THE WHITE HOUSE FENCE

  (WASHINGTON) - THE SECRET SERVICE SAYS ONE OF WASHINGTON'S "STREET PEOPLE" WAS TAKEN TO SAINT ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION THIS AFTERNOON AFTER HE LOOPED HIS BELT AROUND A PICKET IN THE FENCE IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND SUSPENDING HIMSELF FROM THE FENCE.
  A SECRET SERVICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE INDIVIDUAL -- IDENTIFIED ONLY AS WILLIAM THOMAS -- WAS REMOVED BY U.S. PARK POLICE AFTER DANGLING FROM THE FENCE FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME.
  HE SAID IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THOMAS WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO SCALE THE FENCE.
  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND TWO P.M.
AP-WX-12-25-81 2028EST