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Thursday, December 22, 1960, page 17 (of 23)

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Women 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.

Burglary Is Double Surprise

It would be difficult to evaluate who was more surprised in an attempted burglary recently at the office of Dr. James K. McShane, 801 East Ponce de Leon Blvd. First Dr. McShane surprised two burglars when he heard them and opened the door to his office shortly before 8:30 p.m. But then he was surprised when one of them jumped from his second story perch right in front of him. Dr. McShane told Coral Gables police that he gave chase but that one of them pointed a gun at him. Then the gun weilding bandit dropped the gun and fled. It turned out to be a cap pistol.

Speech Book Collection Donated To University

A collection of 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.

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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.

Indoor Sports Club Formed For Handicapped

The first chapter of the National Organization of Indoor Sports Clubs for the Physically Handicapped to be organized in the Greater Miami area will hold it's second meeting on Dec. 16. The meeting at the Koubek Center, University of Miami, 2705 SW 3rd St., will be concerned with policies of the new Miami chapter, said Charles Allen, one of the local chapter organizers. "We are devoted to a program of social rehabilitation for the disabled and expect to take on other projects when fully organized," he said. The Miami chapter was co-organized by Allen, 4995 SW 78th St., and Miss Susan White 700 SW 63rd Ave. "We now have charter signatures of eight people," said Allen. "We expect more at the next meeting and will submit our charter application to the national organization." Allen, chapter organizer for the national organization, recently came here from New York where he helped establish another chapter of the club. Indoor Sports Clubs for the Physically Handicapped have 100 chapters and over 3000 members throughout the United States, he said. "All members of the local chapters and all those who work in the national organization are physically handicapped," he added. For information concerning membership, phone MO 7-6125 or CE 5-2111.

Visitors From Chehalis

Due in Miami Dec. 22 for a week of Coconut Grove sunshine are Mr. and Mrs. Ben Martin of Chehalis, Wash. They'll be visiting their son, Ben F., and his wife Jessie, 3236 Emathla St.

City Truck Blamed For Broken Window

Lambros S. Camitos, 34, of 2905 SW 17th St., reported to Coral Gables police that his windshield was smashed and hood damaged by a rock which flew off a city truck recently. Camitos said he was eastbound on Coral Way in the 7400 block at approximately 10 p.m. when he met the truck coming from the opposite direction. According to his wife, a rock came smashing through the car's windshield as the vehicles met. The victim estimated damage to his car at $150.

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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.

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.

Aid To Schools

Coral Gables High School received $1000 and Ponce de Leon Junior High School $500 from the City of Coral Gables last week when the City Commission approved the appropriation.

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Crime At Minna Lee's

A pair of earrings and a necklace valued at $300 were stolen from a front display counter at Minna Lee's, 252 Miracle Mile, sometime before noon Saturday.

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"The First Noel, The Angels Did Sing"

Again as the wondrous Christmas season opens our hearts, we sense something of the miracle and mystery of the first Christmas. May the blessed Yuletide spirit bring to you and yours all the peace and happiness that the first Christmas brought to the Wise Men. THE TIMES THE GUIDE