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fi '2B TODAY, Sunday, September IT, 1171 it" 'it. ic ic tir nt Ir 'y Mitiafii Sunday I COCOA Central Brevard Group, Alcoholics Anony open, room 1050 Cocoa Hills Shopping Center. 830 p.m. Cocoa, "Rockledge Shuffleboard Club, Taylor Park, 1 and 7 p.m. COCOA BEACH The Young Single Adults Social Group, First United Methodist Church Social Hall, 7 p.m.

sgyga1 MELBOURNE Downtown Group, Alcoholics Anonymous, open, 333 New Haven, 8:30 p.m. Vesper Service, Trailer Haven, 5:30 p.m. MELBOURNE BEACH Alcoholics Anonymous, Spessard Holland Prrk Recreation Building, 8:30 p.m. PALM BAY Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club, firing range, 3' p.m. Association of Palm "Bay Parents, Port Malabar Yacht Club, 1:30 p.m.

FfmuivH! Th6 ASA Toursj WHATiNASA TWA vliltor center, exhibit halls, and 2K hour but tour. WHENiToun daily from 8 a.m. until two hour before sundown. GaU 3 entrance on Merritt blend open at 8:30 a.m. Exhibit open until iiindown.

WHERE: Buiet leave from Viiitor center on NASA Caueeway, 7 milea east 'of U.S. 1. Acceu through gate on NASA Cauieway (near THusvilla) or SUU Road 3 (Merritt Island.) PBICEiAdulU, 12 18 yean old, $1.25 ($1 each in tour groupilp 3 11 yean old, 50 centa (with adult). SATURDAY'S TOURS: 1,038 Development Plans Dropped Melbourne Beach probably will drop plans to help the Radiation trust fund develop a 60 acre subdivision area at the southwest of the town, Mayor Dick said Saturday. The proposal as it lias been discussed called for the tewn to install sewers and streets aid assess the owner of each lot when it is sold fpr Jlifijasi work "It doesn't look as though Radiation wants to do as much themselves own there as I was hoping," Campbell explained.

"As far as I'm concerned, this just about kills it," he added, "but it will probably jDe discussed at the council meeting Tuesday. Campbell said the development of the lots by the city would "enhance the value of the property and increase the value of the community as a whole. "It would establish a wider' tax basfr and this is something all municipalities are concerned with," he said About 40 of the lots are Campbell said the" city. wants the trust fund to build seawalls and dredge the canals the lots front on, "but this is something they don't seerft to be interested in doing. That changes whole complexion of things as far as I'm concerned." Stolenhecks Ffbfged, Cashed Three of 21 checks stolen in a Cocoa break in 10 days ago have been forged and cashed for a total of $220.87, Brevard sheriff's agents reported Saturday.

The checks were stolen in a series of theTtk of several offices at the tffigh Point Commercial Complex in Cocoa. They' belong to the Kentucky Fried Chkken firm, of 6704 N. Cocoa Beach, Agent Jim Girton said. The three which have turn ed up so far, he, said, were written for $73.64 each, with a'checkwriting machine. They bore the forged signature.

of John Clark, a company official, Cirton added. mmmmmmstq i i Ballot Complaints ROSEMARY WOLFF TopAxtonwrnw Complaints that the supervisor of elections office was not mailing absentee ballots on time to return them before Monday's 5 p.m. deadline are unfounded, Supervisor of Elections Jim Boyd said Saturday. Stat? representative, candidate Jane Robinson said Saturday she had received several phone calls from, I persons complaining their absentee ballots had arrived too late to vote. But Bovd said his office did "everything psyslcally possible'' to return' absentee ballots as quickly as implications were, received.

"We received the ballot from the of state Sept. 16," he said, "hd we started mailing them out Sept. 22." After the official ballot is received from the state, three sets of ballots including local candidates names must be drawn up and sent to the printers for production, he explained. "It takes time to getUhem out," Boyd continued, "and we're just fortunate we have a reproduction shop here in the county because we didn't get them (the ballots) back until Sept. 22." He said, some of the applications have been coming in but" they are returned with ballots the same day.

"Voters can apply for absentee ballots for all three, elections," he said, "so jt's vcise to make application long before election time." ft FulseBova Tl ie elections supervisors office will i be open Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for those who wish to. cast absentee ballots before deadline; More than 450 absentee ballots were' mailed out last week, and Boyd said they continued to be returned Saturday when 'the elections office opened from 8a.m. 5 p.m., for absentee balloting.

Absentees Will not be counted until 'latter noon Wednesday, the day following the election. Porter Vows To Appeal Gregory Case By PHIL HEVENER TODAY Staff Wrlttr Brevard Solicitor David Porter said Saturday he will appeal the dismissal ofl4 charges against former Indialantic Town Manager Marshal Gregory who was accused of falsifying town records. "The notice of appeal has already been written, Porter said. "It wUl be filed just as soon as the official notice concerning the dismissal of the charges gets to Titusville." bIbwbIbV psHnHHeVH DAVID PORTER changed mind Solicitor Too Busy For Lipke By SUZI WILSON TODAY Stuff Wrlttr Brevard Solicitor David Porter, who bragged last week he'd personally pro, secute the manslaughter trial of Gerald Lipke and him behind bars," said Saturday he didn't handle the case because of previous lipke was acquitted Saturday of manslaughter in the deaths of three persons in a traffic accident June 20, 1969. "J'm not out campaigning like my.

opponent (Jerrold Brass)," Porter' said before the trial. "I'm getting convictions." The case was prosecuted by Jack Nants, an Orlando attorney picked by Porter. Porter refused to' use any of his assistant solicitors, who are on the county payroll, and will "have to pay Nants between $800 and $1,000 for the three day trial. The fee was termed "reasonable" by Porter. Asked why he didn't try the case or one of his assistants, Porter replied: "Because be (Nants) has 20 experience with, tnanslaughter cases, and I felt it would be better for him (o prosecute than an assistant solicitor with less experience.

"The daju they picked the jury for the Lipke trial, I had 28 felony charges to deal with. I was tied'" up in three preliminary hearings, I was preparing informations for other cases and the election was coming up. "I was ready, to prosecute the trial on three separate (previous) occasions," Porter said "but each time the trial was taken out of my jurisdiction." By the time, all the legal' technicalities had ik. resolved, Porter said, "I had other things I was committed to Porter, after praising the prosecution attempt by Nants, said' Lipke was acquitted because of a "soft" jury. "There was nolhlng wrong with the prosecution of the trial," Porter said.

"But that jury was out almost, nine hours, and when that happens it. someone has sympathy for the accused. "The reason that Jury quitted Lipke was because' he had those tiny twin girls in court with him," Porter said. The 14 counts of falsifying records, were dismissed by Magistrates Court Judge William Woodson last week as Gregory's trial was near its start in Melbourne. Woodson' based his dismissal on what he said were indications the charges against.

Gregpry respond to the evidence. 1 Porter disagreed saying there is a falsification involved even though "each transaction was recorded in town books just as it, occurred. Jte argued, however, that when food and drink bills are charged against such town accounts as beach cleanup and fire hydrant rental, a certain fa'lsification is involved so far as their purpose is concerned. The appeal In the case which involves' more than $1,500 in supposedly misspent town funds, will be filed with the Circuit Court of Appeals. elllllllllllllllllllllllHaLiiHaHravflivtaBallllH aaHHHaaM MV X.bHbbbbBI bmBHFbsbbbb wJwH JbbbH "VJirflNMHiiBiBlBlBlBBBWaBlBBBBBBB bbbhbbbbbbbbbh bbbbbbbbbbbV bbbbbbbbHk rBiftaaaHaaH aaaBasBnHkBeBPBaawvEMewkfr i i HaaaaaaaaaH szjl IHf bbbbmHbbwt it lBVTVraBlrlSBHBBBBBBBBBaHPr2aP bbbbbbbbW pi BBjif vs.

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not injured. Titusville," Mrs. Schmidt said, "so we decided we would." Vhcn Lipke received Mrs. Schmidt's first letter with $5 enclosed for cigarcts, he was stunned. "I couldn't, figure out what was going on," Lipke said.

"I didriH know these ladies. Nobody 'ever gave me anything before Anything I ever got I had to fight for." But he wrote back, thanking them, and they wrote back to him. Letters crossed in the maifs regularly during the 10 weeks of jail, and Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. McGill kept him supplied with occasional parcels, constant hope and faith.

Werigefe Save Home, But Troubles Not Over By PHIL HEVENER TODAY Staff Wrlttr Nearly two months have past and Joseph Margaret Wenger are still waiting but now it's a little more confidently. They're sure now they will be able to keep their home Cocoa Housing Authority Ignores Problems Tenants Urban Development (HUD) people. They have never found anything wrong, illegal or shady," he said. The housing authority has a five member board "of commissioners. One, Lee Hill, has submitted his resignation for "personal reasons." Others, such as the Rev; Hugh Brockington, pastor' of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Cocoa, starjed a probe into reports of improper work, and lack of work orders being completed.

"Ramshur is saying one thing, i and when we in vestjgarte, we find out what he (says isn't always the trqth," Rev. Brockington said. Ramshur claims he has 13 maintenance jnen in his organization to answer com plaint calls and fill work orders. Checking into the matter, TODAY found there Were only two maintenance men. The others are painters and stock room employes.

maintenance men are unhappy under Ramshur's tiftW wf IMi. Wt 11 Ar VfHf tPlfctJtjt TODAY Staff Photo by Rotxrt McDonald administration. "We just do the job, but a lot of what he is. saying about work orders being filled is untrue. They just get thrown away," one maintenance man said.

A month "ago. Al Nealy of, West Cocoa formed Tenants' Association to. call attention to plight of the low rent tenants. "The living conditions in many of these homes is terrible, 'Nealy Said. "Refrigerators don't work, stopped up sinks and toilets and falling ceilings are just a few examples of the problems.

If the ho i authority would maintain the buildings, these problems would be cleared up." Since; TODAY started a probe of the housing situation, the housing authority has replaced roofs on all Peter Young Project homes, replaced 35 sets of kitchen cabinets and completed other major repairs. The housing authority board of commissioners indicate' they are aware of the problems. at 310 Roc Rosa Lane in Palm Bay. This is principally because of the $332 donated to the couple by Brevard residents after their plight was revealed by TODAY in a story Aug. 5.

The $332 was given to a Melbourne attorney who is handling negotiations with a Tampa mortgage company which says the Wengers owe more than $600 In back taxes 'and insurance "We haven't heard anything yet," Mrs. Wenger said Saturday. M'so apparently they're checking their records to find the mistakes they ROACHES ARE AS THICK AS FLIES in Cocoa's low rent housing area (NEXT: Tenants responsibility.) share made." The Wengers claim they were credited for some payments they made. Mrs. Wenger also admits other payments were not made because they did not have the "money.

foreclosure suij filed against the Wengers by the Tampa firm was delayed after the Wenger's financial problems were revealed. Problems of the couple also stem from the fact Joseph Wenger has been unable to work since a series of three cancer operations which began last November. "No, we don't have'any new news about the house," Mrs. Wenger added, "but (Bill) Neale says we won't. bave any trouble keeping it." Neale is the attorney handling the Wenger's affairs.

He was unavailable for comment Saturday. Pastoral "Counselor Added at Clinic CENTRAL BREVARD WThe Brevard Mental Health Center has added the Rev. Maurice' C. Clark to its staff as pastoral counselor. A native of.

Stamford, Rev. Clark comes from the BayCounty Guidance Clinic in Panama City, where he served as chaplain supervisor and pastoral counselor fof the last several years. Cheerleading Clinic Set CENTRAL BREVARD A Little Lassie cheerleading clinic is being, conducted by the District 4 Recreation Dept. Cheerleading squads are being assigned to cheer for aria flag football teams on' Monday. Registration" is still being accepted.

For further information call the recreation department. Babysitters Codrse Planned COCOA BEACH The Cocoa Beach Recreation Department will sponsor a course for prospective si is 'KWMr. ViaWI: BHl.K VLMRP Vf mi zmmmm Jr Ji HtUfc? yzJrikS. i sSSIh babysitters beginning 4 p.nt. The course will be taught by the Cocoa Beach Junior Women's Club, the Cocoa Ueach Fire Depart mejnt, the Cocoa Beach Police Department ana the Cape Canaveral Hospital.

The recreation department wUl keep" a list of those who have successfully completed the course, for referral. Whea.Lipke was released on bond, the ladies were there to help him find a house for his family and a little girls adopted them Immediately," Lipke said, "which' was strange, because they'd never taken to anyone like that. before." The'i friendship continued as Lipke waited for over a year to come to trial. the trial, Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs.

McGill were in the courtroom, sustaining Lipke's 19 year old wife Rosetta and helping "comforf Rosi and Rita. While the jury was. out for almost nine, long hours of deliberation, Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. McGill were there, waiting until almost midnight.

As they left, they spoke a few hopeful words to Lipke and his family and said "we'll pray for you, as we always have." Less than an hour later, the jury came back with its verdict of acquittal. 3 Arrested On Narcdtk Charges Three persons were charged, with' narcotics if i 1 a i o'n Saturday after a' Brevard sheriff's agent spotted two: men carrying a third person into an apartment in Cocoa Beach. When Agent Jim Crlss investigated, he spotted two youths in the apartment smoking hashish and a in convulsions repots ln tA Reported i satisfactory condition late at Cape Canaveral Hospital was James Osborne 19, of 138 Swanee Cocoa Beach. Crlss said the youth was suffering from a drug overdose. Others.

arrested In. the 12:30 a.m. incident were John Grant Casey, 24, ..4 If. Palm Titusville, an unidentified 16 year old boy. Casey is being held in lieu of $2,000 bond on charges of possession lof hashish and.

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