October 6, 1962, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern
1962 brought to town what the well-dressed local police officer would be wearing while fighting crime and enforcing the law. It's a definite mid-century police issue, complete with that "Sam Browne" belt. Today, the belt has been relegated to ceremonial use, if at all, in police forces nationwide. Safety issues have rendered the belt obsolete because the vertical design of the belt could enable others to gain physical control of law enforcement officers in an altercation. But seeing that belt definitely says "police."
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