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2B TODAY, Saturday. February It. 1I7 Weekend May Wind Up Search for Flier By B.J. KUEHN today ton writar TuusvUle Office: UM Hopkins Ave. port Squadron at Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texai, wat found Feb.

said Broenlng. "It wai a severe wreck" with an apparently Intense fire that made the Identification of Vallelunga's remains difficult, Broenlng said. But pathologist with the Air Force ultimately determined the remain were those of Yallelunga. However no clue to Rosa' fate were found. Rosa Irthe son of Palm Bar Recreattoir wit MrSJttoiw Hw yimi nemt waerwr'feiBwmErwwetfXaZjSare Rosa and his wife Millie, 814 S.E.

Daytona Drive. in the plane, according to his father. to draw some conclusions by next week," he said. The search for Capt. Anthony J.

Rota Jn the high desert country of southern Nevada will continue at least through the weekend, a Nellis Air Force Base spokesman said Friday. A decision will have to be made Monday whether to coik tlnue the three week long search, said Mai. Jerry Broenlng of a blizzard that struck the area. The search area I around Mount Charleston In the Sierra Nevadas described as "high desert country" by Broenlng. Rosa's aircraft crashed In a box canyon, he added, at an altitude of 6,200 feet, more than half way up the 12,000 foot mountain peak.

The Air Force doesn't haveany theories on how Rosa 217 1714 MMMiW HKHHPfJg Teamsters Seek Place To Meet The Retired Teamsters of Florida and Its auxiliary need a centrally located Brevard headquarters and will discuss possi blelocatlonsat a luncheon meeting at 2:30 p.m. today at Duff's Restaurant in the Searstown Mall, according to secretary treasurer John Klchborth of Cocoa. All retired and working teamsters are invited to attend, Army Sgt. Robert Steven Wlttwer, son of Mr. and Mrs.

James McCoskey of 3553 Ellis Lane, Mims, is home on leave from a tour of duty in Japan. He serves in the Army's administrative department: Wittwer attended Titusville High School. Airman Scot P. Lynch, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John C. Lynch of 604 Ward tusville, has been assigned to Lowry Air Force Base, after completing Air Forcebasictraining at Lackland Air Force Baset Texas. Lynch will now receive specialized training in the supply field. He is a 1977 graduate of Astronaut High School. Adults Can.

Learn How To Swim TITUSVILLE Adult swim lessons 'sponsored by the North Brevard Parks and Recreation Commission are scheduled from 7 9 p.m. Thursdays beginning Feb. 23 at the North Brevard Rehabilitation Center's heated indoor pool in Mims. The fee' for six weeks is $10, said instructor Carol Selph. Call the commission ottice, 269 8354, for preregistration and informations 4 Musicians Meet TITUSVILLE A 4 music group will meet at 7:30 m.

Tuesday at the Indian River City Methodist Church on SR 50 for chorus and band practice. Leaders Barbara Lee and Carol Ton ner said young people 8 to 18 years old Who sing or play an instrument are invited. Call the 4 office, 267 5191, for further information. Sewing Courses Set TITUSVILLE Five new sewing relatedrelated courses will be offered by the Brevard Community College Continuing Education Division in the near future. A class in sewing for the problem figure is scheduled from 1 3:45 m.

Thursdays beginning March 2 at the college's Titusville campus, 800 Lane room 104. A fashion trends course is set from 7 9:45 pm. Thursdays beginning March 2 at Astronaut High School. Sewing classes are planned for 9 1 145 a.m. Wednesdays beginning March 1 at the BCC Titusville campus, room 104.

A crocheting course for nghtor left handed persons is scheduled from 9 11:45 a.m. Mondays beginning Feb. 27 at the college campus. Embroidery will be taught at 1 3:30 m. Tuesdays beginning Feb.

28 at the same location, room 104. The fee is $5 per class. Call the college office, 269 5664, for more Information' or pre register at the campus office. Plans Field Trip TITUSVILLE The North Brevard YMCA will sponsor a daylong field trip to Stars Hall of Fames near Disney World Monday. 'The school holiday trip includes a picnic lunch in Orlando at Union Parle, said coordinator Judf Donnelly.

Children will meet at 9 a.m. at the YMCA building, 2100 S. Park and return there about 4:30 p.m. Rosa's disappearance has apparently confounded Air Force officials Rosa' Skymaster spotter plane crashed Jan. 30 while participating In exercises with a fighter squadron about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

The wreckage oLRosa'a aircraft and the body of his copilot, Capt. Victor Vallelunga of the 23rd Tactical Air Sup The aircraft didn't have election equipment so Rosa couldn't have escaped the crash, said Broenlng. He added that Air Force officials have not yet determined the cause of the crash. Approximately 100 specially trained "survival technicians" resumed the search Friday in the rugged country, said Broenlng. The search had been called off Monday because TODAY Stuff Pimm Jalm Dkkmwi Kevin Courtney, Left, and Marie Adair Show How Ctase Calls Can Occur Bikepath Ride No Safe Bet By BARRY BRADLEY TODAY SMI writer At least three bicyclists who use the bikepath on SR A1A in Cocoa Beach have reported their own close encounters of the dangerous kind.

One of the bicyclists was slightly Injured Feb. 2 when a car zipped out of one of the many driveways that cross the bike path which extends almost the entire length of the City along the east side of A1A. Walter Smith, 24, of Cocoa Beach said he drove his bike Into the side of a car that pulled in front of him. Smith was treated and released at the Cape Canaveral Hospital emergency room HesaiatheTcoinsion with the carls only one of the many incidents he has had in the past month. is worried about traffic and no one is watching Jorlhebikers," Smith said, don't even count the near misses anymore but someday someone is really going to get Tiurttmtthere He said he rides his bike to work each day and many of the driveways to the condominiums and, motels are bordered by tall hedges which prevent bikers and motorists from spotting each other in time.

"They've already crossed the path before they can ever see the bikers," Smith said. "And I'd like to keep my ife andmy legs the way they are." Kevin Courtney and Mark Adair, both 20, said they ride their bikes to Cocoa Beach from Cocoa at least once a week. "And we have a close call everytime we go out," Adair said. "People are just too busy looking at traffic." Cocoa Beach Police Chief Bruce Parsons said he is aware of the potential danger but has had no reports of accidents or injuries to bicyclists traveling the path. He said he has already ordered a stencil to be used to paint Jthe word STOP on the path at all potentially dangerous intersections.

"The motorists Will havef the right of way and bikers will have to stop after we' get the signs painted," Parsons, said. "We'll do this at every crossing that might be danger ous" Parsons pointed out that bikers should use extreme cau tion when riding near traffic even thougtuhey're using the. bike path. "They should stop or at least slow down at every Intersection," he added. Parsons said it will be at least two months before the stop signs are painted on the path.

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Closed. 287 3411. Center Ruling Monday By ANDREA MURRAY TODAY SMfl Wrlltr Local Health Systems Agency officials are to.de cide Monday whether to give a preliminary go ahead to a million mental health center proposed for Melbourne. The project review committee of the agency, which, plans for the health needs of a five county area, will consider the plan at a 7.30 m. meeting in the Harbor City Volunteer Ambulance Squad building in Melbourne, according to committee chairwoman Willa Wadleigh.

Spearheaded by the Brevard Mental Health Center in Rockledge, the proposal includes building a 60 bed psychiatric facility. A South Brevard loca tion for the center Is necessary because needs in that area are the greatest, center officials say. Public hearings on the proposal held by the agency this month have witnessed widespread public support for the project But Kathleen Wall, administrative assistant of the Rockledge center, said Thursday 'controversy over the plan is expected, stemming from misunderstandings about the state and federal guidelines governing addition of hospital beds to, area health facilities. According to Wall, the beds requested for the Melbourne center will not affect other health facilities' Chances of winning more beds from health planners in the future. "Psychiatric and general hospital beds aren't counted the same tinder current state laws, Wall said fk Rosa was based with the 27th Tactical AlV SuDDort Squadron at the Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Aril.

His wife, Sheila, and three children are waiting at their home for news on Rosa's fate, while his father and mother wait at their Palm Bay home after returning (rom Neliis Air Force Base earlier this week, Engineer Cleared By Panel By BILL KACZOR TODAY Oanntfl Htwt lirvlc TALLAHASSEE The Ethics Commission has dismissed a conflict of interest complaint against Cocoa Beach City Engineer Richard Stottler Jr. because he is not a public employee, but a private contractor He is president of Brevard Engineering which has a contract to carry' out the dutiesTf tne city engineer. He is an Independent contractor and they are not covered by the ethics code, the panel ruled at a confidential meeting Wednesday. The decision was made public Friday. Richard Carey, of Del Real Development had filed the complaint.

He cnargea stottler's stottler position is a conflict because he has authority to approve or reject plans, specifications and other work submitted by competitors of Brevard Engineer and Stottler, Stagg and Associates, an architectural firm also headed by Stottler. Brevard Engineering does not do private work in Cocoa Beach but Stottler's architectural firm does hire out for architectural work In conjunction with other engineering companies. Carey alleged that competing engineering companies are "virtually compelled" to hire Stottler, Stagg and Associates for architectural work because they believe Stottler would not disapprove a project involving his company. However, an investigation by the commission showed that, since 1970, Stottler's firm has participated in only 14 of 407 projects requiring architectural services. The commission did not consider whether this activity violated the ethics code, but focused on the Issue of whetherStottlerwascovered by the code in the first place.

The agreement with the city "evinces the attributes and characteristics of an independent contractural arrangement ratherthan employ menflif thai XStottlerjns not bound by any of the usual features of an employee employer relationship," the commission said in its written opinion. Also, the panel pointed out that Stottler does not receive any employee BABCOCK ST 1 95 5 Ml I MELBOURNE 10 GRANT Xzsssssssm T55MI SEAFOOD FESTIVAL fIPlillB 1 I 2 WAY TRAFFIC VlvTelboujmeg; 1 WAY TRAFFIC .1 PARKING AREAS $firant CTIfSTI LIMITED ACCESS UIUULLJ (EMERGENCY WORKERS) I ySI I Hj COMMUNITY CENTER I GRANT RD RSI h' A I Us ICJ" I i VALKARIA RD. a OLDllDIXIE HWY liitmffi i Hmm tttH. iiiiiiih VERO BEACH 22 Ml. US1 MELBOURNE 10 Ml.

Map Shows Approaches and Parking at Grant Seafood Festival Seafood Festival Starts Today By RICHARD GLENN TODAY SMI Wmtr Weather will be a big question mark today as the 13th annual Grant Seafood Festival gets under way at Uam. National Weather Service forecasters in Daytona Beach predicted a high probability of rain today, with clear, cool weather on Sunday. However, forecasters in Miami said the weather pattern over the state Is too unusual to make a prediction. Regardless, "the show will go on" said Margaret Senney chairman of the two day.Jestival in this tiny South Brevard town of 250. Mrs.

Senne said the town hopes to play host to 30,000 seafood lovers toda and Sunday. Of course we always like sunshine," Mrs. Senne said, "We'll Just do the best we can" with the weather. U. Gov.

Jim Williams will be the top name polltl clan at this year's Along with Williams there will be local politicians who traditionally turn, out for the festival. For the second straight year the festival is part of the Indian River Jubilee, a multi faceted celebration designed In part to attract tourists to South Brevard, Six bands are scheduled to provide entertainment during the 11 a.m. to 530 m. eating lest Mrs. said, there will also be more displays this year, including demonstrations on how to build cast nests and crab traps.

Tickets for the festival can be bought at booths near the community center in Grant. City May Not Foot the Bill West Melbourne 'City Council members will consider charglngs sessments on property owners in the northwest section pf the city during a workshop meeting at 10 a.m. today in city hall. The council has decided to start major street paving and drainage' improvement projects throughout tne city beginning with the north west area. The council has alio said the projects' will be paid for by charging property owners assessments rather than, using funds from the city's general fund budget The council is scheduled today to consider how much to charge each property owner after it hears from the city's consulting engineer, Don Tucker, on how much the project will cost.

A fringe benefits. Although Stottler may be commonly referred to as the city engineer, commission investigator A J. Northrup reported that there is no such title in the City charter. He said he could find no instances of favoritism in Stottler's rulings, based on interviews with city officials, developers and their lawyers and officials of a competing fitoi. His case file included copies of directives by Stottler ordering that errors be corrected in projects in which his architectural firm participated, Suspect Held In Policy Car Damage A 20 year old Titusville man was charged with two counts of criminal mischief Friday by Titusville police officers who said he kicked the taillights out of one patrol car and the headlights out of another.

Brad R. Bjornstad of 209 Flintshire Way was taken to the Brevard County Jail shortly after the early morning incident at Sambo's Restaurant, 1239 S. Washington Titusville, police said. Patrolman Joe Maha ney reported that he was driving away from the restaurant when Lt. Gerald Pierce passed him and noticed that the taillights on his car were smashed.

Pierce 'and Mahoney went back to the restaurant After learning from diners that two men might be suspects. Pierce found the headlights' on his own patrol car Jie reported. When they went to the two men's homes they picked up Bjornstad and released his companion. Police declined to name the companion, saying he did not apnear to be Involved Jn the vandalism..