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...since 1927. I've sent open-occupancy legislation to our city council three times, and three times the Democrats have killed it. There are many things that need to be changed in our city, and you can help us. You can help me." Taut, trim Major General George Gelston, Baltimore's acting police commissioner, added his voice: "Look, I've only been a policeman since April, and I'm going to quit in September. All I want is to get the job done, and part of that job is maintaining the peace in Baltimore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Chilling Shift | 6/10/1966 | See Source »

Reprieved & Relieved. To perform the major surgery that the Baltimore department needs, Governor J. Millard Tawes last week appointed State Adjutant General George M. Gelston, 53, who commanded Maryland's National Guard during the Cambridge race riots of 1963 and 1964. Gelston, a trim, crew-cut six-footer who won plaudits from both whites and Negroes for his fair, imperturbable handling of a potentially bloody conflict, plans a major reorganization, including such reforms as an inspector general to hear complaints from the ranks, stiffer recruitment standards, and more Negro cops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baltimore: Welcome to the Casbah! | 2/4/1966 | See Source »

...Block will remain-with a major difference. "Operating the nightclubs is perfectly legal," says Gelston, "and there is no intention of closing them down. But we are going to close down the illegal operations that go on-soliciting, gambling and narcotics peddling. I'll give the Block fair warning. If they won't listen, I want them raided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baltimore: Welcome to the Casbah! | 2/4/1966 | See Source »

...Race Street, Cambridge's black-white dividing line, a row of Guardsmen, bayonets fixed on their empty rifles, blocked the marchers' way. "Stop this and take them back!" Brigadier General George Gelston, commander of the Guard unit, yelled through a bullhorn to Gloria Richardson. The Wallace meeting, he told them, "is a complete flop. Don't ruin your chances by going over there. It's only half full." A bottle arced out of the darkness and smashed on Gelston's Jeep. Rocks were thrown at the Guardsmen, striking some. At length, Gloria persuaded the grumbling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats: Uninvited Guest | 5/22/1964 | See Source »

...Gelston T. King...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Roster of Alumni Returning for AHC Post-Victory Meeting | 6/4/1946 | See Source »

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