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Captain John C. Prendergast chief of the uniformed force of the Chicago police, defended the tactics used by his men last May 30 when ten marching strikers were killed at the South Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Corp..
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Testifying before the Civil Liberties Committee today, Capt. John C. Prendergast chief of the uniformed force of the Chicago police, defended the tactics used by his men last May 30 when ten marching strikers were killed at the South Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Corp. Prendergast said he was told by higher officials to 'preserve law and order' and that there was to 'no sitdown strikers,' 6/30/37
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