Donohue Plugs Police, Fire Raises: Asks Unemployment Benefits ...
District Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue plugged for police and fire pay raises and higher unemployment payments last night on his weekly radio ÛÏReport to the PeopleÛ over Station WWDC.</br></br>Donohue said that if he has read news accounts correctly it was ÛÏquite likelyÛ his last broadcast as a Commissioner. A Democrat, he expects to be replaced at any moment by a Republican.</br></br>He said he hoped the new Commissioner would continue the 15-minute weekly discussions of District affairs so city residents may be kept ÛÏcontinuously informedÛ of local government problems.</br></br>Donohue said police and fire pay raises, which he has been pushing during his two-year stay at the District Building, are absolutely essential to prevent loss of protection by resignations and a lack of recruits in both department?.</br></br>-But, he stated, according to present budget estimates a larger Federal pavment will be needed to meet the increase.