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This local-level "Mr. Fixit," as Gellhorn calls him, would have some serious immediate problems to deal with...
...problem of police brutally and discourtesy is not nearly as acute as it was 30 years ago, Gellhorn said. "Today, the New York and Washington police forces are models of decorum...
...Gellhorn proposed that a single local official replace the civilian review board. He could handle grievances against the police department and also against public housing, welfare, school and other municipal authorities...
People are also poorly treated in municipal housing projects, Gellhorn added. "The process for expelling people from public housing is perfectly absurd and something should be done about it," he said...
Housing regulations are not up-to-date, Gellhorn continued. Women are thrown out of projects merely for having an illegitimate child. "Sexual intercourse, with or without pregnancy, is scarcely contrary to the American way of life," he concluded...