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C. Gables resident celebrates centennial

Everything isn't bicentennial you know. Sarah Hines Shriver of 1259 Castile Ave., Coral Gables, is celebrating her centennial birthday on Saturday, July 17. Born 100 years ago in Georgia, she began visiting the City Beautiful in 1935 and took up residence in 1968. Joining in for the happy day will be her daughters, Mrs. S.S. Stahl, Sr., a long time Gables resident and Mrs. Thomas Grady also of Coral Gables. Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shriver, are also in town for the congratulating.

Off we go . . .

The Coral Gables Chamber is having its coffee on July 22 (this one sponsored by Ferendino, Grafton, Spillis, Candella), and guest speaker is Lt. Col. Bob Zellermayer, of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Zellermayer Wonder if any Gables cops were asked to show up to hear him talk about the B-1 bomber and the F-15 fighter? Perhaps since they once lost the battle of the helicopter they might be interested in landing an F-15 atop the station. Or perhaps the firemen might take note. There's nothing like a B-1 bomber to fight those fires on the 14th floor.

Lotsa luck

Thomas Richard D. Thomas, administrator of Coral Gables Hospital for more than four years, has resigned to accept a position as Eastern Regional Director for AID, Inc., a hospital management corporation headquartered in Pennsylvania. While here, he not only expanded the hospital but was instrumental in the winning of the "best hospital" award for the facility.

Honor among men

Paul Plescow, 14700 SW 87th Ct., recent graduate of Christopher Columbus High, marched right on in to West Point on July 7. He was nominated for the Academy by Sen. Dick Stone. Paul could have gone to Harvard, Cornell or the Citadel but they lost out. Paul's older brother David is an honor student at FIU and his young brother John, is an honor student at Palmetto Junior High. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Plescow, certainly have an honorable family.

Full Moon: Does crime rise under its spell?

By ELIZABETH OWEN Staff Writer Sunday, July 11, a Richmond Heights man, J.C. Duncan, 46, allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend, Nessie Mae Love, 41. Metro police said the couple had apparently argued as Ms. Love prepared to leave Duncan's house. Early Monday morning, July 12, the Coral Gables police were called to a domestic disturbance at an apartment on Santilane Avenue. When officers arrived, an intoxicated woman complained that her son had beaten her up and stolen her car. At 11:15 p.m. Sunday, July 11, James Lennox, 20, and his brother Robert, 17, were kidnapped, beaten and robbed by a gang of men in South Dade. Saturday, July 19, a horse broke loose and ran down Biltmore Way in Coral Gables, and Sunday, July 11, an $1,800 parrot was stolen from the Mendez family also in Coral Gables. The above incidents, seemingly unrelated, have at least one thing in common: they all occurred during the weekend of the full moon. According to police spokesmen in Coral Gables and South Dade, crimes of an emotional or far-out nature seem to run rampant when the moon is full. "Over the years, it's been the opinion of many people in law enforcement that there's a very definite relationship between crimes of passion and the full moon," said Dennis Koronkiewicz, See POLICE, Page 16

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Cat burglar pulls dozens jobs in Coral Gables neighborhood

By ERICA MEYER Staff Writer The cat burglar comes stealthily in the night. This week, he has crept into and stolen from 12 different Coral Gables homes as the owners slept. Between 9:10 a.m. Monday, July 12 and 2:30 a.m. Thursday, July 15, the cat burglar pried open the sliding glass back doors at 12 houses, mostly in the Blue Road or Sunset Drive areas of the Gables and helped himself to cameras, silverware and jewelry. Police spokesman Dennis Koronkiewicz grudgingly admits that the thief "is a pro or semi-pro." He moved so quietly at one home that two German Shepherds slept through the robbery. Most of the robberies happened between midnight and 6 a.m. No one has seen the burglar. No one has seen his car. "No one hears anything," Koronkiewicz said. "They get up in the morning and find their rear doors open and several items missing." The cat burglar's personal crime wave looks like this so far: Thursday, July 15 between 1 and 2:30 a.m., the home of Douglas Conway, 608 San Esteban, was entered through the sliding glass door on the ground floor. Two briefcases were taken from a downstairs closet and a camera was removed from dining room dresser. Cash and checks were removed from the briefcases and the victim's keys were stolen. Between 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 13 and 4 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, jalousie panes were removed from the kitchen door and a thief entered the home of Carroll B. Hawdershelt, 7 Santurce Ave. Stereo equipment and loose change were stolen. Between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13 and 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, a thief opened the Florida room sliding glass doors at the home of William R. King, 7811 Antimera St., and took only a $1,000 Fairfax silver tea service from the dining room. Between midnight and 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, a thief slit the See NO, Page 18

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