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Photograph caption dated July 4, 1957 reads, "Police communications improved - Three workers begin operation of new Van Nuys police radio communications room which opened yesterday. Room will double handling of calls which now average from 1,000 to 1,500 a day. From left are K. Melby, dispatcher R. L. Clark and radio operator Mary Anderson. Room is air-conditioned and sound-proofed."
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Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department Police communication systems--California--Los Angeles Police--Response time--California--Los Angeles Police dispatchers--California--Los Angeles Radio operators--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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