Radio: The Line-Up

Television got widely varying reactions last week from the nation's police. The score card:

¶In Tallahassee, the state road department ordered TV sets installed in each of Florida's convict road camps "to improve the morale of the prisoners."

¶In New York City, Police Commissioner Francis Adams announced plans for an experimental city-wide telecast of the daily police lineup. Eventually, TV sets will be placed in New York's 85 precinct stations so that almost all detectives will be able to attend the line-up without leaving their own commands.

¶In Spring Valley, N.Y., ex-Convict George Poper...

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