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Video dating Rusty Chambers dies in crash Story, 1C itfUmMfe Lights, camera, no action Scott Benarde, 1D Home Final 25 Cents THURSDAY, July 2, 1981 I tM1 Oora Wppri Company Atl right irvd may sue JoS. over refugees ship process "shallow" and refugee placer ments "hollow." The governor said a better system must be devised to disperse refugees throughout the country "not just one that unloads refugees in downtown Miami" and to give them genuine opportunities to become economically self-sufficient. "Why does the federal government appear to be focusing resettlement efforts in a manner which results in a hardship and discrimination against the people of Florida?" Graham asked. "It is crucial that the County may fight efficiency study IB By Mark Prendergast Jallahasiee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE Gov. Bob Graham said today he is considering legal action against the federal government to "force the issue" of a national refugee policy to lift the burden on Florida for caring for hundreds of thousands of Cuban and Haitian refugees.

"Despite (the Reagan Administration's) assurances that measures would be de of state and local health, fire and environmental codes. He said the camp is designed to hold 500 people 800 in an emergency but that last week it housed 1,500, forcing the water system to be shut down to prevent overloading of the sewage system. However, the governor conceded there may be a problem of jurisdiction because it is unclear whether state officials can inspect a federal facility to enforce state and local regulations. He labeled the current refugee-sponsor issue of resettlement be accpeted as a national issue, not just an issue for the people of Florida." The only bright note Graham sounded was that legislation pending in the Congress would provide significant financial aid to Florida for refugees. While praising the efforts of the Florida congressional delegation as a whole, Graham a Democrat refused to give specific to Republican Sen.

Paula Hawkins, who has said the refugee problem is one of her top concerns. veloped to curtail the influx of refugees into our state, no such measures have heen formulated," Graham said in a press conference. "We will be reviewing the possibility of federal court action to challenge the legitimacy of the sponsorships which are being relied upon to release persons from the camp at Krome Avenue (in Miami) into the Florida community," he added. Graham said he has asked the state Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to check the camp for violations Stormy weather Callahan oV Mike staff II I I ,11 II 1. III.

IIWILi I 1 I ft T1 HO ITHBIOS a Heavy rains, tornado rip into county By Dan Christensen and Robyn Feldman Staff Writen A heavy thunderstorm drenched Broward with as much as 4 inches of rain this morning and spawned at least one tornado which did minor damage at Port Everglades. Alan MacKay, an air traffic controller at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, said he spotted a waterspout along the coastline at 9:49 a.m. "It was a funnel cloud that touched the water. It was a small one embedded in the clouds," MacKay said. "It didn't last very long, only four minutes." The funnel cloud swept into Port Everglades off the water and slammed into Berth 7, knocking over a shed where hoses were stored and ripping down power lines, according to assistant security chief Bob Jenner.

Jenner described the damage as "minimal." He said crews for Florida Power Light Co. were on the scene making repairs to the lines shortly after the tornado passed through. MacKay said visibility at the airport during the height of the storm was reduced to half a mile. Normal visibility at the airport is seven to 10 miles. The heavy rains also reportedly caused the collapse of a flat roof at an apartment building at 619 SW 14th Ave.

in Fort Lauderdale. One woman was believed to have injured her back in the 6:30 a.m. cave-in. Several cities in South Broward, including Dania and Hallandale, reported scattered power outages and some local flooding. Russ Demarais, an FPL spokesman, said power outages were reported around the county, however, but appeared to be concentrated in southeastern Broward "But it's not too bad for a storm the intensity of the one we had," Demarais said.

Rain gauge readings around the were-scattered. The Hollywood Waste Water Plant at 14th and Taft streets measured 3.9 inches at 10 a.m. The reading at the Coral Springs Improvement District's water plant read 1.16 inches at 9:30 a.m. A rain gauge in downtown Fort Lauderdale was reported to be overflowing with more than 2 inches of water. Bob Case, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Coral Gables, said Broward "bore the brunt" of the heavy weather in South Florida.

"It is heaviest over Broward County. Satellite photos indicate that if you drew a line south of West Palm Beach and extended it out 30 to 40 miles west and then down and out over downtown Miami you could outline it," he said. Chief Leo Callahan 1 Callahan's plan would: Cost $22 million Raise tax rate 10 (Add 45 patrolmen Add lieutenant post Add 17 police cars Add 6 detectives By Robert Barkin Staff Writer Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Leo Callahan today announced a $22 million formula to "effectively deal with the crime problem" by hiring 52 more officers and adding 17 more police cars. The plan would boost the city tax rate by more than 10 percent, pushing the average homeowner's tax bill up about $34 to give the police department 25 percent more money next fiscal year. Callahan called the $4 million hike over the department's current $18 million budget "reasonable." "I could ask for more," Callahan said.

"But we want to tie in good management wilt the budget increase." City Manager dons a nee Hoffmann said she supports Callahan's plan and would present it to City Commissioners next Tuesday. "It's a number I feel comfortable presenting to the City Commissioners," Hoffmann said. If approved by commissioners, Callahan's plan would boost city tax bills from $338 to $372 on a house assessed at $50,000. Even before his budget proposal was drawn, Callahan had the support of his policemen and Mayor Virginia S. Young in his quest for a stronger force.

At the City Commission meeting Tuesday, Young was ready to write the chief a blank check to "make the streets safe again." "We have to give him what he needs to do the job," she said. And the department's Fraternal Order of Police promises to fight for the proposed increases, said Patrolman Ray Edmondson, president of the police union. "The men will do any damn thing they can to get him what he wants," Edmondson said. Edmondson said he already has met with Steve David, the leader of Save Our City, a 100-member business group, to urge support for the new police budget. "We're very much opposed to taxes," David said of his group's position.

"But we have to give the department the money to handle" the crime problem. The $18 million budget for the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, pays for 425 police positions. There are currently 12 vacancies on the force. Callahan said be wants 45 additional patrolmen, six more detectives in the organized crime unit, and a new lieutenant position.

The lieutenant, he said, will be a staff inspector in charge of reviewing ft -s I policies and training. "Forty-five more men sounds like a hell of a lot," Callahan said, "but what we are really talking ii three more car patrols per shift." The starting salary for new patrolmen, with benefits, comes to about $23,000, according to the city manager's New police cars will cost more than $7,500 each. Callahan said the increased manpower will reduce response time to complaints, increase follow-up to the complaints, and give more freedom for preventative patrols. In lending their support to the chief, even before his request was announced, both Young and Edmonson painted a grim picture of the crime problem in the city. "I get letters across my desk from people who care about Fort Lauderdale," Young said.

"Hundreds have banded together to make the city safe again." Edmondson said the city should consider closing the parks "until they are safe to walk in. "They can open them when they are safe," he said. "Right now the streets are not safe." But Callahan said is sometimes overdrawn" about the safety of city residents. He said the problem is the same throughout the country. I Staff photo by JOHN CURRY Water spout spawned by heavy rains moves along coastline this morning.

'It just scared the hell out of me9 By Fred Schulte Stafr Writer Craig DuBois was inside a trailer working on a construction crew payroll with a half dozen other workers at Port Everglades when this morning's storm came up. With it came a water spout. "It split the row of pine trees over the Coast Guard station and came right at us. Pieces of wood started flying toward us," said Dubois, who works for E.B. Fitzpatrick Construction Co.

That's when the workers raced for their cars, and DuBois' nightmare began. His Chevrolet Nova parked alongside the trailer was blocked by another vehicle, leaving him stranded in the storm's path. "For about 10 seconds, I didn't knowvhat was going to happen," said the 20-year-old Dade County resident. "I went into hysterics." An electric wire blew down alongside the car and started spurting sparks near his car door. The wind blew an empty 55-gallon oil drum over the roof while other debris swirled around him.

"It was amazing. It just scared the hell out of me," he said. The waterspout rose over the port about 10:15 a.m., hovering in the port's turning basin near the Southeast 17th Street Causeway bridge- Jobless rate dips; trend broken Inside today Holiday edition tomorrow The Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel will publish a combined holiday edition tomorrow morning. Business and advertising offices of the two newspapers will be closed tomorrow. Vol.

70, No. 202 Deaths 4B Movies 8D World 10-12A draw definitive conclusions about the economy from these data. The department reported these other changes in unemployment rates: Adult men declined from 6.3 percent to 6.1 percent. Adult women declined by 0.3 percentage point to 6.5 percent. Teen-agers declined by 0.5 percentage point to 19 percent.

White workers declined from 6.8 percent to 6.4 percent. Hispanics remained at 10.2 percent. 'V coincident with the closing of schools and the entrance of many young people into the labor force in search of jobs," the department said. "This June, the increase was less than usual and, as a result, unemployment decreased on a seasonally adjusted basis to 7.8 million." Janet Norwood, commissioner of labor statistics, said of the unexpected June decline in unemployment: "It may be that earlier-than-usual school closings increased the supply of job seekers in May, leaving fewer to enter the labor market in June. This may have exaggerated the seasonally adjusted changes in the unemployment rates for May and June." She said in a statement that "w'c- should not The Associated Press WASHINGTON The nation's unemployment rate fell an unexpected 0.3 percentage point in June, breaking a pattern of rising joblessness that coincides with the end of the school year, the Labor Department reported today.

The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said last month's unemployment rate was 7.3 percent of the national workforce, compared to May's 7.6 percent. The decline returned unemployment to the range that had prevailed in February, March and Aoril. "Ufemployment traditionally rises in June Editorial 14-15A National '5 Section Bridge 6-100 Newsmakers 2 A Entertain 1-1 1C 9B Sports Business 13-16C Gossip Newt Phone Circulation 761-4610 Classified 761-4111 Other 761-4000 Classified 3-26E Horoscope 88 Slate 7-8A M8 Jjfestyle 1-50 TV 2E Crossword 8B Local V7B Weather 2A.