Letter to Oregon State Emergency Board Chairman on costs of additional law enforcement for the 1970 American Legion Convention

Title

Letter to Oregon State Emergency Board Chairman on costs of additional law enforcement for the 1970 American Legion Convention

Description

Letter from the director of Governor Tom McCall's Executive Department, Ed Westerdahl II, to the State Emergency Board Chairman, E.D. Potts. The letter describes lower-than-expected costs for additional law enforcement during the 1970 American Legion Convention. McCall famously sponsored a free concert, 'Vortex I,' in order to avoid a clash between Vietnam War protesters and attendees of the conference.

Creator

Westerdahl, Edward, Jr.

Identifier

PUA_MS96_645.pdf

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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