Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Wednesday, September 1, 1976, page 4 (of 61)
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Family feuds part of day's work
In the space of 15 minutes, Coral Gables police Officer John M. Arwood found himself in the middle of two domestic quarrels. At 10:02 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, Robert Evans, 45, 126 S. Dixie, called the department for help. When Officer Arwood arrived, he found Evans bleeding from a cut on his left shoulder blade. Evans claimed that he and his host, Roscoe Reed, 36 — who had since split the scene — had argued over who was going to use the restroom first. The two reportedly scuffled, and Evans apparently got the worst of the fight. Officer Arwood dutifully saw that Evans received first-aid, then continued on his rounds. At 10:15 a.m., the policeman was cruising in the 100 block of Industrial Avenue, when he saw James Sykes, 28, and Bertha Burgess, 42, screaming at each other. Sykes, according to Arwood, rode a bicycle over Ms. Burgess' foot, and the two began struggling. Sykes grabbed his companion by the throat, and when she tried to pull away, he slugged her, according to the officer. With that, Arwood arrested Sykes and had him transported to the Dade County stockade on charges of disorderly conduct. All in a day's work.
Douglas line scrapped
The controversial Douglas Road corridor, a 2.6 mile stretch of the proposed rapid transit route, which would have connected South Dixie Highway and Flagler Street, has been deleted from Stage II of the proposed system. In a special briefing to the media Tuesday, county Transportation Coordinator John A. Dyer announced several additions and deletions to Stage II and III of the rapid transit system. All in all, the changes did not vary the total number of miles on the last two stages of the rapid transportation program. A little more than a year ago, Dyer had warned Coral Gables businessmen that there could be a "total turnaround in business in Coral Gables if there is no access to the city" via rapid transit.
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REP. JOE GERSTEN GOT THINGS DONE FOR CORAL GABLES
Mayor Bob Knight Presents Rep. Joe Gersten With Resolution of Appreciation A sudden court decision barring most overtime parking tickets threatened a crisis in Coral Gables police department and city hall. Regular policemen were in danger of being taken off crime fighting jobs to hand out parking tickets. City revenues could have plummeted, with the prospect of increased property taxes to make up the deficit. Rep. Joe Gersten's emergency legislation restored authority to meter enforcement personnel, bringing an official resolution thanking Rep. Joe Gersten. Among the prominent leaders endorsing Joe Gersten for re-election are: Hon. Marshall Harris Murry Dubbin Sandy D'Alemberte Mayor Jack Block Tom McAliley Elizabeth Virrick William E. Walsh, Jr. Thomas Belikes Joe Murphy Janet McAliley Len Holloway Bruce Lancaster Sen. George Firestone Vice-Mayor Rose Gordon John Bethea Parker Thompson E. Albert Pallot Dan Paul Comm. J. L. Plummer Janet Reno William McLeod, Jr. Dick Pettigrew Louis Jepeway Joseph M. Fitzgerald Vice-Mayor Cathy McCann John Edward Smith Ron Robison Peter Bermont Mort Silberman Jack McDonough Sara Smith Muriel Solomon Ruth Admire Re-elect State Representative Joe GERSTEN Florida House of Representatives, District 109 Democrat Pd. Pol. Adv. Campaign Treasurer David Gersten VOTE SEPT. 7th LEVER 7-A