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Date:
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DAILY NEWS
WED APRIL 10, 1991
Front Section, Page 1
Title: BRADLEY, GATES CALL TRUCE
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By Rick Orlov
and Patrick McGreevy
·Daily News Staff Writers
Mayor Tom Bradley and Po­
.Jice Chief Daryl F. Gates de­
. cl¥ed a truce Tuesday in their
·:battle over the city's Police Department,
yet neither man gave
ground - Bradley said he still
wants Gates to resign, and the
: chief said he won't do so.
'. At a meeting arranged by City
Council president John Ferraro,
Gates and Bradley agreed to suspend
a war of words that grew
out of the police beating of Rodney
King - acknowledging that
it was splitting the city apart.
But sources said both men rejected
a compromise offered by
Ferraro that called on Bradley to
ask the Police Commission to rescind
the chiefs suspension in return
for Gates' promise to retire
when he turns 65 in August.
At a press conference after the
meet!ng, Gates and Bradley
promised only to suspend their
.public battling over the issue.
· .. 1 think the meeting this afternoon
is a clear recognition of the
damage that has been done to our
:city and the Police Department,
and we concluded we would take
1his step to heal the differences
that have developed already "
Bradley said. ~
Gates said he had the same
concerns as Bradley. .,
"We do agree that we need to·
get this city back in shape, get it;
back in order, get it back to the
level of support from the community
we had before the Rodney
King incident," Gates said.
. On April 2, Bradley met briefly
"'with Gates and later issued a.
public statement calling on Gates
_1o resign for the good of the city. 1
I Two days later. 'the Police
Commission placea·. Gates on a
60-day paid administrative leave.
But on Friday, the City Council
sided with Gates and agreed to a
court settlement that would allow
Gates to return to work. · ·
A judge temporarily agreed
Monday to let Gates resume
command until an April 25 court
·hearing.
On Tuesday, Bradley said he
has not changed his view that
Gates should resign, and said he
would not ask the Police Commission
to change its action.
"I made that statement then
and I stand by that statement "
Bradley said. · '
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