands, but said it could be improved "with study". He added:
"Police radio is very necessary because many crooks are now using short-wave radios to get information on police activities. Recently in our city we apprehended six bank robbers who had been receiving information through
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