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Woman To Sue Coral Gables For False Arrest

A woman fined $100 and costs on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in Coral Gables Nov. 3 has notified the city she intends to sue and appeal her sentence. Mrs. Betty Jo LaPointe, 33, of 2101 Coral Gate Dr., has posted $200 appeal bond and told the city she intends to sue for false arrest. City Attorney Ted Semple has ignored the suit, claiming the city was not legally notified. The defendant was arrested by Officers Russell Jones and William Wiggins during a spat with her husband at the intersection of Galiano and Miracle Mile. According to Jones, her husband called on police to assist him in talking to his wife. Jones said he tried to talk to Mrs. LaPointe, but that it did no good. Finally he and Wiggins arrested her and brought her to the station. The officer said that Mrs. LaPointe kicked them and tore their shirts. She was charged with intoxication, a charge later deleted, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Judge Charles Spooner found her guilty and fined her $100. A motion for a new trial was denied. Mrs. LaPointe claims that she was illegally arrested and detained. Both the appeal and suit would have to be tried in Circuit Court.

Two New Jobs Filled At Gables City Hall

DWIGHT SMALL MICHAEL LISKIEWICZ One man has been hired and one transferred by the City of Coral Gables to fill two recently created posts of personnel officer in the Personnel Department. They are Dwight Small, 28, of 950 SW Seventh St., and Michael Liskiewicz, 24, of 3411 SW 24th St., former deputy tax collector for the city. Will Assist Small, employed formerly by the U. S. State Department foreign service in South America, will assist Personnel Director Robert Harrison by interviewing applicants, testing and keeping records. Liskiewicz, working towards a degree at the University of Miami, will guide the city's safety program and be responsible for collection of property damages for the city. Both men served in the armed forces, Small for two years in Key West as an enlisted man during the Korean War period, and Liskiewicz as a sergeant in the U. S. Army between 1955-58. Native Of New York Liskiewicz, employed by the city in 1958, is a native of Amsterdam, N. Y. Small, a native of Kansas, attended Springfield College for two years. Both men are married, Liskiewicz just recently. Small's wife, Martha, is an airline stewardess for KLM. They have one daughter, Sandra.

Gables Rotary Club Welcomes New Members

The Coral Gables Rotary Club has accepted as new members Bert D. Burris, Dr. Edward Nathan Green and Robert E. Yoxall. Burris, 3712 SW 27th Lane, is a native of Ottawa, Kansas, and attended Kansas City University. A former resident of Orlando, he was president of the Advertising Club of Central Florida and vice president of the Florida Public Relations Association. Burris directs the advertising and publicity department of the City of Coral Gables. Dr. Green Dr. Green, from Woodside, N. Y., was graduated from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry. He is a member of the American Dental Association, International Association of Dental Research and is vice president of the Coral Gables Dental Study Club. He lives at 1425 Cortez Ave. with his wife and three small daughters. Robert Yoxall Yoxall, manager of the Coral Gables Country Club, lives at 6500 Snapper Creek Dr. A University of Miami graduate, he is a member of the Club Managers Association of America, Alumni Gridders and the Chamber of Commerce. He has one son, 11.

Rehabilitation Of Negro Section Goes Forward

Another section in the Negro area of Coral Gables has been declared a rehabilitation area by the City Commission. Meanwhile, F. B. Marshall, director of the Building and Zoning Department, has reported that progress is continuing in other blocks designated rehabilitation areas by the Commission earlier. In Block 3A, McFarlane Homestead Section, Marshall reported the condemnation and removal of two homes. Of a total of 31 houses in the block, 29 received notices of discrepencies, Marshall said. Up To Minimum Of these, 11 were brought up to minimum standards, 12 are in process of repair and no repairs have been made on six others. Fourteen of 20 houses in Block 2A required repair, and 12 were up to minimum standards, with six not requiring repairs. Five houses are still in process of repair and no repairs have been made on three. 30 Homes In the third block, 1A, 30 homes were inspected, with 12 meeting the requirements of the Minimum Housing Code adopted several months ago. Nine houses in this block are under repair, eight more must be repaired and one house has yet to be inspected. Lack of funds was cited by those owners who have not yet complied with the city's orders, Marshall said.

Texaco Grant To UM

The University of Miami has received a $1500 unrestricted grant from Texaco Inc. which University President Jay F. W. Pearson said will be used to purchase electronic equipment for UM's Audio-Visual Aids Building now under construction.

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They Helped Bring Santa

Santa Claus came to Coral Gables in a big way recently. Abandoning the usual sleigh for a helicopter, he landed at City Hall and was welcomed by almost 200 children. Also on hand to add the proper atmosphere were Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Jerry Veri and his Veritones. Responsible for bringing the beloved symbol of Christmas to Coral Gables were Dan Ferber, of Loffler Brothers Oyster House, and Fran Beecher of Pygmalion. Working as a committee for the Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the two business people have arranged for Santa to see and be seen by many Gables residents. Until Dec. 23 from 7 to 9 each night, Santa will travel through the Coral Gables business district on a lighted float. Monday through Saturday, from 1-2 p.m., he will visit with children at Alhambra Circle and Ponce de Leon and will appear in the park in the 200 block of Miracle Mile from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Gables Grants Funds To Help Flower Show

The Coral Gables City Commission last week voted an extra $250 to help back the flower show which will be sponsored by the Coral Gables Garden Club, Feb. 24-24, at the Masonic Lodge Hall. This raised the total appropriation to $100 for the public show, scheduled to open at 1 p.m., Feb. 24, and close at 9 p.m. the following day.

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San Amaro Plan Advances

The proposed widening and beautification of San Amaro Dr. on the University of Miami Main Campus took another step forward Tuesday when the Coral Gables City Commission put on first reading an ordinance accepting a strip of land bordering the street from the University. A hearing on the widening proposal was held several weeks ago by the Commission. The plan is part of an overall change in the street layout at the Main Campus which includes the dead ending of University Dr. at Miller Dr. and creation of a "mall."

Gables May Add Sound To Golf Film

Coral Gables City Commissioners are toying with the idea of having a half-hour long series of film clips of the recent Coral Gables Open Golf Tournament made into a narrated film. The silent film was donated to the city by television station WCKT.

Orchids Fanciers Growing

President Lewis C. Vaughn of the South Florida Orchid Society has announced that this organization's membership just passed the 500 mark and is expected to reach 600 before the International Orchid Show in February.

Speech Book Collection Donated To University

More than 300 books on speech has been donated to the University of Miami's new speech laboratory by Mrs. Donald A. Schultz, whose late husband was a prominent Coral Gables psychologist and therapist Used for research and instruction in speech classes, the laboratory is equipped with tape recorders to permit playback of speeches to small groups. Florida's tomato harvest averages more than $40,000,000 annually.

UM Demonstration Quartet Receives Grant

The University of Miami has received a $1500 grant to help support its Demonstration String Quartet which plays annually to some 30,000 elementary school students. Dean John Bitter of the UM School of Music said the grant for the 1961-1962 school year from the Theodore Presser Foundation of Philadelphia may enable the quartet to add to its schedule of performances for fifth and sixth grade students in more than 75 public and private schools in Dade County.

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