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Show Mayor of Philadelphia Issues Emergency Order in Strike PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 4 LV) A state of emergency to com bat violence vio-lence and preserve the public peace waa proclaimed by Mayor 8. Davis Wilson today at tha truck atrike. which began lait Monday, apread to additional truck driven. Determined that foodituffa and other necessitiea ahall not be Interfered Inter-fered with, and that truck operator! opera-tor! and companlei who have aigned contract! with union! ihall not be moleeted, the mayor aigned tha proclamation proc-lamation aa report! of further violence vio-lence to working driven were re ceived. . Superintendent of Police Edward Hubbi, informed the mayor that police were ready for any emergency. emer-gency. The question of extending tha atrike that would "halt everything . on wheel!" ii to be taken up at a meeting today of the executive board of the teamster joint council. coun-cil. American Federation of Labor. A citywide "peace patrol" of 1800 automobile each carrying four po- llcemen, waa ordered by Supcrin. tendent Hubbe. |