On this date in 1949, Fargo City Commission suspended City Manager LeRoy Harlow and accepted Police Chief Lloyd Jester’s resignation following a dispute over authority and cooperation, amid denials of political bias and calls to retain the city manager form of government.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

The Fargo city commission yesterday suspended City Manager LeRoy F. Harlow and approved the resignation of Chief of Police Lloyd G. Jester.

The double-barreled action was the outgrowth of Harlow’s attempt to fire Jester last August. The dismissal backfired because Harlow acted without first discussing the matter with the city commission and thereby incurred its displeasure.

In suspending Harlow, the commission yesterday approved a statement of charges ag

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