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2 FORT LAUDERDALE NETS, Fri June 11, 1963 555,683 Budget To Employe Board Boggs Vows Ouster Plea TCI I VS If Avoids Home Tax POMPANO BEACH Suspend the progress report was no established less than six months progress report." Hart said he received a carbon ed Police Chief James E. Boggs will appeal his removal from of The proposed budget exceeds last year's by about nine per Most of the increase is attributed city fathers try to run Plantation like a corporation. "We like to think of the council as the board of directors and the ago. Other sizeable increases in ex fice to the City Employe Appeal Board, he told The News today. copy of a memo signed by polica Lt.

Henry Greenwood to Salovaara which stated, "I shall con to the hiring of additional person By AXXE KOLB (News Correspondent) PLANTATION The city council has approved a 555 6S3.51 budget without the benefit of ad valorem taxes and without touching any revenue expected from in increase in cigaret taxes. 1 penditures are in the legal department, municipal court, public nel. The police department staff tinue investigating until noti Boggs, declaring "I'm going to try and smoke out what the charges are," said his attorney relat'ons, and the library. homeowners as the stockholders," Ilirsch said. "By good management we have managed to increase our millage frogi zero to fied by your office to discontinua jumped from seven to 13 men in The council this year proposed will file an appeal of the eight- $9,300 be allotted for legal fees the investigation or until it has been satisfactorily completed." and expenses compared to $5,500 day-old suspension without pay before a 10-day deadline.

The dead zero. The budget, which is the largest The City Commission is to meet expended for such services last the past six months. This resulted in a $20,000 hike in the police budget. The budget also calls for an expenditure of $30,215 to operate the in the city's 10-year history, was in special session at 7:30 p.m. year.

In addition, the budget has a built-in reserve fund of $188,000. The solvency of the city was attributed to good management by city officials. Councilman Samuel Hirsch said Tuesday for the purpose of dis line is Monday. As to whether Boggs attorney also will file a lawsuit to clear The council explained the $3,800 cussing beach erosion. Hart said approved on first reading by the council last night.

The second and final reading is slated for June 27. recreation department which was hike can be attributed to the hiring of Councilman John Spellacy he learned Salovaara was work- ing up an agenda for the meeting as city prosecutor at a salary of Boggs' name and reputation and to gain reinstatement, the suspended police official asserted "I don't know how far I'll go." which may include other matters. $1,800 a year as well as the expectation of more legally contest In the meantime, the civic coun ed cases. The city attorney is paid on an (News photo by Ralph Weinlaub) HENRI GELLER KNOWS VALUE OF FREEDOM to return to Europe and visit with brother cil of Pompano Beach issued a resolution which President Rowland J. Cuthbert said was an expression of events in the city during the past few weeks.

He added, "I don't know yet what I'm charged with." A letter to City Mgr. J. J. Sa- hourly basis. PAY DOUBLED For Spaee Center FA Viewed 'Ideal Spot The salary of the municipal lovaara.

who suspended the police itfier 20 Years Cuthbert said the Council's reso chief June 6, demanding Boggs' immediate reinstatement will not judge doubled in the proposed budget. Mayor James Ward said Judge Fred Schmunk's salary was boosted to $2,400 a year because bring the desired action. lution stated there was an "apparent lack of coordination in the city government and a lack of information on progress of city op- City Atty. Bruno DiGiulian ad he now holds court once a week vised Salovaara in a memo yes City Clothier To See Europe erations." Cuthbert said the ter would serve not only as a terday that he need not take any action other than to acknowledge instead of twice a month. The council boosted the library budget from $6,000 a year to By JOE SULLIVAN (News Staff Writer) "clearing house" for elaborate air council made special reference t9 the Boggs suspension and Salo-vaara's rumored resignation.

receipt of the demand letter. space data, channeled from all 000 because of the popularity of BOCA RATON The executive DiGiulian, declining to advise sections of the country, but it ecretarv of the Aerospace Educa the local bibliotheca among resi dents. Twenty years in the United the city manager further in the would be geared to conduct vast tion Foundation said today Florida States have helped a Ft. Lauder case, added, "My status in this aerospace research programs. FIRE BOARD EYES LEVIES The Broward County Fire Control Commission will confer Wednesday with the eight fire sub-districts in unincorporated areas participating in special tax levies.

Purpose of the session at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse is to discuss final details in putting fire taxes in the districts on the assessment rolls, announced 31. L. Lehman, fire control commissioner. War Hero To Appear At Center Sgt.

Al Schmid, U. S. a i Corps and holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor, will act as honorary chairman of the first annual Semper Fidelis Pledge Day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Satur The public realtions budget, dale clothier forget' the memories matter and any hearing before the He called the current confer Atlantic University would be an "ideal institution" at which to which was raised from $5,800 to $11,000, drew criticism from one Employe's Board of Appeals as a ence at the university site here of concentration camps the cold, starvation and hard work.

base a giant aerospace education result is as yet unclarified." "extremely successful" and dis Home Blaze Smoke Gags 2 Firemen resident. This month, Henri Geller, 761 closed that he and other aero The city attorney further stated and research center. James II. StraubeL here attend space authorities are working with to the city manager, "It is my in Dr. Kenneth W.

Williams, FAU He wanted to know why the city needs to advertise since Plantation does not depend on tourism and since there is no ing top-level conference to determine the feasibility of establishing an aerosoace center at president, fashioning plans for an tention to request of the City Commission that I be directed to serve as adviser to the board due to my Oleander goes back to Europe. But he will avoid Poland, where more than 100 of his rela-t i were killed during World War II. He spent two years in concentration camps there five years in Russia. He's been saving for the trip and leaves tomorrow with his wife, Jean, for New York City. From there, they fly to Rome then Spain, France and Switzerland.

Then he'll stop in Israel to visit a brother he hasn't seen in 15 years. Geller moved to Ft. Lauderdale other "major conference" in Boca Fire destroyed a seven-room apparent desire to extend the Raton late fall. frame house south of Ft. Lauder Straubel.

who flew here from 4 Negroes Order Beer, Hold Up Bar WEST HOLLYWOOD Four feeling that such capacity would be less time-consuming than would be the preparation of the dale last night overcoming twe boundaries. Mayor Ward said he felt advertising was essential to bring in Washington, D. said that meth firemen in a three-hour battle. ods of financing the aerospace dustry to Plantation as well as to center will be discussed during The occupants, Mr. and Mrs.

FAU, told The News in an exclusive interview that the university's emphasis on the sciences makes it "particularly intriguing" to aerospace leaders throughout the country. "We're vitally interested in what the university is doing," Straubel asserted. "It will take a university such as Florida Atlantic to sell the vacant land and homes city's case against the employe (Boggs)." NOTHING REPORT Meanwhile, progress report of the current conference and at the here. one scheduled for fall. Wilbur Porter, 3085 NW Eighth were attending church services in Pompano Beach when a Negroes, one wielding a sawed off shotgun, held up a Negro bar own Councilman Samuel Hirsch said The aerospace leader declined his continuing investigation into he is appalled at the misrepre 10 years ago for "the easy living to comment specifically on the fi er last night and took $76 in cash.

and warm climate." complaints aUegmg altercations sentation some Broward County Alvida Johnson, owner of the faulty gas water heater ignited the blaze according to reports. involving the suspended chief was residents have of Plantation. day at the Times Square Shopping He opened a men's clothing shop which grew into ar prosperous busi Little Paradse Club, 4432 SW "I think a lot of this comes from delivered yesterday to each city nancing program, but there were reports that the project would operate with funds from federal government grants, state monies, educational and industrial contribu Center. Capt. Edgar Johnson and LL 17th told sheriff's deputies the downtown real estate men ness.

Later, he moved to a larger properly facilitate long-range aerospace plans. We definitely like the sound programs being planned for this fine university." The executive secretary of the The day's festivities, co-spon the men came into the bar who tell people Plantation is un commmissioner. Commissioner Ernest A. Grosser told The News the progress re James Miessau of the New Rivers Volunteer Fire Department store. LEARNED YOUNG around 10 p.m.

and ordered a der water," Hirsch said. "The sored by the Major William Ul-rich Detachment, Marine Corps League, and the Ft. Lauder-I tions and allocations from the nonprofit aerospace education quart of beer. fact is we have an excellent aerosDace education committee port, "hardly a page long" and marked "confidential," did not When she refused to serve the He learned his profession when drainage system." said the proposed aerospace cen men, one of the Negroes walked Straubel and other persons at dale U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Office, will begin with the ar SALARIES FOR COUNCIL say anything new.

The commis into the rear of the building and tending the conference told The Other new items in the proposed sioner said no indication was given when the investigation fired a blast from the gun into an rival of Schmid at 8:45 a.m. at Broward International Airport, i budget calls for salaries for the adjoining pool room. would be completed. mayor and council for the first suffered from smoke inhalation while battling the blaze and were given oxygen at the scene. The fire was reported at 9:45 p.m.

Bob James, chief of the New Rivers department said the fire caused about $6,000 damage to the building. The Rock Island Fire Department assisted in extinguishing the blaze. He then returned to the bar she he was young, serving as an apprentice for three years then went to a school for cutters. His ability to sew soldiers' uniforms saved him from hard labor in the concentration camps. His years of hardship have served a purpose.

They taught him the value of living in a free Shindiver Death Probe Under Way time. The council will draw $100 a Crosser said there was "nothing said, and demanded she open the month and the mayor $200 a News that Florida Atlantic University's selection as the site of automated space-age computers for science programs is another strong factor in the possible selection of FAU for mammoth air space compilation and distribution programs. of interest in it. I can't see that it says anything new. I couldn't see cash register.

month. No raises have been budg After taking the money the men eted for any members of the ad A motorcade will escort the WWII hero and his ife to Times Square Shopping Center where colors will be presented and Schmid officially opens the day of activities. The sergeant and two other Ma that it added a thing." reportedly fled through the rear ministrative staff. door of the bar. 1 Commissioner Harold Hart said Sheriffs investigators are conducting what is termed a "routine examination" into the circum City officials estimated the reserve fund in the budget at However, this figure does not reflect the additional revenue which will come into city coffers rines were at the edge stances surrounding the drowning of a Miami skindiver in Pompano of Henderson Field on Guadal Beach Wednesday afternoon.

as a result of the cigaret tax hike. canal in August, 1942, to keep the Japanese from crossing the the Tanaru River. Prentiss D. Lewis, 37, drowned It is estimated the city will re while diving with his brother, Wil ceive $8,000 a month extra from At about 1 a.m. Aug.

21, Jap lard, 30. some 50 yards offshore near the Holiday Inn Motel on At cigaret taxes as a result of the three per cent increase recently anese troops attacked. One of his buddies was badly wounded and the other killed. He lasted until lantic Blvd. approved by the Legislature.

James DeCoursey, chief of Councilman Hirsch said the sheriffs detectives, said the ex dawn and then was hit. His" commanding officer told him he had city did not take the additional amination being conducted in no cigaret taxes into consideration faced 27 machine guns at one way indicates foul play is sus pected. because Plantation always has time. been conservative. Schmid received citations from "We always conduct an exami nation into circumstances follow In other business last night the council approved the construction General Holcomb of the U.

S. Marine Corps, President Roose ing any death not attended by a Hollywood Break-Ins Nag Police HOLLYWOOD Police reported the solving of five recent breaks-ins today while being plagued with a rash of six more petty breakins last night. Detective Fred Rohloff and Broward Deputy Sheriff Dick Bryan said a 15-year-old Hallandale Negro admitted to breaking into the A garage, Clements Pure Oil Station, a package store on NW Second the Dew-Drop Inn and a cafe on First Ave. in Hallandale. The youth said he broke into the business places with Clarence "Daddy-O" Abraham, IS.

who escaped from deputies and Hallandale police yesterday, and another 18-year-old Negro, still at large. Thieves broke into the home of Lionel P. Mailloux at 1607 Johnson St. last night and took an $80 pearl necklace and $25 worth of costume jewelry. The of a $25,000 City Hall addition to physician," he said.

velt, Admiral Halsey and Frank Willard reportedly choked on a give the police department larg er facilities. mouthful of water when he at Councilman Hirsch said the ad tempted to convert from a snorkel tube to the mouthpiece of a dition is designed to accommodate diving tank. a police force of 20 men. The structure would join the City Hall He told authorities he last saw his brother when he began chok with the maintenance garage. The council predicts the addition will be adequate for the ing.

At the time Willard said his brother was about ten yards near city's growth until 1970. At that time Hirsch said the police would take over portions of the existing Knox, late Secretary of War. Each of the citations stated that he personally accounted for the death of 200 Japanese. MOVIE TO BE SHOWN The motion picture, "The Pride of the a i which is the story of his life and his heroic stand at Guadalcanal, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at the shopping center.

The main purpose of the Semper Fidelis Pledge Day is to bring to the general public displays of the most modern weapons used by the Marine Corps and combat movies. Marine personnel will be on hand to answer any questions concerning the weapons. Free prizes, including two trips to Nassau, can be won by visitors for registering as guests. City Hall. er to shore and appeared to be in no trouble.

Two other members of the party, Prentiss son Ray, 13, and a friend Dr. John Foyt, of Miami, had completed an earlier dive and ere on shore hen the drowning occurred. Divers located Prentiss body The council also accepted the low bids on two municipal vehicles last night. Terry Ford won the bid on a police vehicle for $2, 325, while Powell Motors was low yesterday morning in the vicinity bidder on a pickup truck at $1, 532.35. bedrooms were ransacked with contents of drawers and closets strewn all over the floors.

Ten bottles of liquor were stolen from the home of Charles Frost, 4507 Polk St. The intruders pried open a sliding door and ransacked every room in the closed house. he was reported last seen. When found, the man was still wearing the skin diving equipment. The county medical examiner's office ruled death by drowning.

w.va Hi i i i it i nridi i mi i ihiwiitii nn ri im mi un mn 3 i i I ft 4i4jL i flU c3 Minuteman Award Given Manors Man A retired Army officer living in Wilton Manors yesterday was awarded the U.S. Reserve Officers Assn. highest award for patriotism. He is Lt. Col.

James E. Campbell of 317 NE 29th St Campbell is recuperating in St. Mary's Hospital, Evansvflle, and was unable to be present at a luncheon at the Americana Hotel, Miami Beach to accept the award. It was received for him by Horace A. Lake, 2666 Gulf Stream Lane, Ft.

Lauderdale. For his work in behalf of veterans groups and for fighting communism Campbell was given the "Minuteman" award for patriotism. Called the "Brigade of IV JbV. sold 360,000 in 1961, more than five million barrels! Next time you're thirsty, join the- cheerful Here, and the story is the same. Carling sales keep growing because people like Black Label Beer.

In 1949, Carling chorus. Black Label' Volunteers," the award is given to 15 men in the U.S. The presentation was made Sold from coast to coast and everywhere at the local price during the Reserve Officers 37th annual convention at Miami Beach. Distributed by La Hurd Distributing Co. Ft.

Lauderdale, Fla. Campbell was hospitalized in installation were, from left: Frank Denito, lieutenant governor, Zone Poling; Robert Stine, outgoing president, and Joseph Gregory, governor of the Fourth District. OPTIMIST OFFICERS The Breakfast Optimist Club of Ft. Lauderdale at a recent meeting, installed Sylvester M. Poling, second from left, as club president.

Other officials at the CARL1NS BREWING CLEVELAND, Plants it Atlanta. BKimore. Md, Bntvilt, Jit, ClmTwd. 0.. frinkenmuth, NrtieV, Miilieomt, WiflC Evansville after he became ill while visiting there to attend the funeral of an uncle..

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