policewomen were ordered to go through fire arms training, after which they were issued .38 caliber revolvers.

[1] In 1939, Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron, a reformer who had closed down 600 bordellos in L.A. after assuming office in a drive against corruption, and his Police Commission had all the extant L.A.P.D.

Davidson said he was not interested in continuing as chief as he did not want "to be pushed around every time a new administration took office."

Lieutenant Hohmann placed first on the test, and became the official selection of the Police Commission.

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