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...five years since Tonis became chief, the University Police force has grown larger and more professional. In June 1965, at the request of Radcliffe and the Med School, the Police replaced the night watchman service patrolling the two campuses. The additions gave the organization responsibility for guarding the entire University, 24 hours a day. To meet new demands, the central headquarters in Grays Hall opened two branch posts, one in each of the new areas, and the force expanded from...
...NIGHT WATCHMAN'S PREFACE...
...night, fire suddenly broke out in a booth in the main exhibition hall. Within 15 minutes, McCormick Place was an inferno; because of the intensity of the fire and its rapid spread in all directions, investigators suspected that defective electrical wiring was the cause. Eight hours later, one watchman was dead and one of the world's great exhibition halls had been utterly devastated. The economic wreckage was incalculable...
...steady snow was falling on Lake Huron as the 603-ft. freighter Daniel J. Morrell steamed toward Taconite, Minn., for a load of iron ore, but the night was otherwise tranquil. Watchman Dennis Hale, 26, ended his tour of duty, had a snack in the galley and headed for his bunk. Six hours later, he was awakened by "two loud thumps," followed by the insistent clang of the emergency bell. Clad only in underwear and peacoat (he couldn't find his trousers), Hale sped topside-and gasped at what he saw. Lashed by a sudden, severe Great Lakes storm...
This question of supervision is now the only major stumbling block to the actual institution of the lounge. Possible plans include having the night watchman or the University Police patrol the building, instituting a system by which Radcliffe girls can watch it themselves, or issuing keys to all those interested...