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In 1945, Shurtleff dismissed Police Chief John Haines and named
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640:"Saugus Set to Vote Tomorrow on $ 10,877 for Manager's Office".
503:"Mansfield Has Two Police Chiefs; Haines Defies Official Ouster"
661:. Medford, MA: The Medford Historical Society. Archived from
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