Paint by numbers
The signs that delegates are waving in the convention hall are the work of several hundred young Republicans staying this week at a University of Pennsylvania dorm. They’ll use ...
30,000: sheets of white poster board
1,100: foam brushes
280: bottles of red, blue and black tempera paint
24: suggested slogans, including six in Spanish
Police Uniforms
Maybe it’s their summer-weight shirts. Or maybe, it’s the white hats worn by some police officers. Whatever it is, Philadelphia’s men and women in powder blue look, well, approachable. “Non-intimidating” as Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan put it.
The Republican mayor, who will host the Democratic convention in two weeks, was one of many convention attendees--and even protesters--to contrast Philadelphia officers with the imposing, dark-uniformed LAPD.
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Compiled by MASSIE RITSCH / Los Angeles Times
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