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I 1 Florida 4 Bureaus ariil Wire Sb'ryfcos 4B TODAY, Tuesday, August II, IM1 The state 3 years afer, mother learns why child died Boy's head found on turnpike TODAY Wlr, WrvtCM VI RO BEACH Divers were searching early today for the body of a boy whose head was found earlier by a motorist in a canal along the Florida Turnpike 19 miles south of Yeehaw Junction, authorities said Florida Highway Patrol spokesmen said they received a call about 7:30 p.m. Monday from a motorist who found the head of a young boy in a large canal running parallel to the turnpike. Indian River South County Fire District divers, assisted by divers from St, Lucie County, were searching for the boy's body early today. FHP officials said they believe the victim might he 6 year old Adam Walsh, who vanished from a crowded department store in Hollywood two weeks ago. Hollywood police were on their way Monday night to join the investigation.

The JdxM frinch. 45 pound Walsh disappeared from a department store at the Hollywood Mall about 12:30 p.m. July 27. He was browsing alone in the toy department while his mother shopped for a lamp a few aisles away. 2nd man dies of gunshot wounds TAMPA Prosecutors said Monday they will seek a second murder charge against the man arrested in last week's firehouse shooting since a second man has died of wounds suffered in the attack.

Assistant State Attorney Mark Ober said a grand jury will be asked later this month or early next month to indict Anthony L. D'Arcangelo on two counts of first degree murder, given the death late Sunday of fireman Isaac Royal, 26. Also killed in the attack at Fire Station No. 1 in downtown Tampa was District 1 Fire Chief Franz Warner, 40, a 16 year veteran of the department. 20 arrested in cracking of drug ring 'company' FORT LAUDERDALE Five vessels have been seized and 20 people arrested in the cracking of a "company" which imported "hundreds of millions of dollars" of South American marijuana, Broward County sheriffs officials say.

One freighter was boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard 200 miles northeast of Fort Lauderdale Saturday night, leading to the arrest of 16 people, while in Broward and Palm Beach counties waters, two sailboats and two cabin cruisers were seized, Broward sheriffs Maj. Nick Navarro said. Authorities confiscated the estimated S3 million worth of boats, but were unable to capture three other vessels which eluded patrol boats in the south Florida waters. Former Orlando official reindicted in shooting ORLANDO An 18 member grand jury Monday reindicted former county official Ed Mason on a charge of first degree murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife.

The jury, in effect, replaced an earlier indictment issued by a 23 member jury panel with the same charge to avoid any future legal conflicts. said State Attorney Robert Eagan. Mason's attorneys had argued that a 1979 state law required lS member grand juries, while Eagan had contended that a 1949 statute permitted large counties to have 23 member panels. Mason's request to nullify the earlier indictment had been rejected by a county judge. PSC won't take stand on pipeline conversion TALLAHASSEE At the urging of both sides, the Public Service Commission agreed Monday to remain neutral on the proposed conversion of one of the state's two natural gas pipelines to oil.

Continental Resources Co. and a subsidiary, Florida Gas Transmission have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to use one of the pipelines for gasoline, jet fuel and other light petroleum products. Cm behalf of South Florida port interests that would lose business to the converted pipeline, former Gov. Reubin Askew, now a Miami lawyer, and former American Bar Association President Chesterfield Smith of Tampa last month had urged the PSC to oppose the conversion. However, they have since indicated that they'd just as soon see the PSC stay out of the fight.

Jury deadlocked in murder trial SAN RAFAEL, Calif. After four days of deliberations, the Jurors trying to decide the murder case against Billy Mansfield who is also charged in Florida with rape and attempted rape, said Monday they were hopelessly deadlocked. The Marin County Superior Court jury said it was split 9 3 for convicting Mansfield, accused in the Dec. 7, I960, strangulation! of Rene Saling, 29, of Watson vtlle. The Jury heard seven days of testimony.

Authorities have charged Mansfield in connection with the June 1978 rape of a woman In an Ocala motel and the attempted rape of two others. Mansfield is the son of a convicted sex offender on whose Week! Wachee property the skeletal remains of four young women were unearthed earlier this year. No charges have been filed in that case. 38 apply for seat on state Supreme Court TALLAHASSEE Thirty eight lawyers and judges applied (or a vacant seat on the Florida Supreme Court before the deadline Monday and will be considered by a screening panel. The Supreme Court Nominating Commission re celved applications (or the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Arthur England, who left office Sunday to enter private Jaw practice.

In all, 28 fudges asked (or a promotion to the state's highest court, MIAMI (AP) A high school dropout who couldn't understand why her robust 12 year old daughter had died so suddenly In a hospital took a Job there as a nurse trainee and spent the next three years searching medical books for the reason. Betty Vadala's long search recently ended with a $350,000 malpractice settlement obtained by her attorney from two Dade County neurologists. Now she, her husband Sam and (our of their five children, ranging In age from 6 to yean, will leave this area, hoping to escape painful memories of Rebecca Vadala, who died June 28.1978. The tragic story began In late June, 1978, when Rebecca began suffering convulsions at her home after a trip to the movies. Her mother took her to Baptist Hospital, where she was examined by Dr.

Wayne Tobtn after a two hour delay, Mrs. Vadala says. Tobtn tried to relieve extreme pressure In the child's head through a lumbar puncture; Inserting a needle Into the tpthal column to remove fluid and relieve pressure. Ten minutes later, the child suffered a cardiac arrest, followed by a slippage of her brain down toward the spinal cord a complication called severe herniation. After a 15 mlnute wait, Tobln came out of the child's room and told Mrs.

Vadala her daughter's brain was dead. Brain death was confirmed the next day and the1 child was removed from life support systems and declared dead on June 28. Mrs. Vadala says Tobln and Dr. Michael Aptman couldn't answer her questions about Rebecca's death.

She said she was upset about that, and about the (act that she and her husband were refused a last look at RebeccaRebecca As the sadness lingered, Mrs. Vadala became determined to find out (or herself what led to her child's death. She spent a lot of time at her daughter's graveside at Miami Memorial Park, and more time at the library reading medical textbooks. Mrs. Vadala completed a high school equivalency course, and she decided to pursue her earlier ambition of becoming a She took courses and be came a nurse trainee at Bap tJ tist Hospital, on the sacne (loor'where Drs.

Tobln nd. Aptman worked. Finally the (ound what she thought was the clue'to her daughter's death. "The books said that when there is pressure, you never use a lumbar puncture so quickly. You always do a brain scan (irst.

Only if you've used every other alternative 'da you do a lumbar puncture. It's a last resort." she said. Police can frisk first, arrest later TALLAHASSEE (AP) Police can frisk people before arresting them, even if suspects are well behaved, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Monday. "Weapons seized in such a search are admissible even though the person subjected to the pat down search was not under arrest at the time he was placed in the patrol car," the appeal court said in a 3 0 decision. The ruling stemmed from a 1978 rape case in Jacksonville.

A woman was abducted from the parking lot of the Sears Catalog Distribution Center in Duval County and sexually as saulted in a wooded area. The rape victim gave police a detailed description of the man, who was questioned four days later by a police detective at the Sears center. The suspect, Billy Eugene Williams, voluntarily agreed to accompany the investigator to police station. Before getting into the back seat of a patrol car, the officer found a knife on Williams during a frisk search. "The officer was not required to gamble his life by placing (Williams) In the patrol car with him without the precaution of a pat down for weapons," the court ruled.

"This was true even though (Williams) appeared cooper atlve and voluntarily aceom panied the officer." In Duval County Clrcuk Court, Williams was foifid guilty of rape and kidnaps ping. He was sentenced to a total of 80 years In prison for the two offenses. The appeal court upheld the convictions' The rape victim had been forced Into the trunk' of a car and driven to a retake' area. Authorities said Wjl; liams bound her hands behind her back, cut he clothes, gagged her with a piece of her blouse awd raped the woman whfle threatening her with a kni'fe Hawkins nominates 5 for federal judgeships Over easy Bryan Nelson grimaces as his 8 year old playmate, Mike Vasquez, looks (or a clear landing space. Mike was doing some fancy flhMtng at a Miami play ground ana maaagea to loucn oown TOOAY Oiwin 9fwt Sanrtct WASHINGTON Sen.

Paula Hawkins, recommended (our state judges and a county attorney to the White House Monday to (ill vacancies In the northern and middle Florida federal district courts. The recommendations of John W. Booth, 57, Leesburg; Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, 45, St. H.

Moore II, 53, Boymon Beach; Maurice M. Paul; 49, Orlando, and Francis Stelnmeyer III, 41, Tallahassee, now go to the Justice Department. Background checks will be made by the FBI and statements of qualification made by the American Bar Association before sending the names on to the White House. President Reagan will act on recommendations from his closest political advisers before he makes a nomination, which must be confirmed by the Senate. A Justice Department spokesman said Reagan is expected to act In six to eight weeks.

Hawkins accepted the recommendations of the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee, One vacancy was created by the retire; ment of Federal Judge Winston AmowJast March from the Northern District bench. The second came in January 1979 when the federal bench was expanded. The Northern District includes Western Florida and has its seat in Tallahassee. The Middle District, which includes Cocoa, has ti seat in Jacksonville but also sits in Orlando and Tampa. In an effort to get more minorities and women on the federal bench.

President Carter established judicial commissions to recommend appointments. Those efforts were controversial, however. Some senators fought their state commission's recommendations; Reagan abolished the commissions but encouraged Republican senators to appoint their own panels. He asked each Republican senator (or House member If no GOP senator exists) to nominate three to five candidates (or each vacancy on the federal bench. Hawkins said she was pleased at the "caliber" of the candidates recommended by a clear landing space.

Mike was doing without hitting Bryan. which she appointed to screen them. 'he advisory committee. Panel prepares to draw new political district lines TALLAHASSEE (AP) lined the most politically Moffitt said the commit multi member legislative Because of the state's bers and 40 senators is tl The House Reapportionment Committee received lessons in geography, demography and population at its first meeting Monday, a calm interlude before members start dividing Florida's 9.7 million residents into new political districts. Members mostly just listened as committee staffers and population experts out lined the most politically sensitive issue faring the Legislature next year dividing the rapidly growing state into new House, Senate and congressional districts.

"Our responsibility is awesome and because of that awesome responsibility, 1 will Insist on maximum effort," committee chairman Lee Moffitt, Tampa, told his charges. tee would begin a series of public hearlngs around the state and he said he would not name subcommittee Chairmen until those hearings are completed. He also said all meetings on reapportionment would be held "in the sunshine." One of the biggest Issues facing the.commlttee will be whether to replace Florida's mult( member legislative districts with single member districts, which are favored by Republicans and minorities. Though' Republicans say they want a quick decision on the Issue, Moffitt, designated by Democrats as speaker in 1983, said he does not have a position and would not make up his mind for "a growth, Florida's model House district grew from 56,000 people In 1972 to more than 81,000 now. And the shift of population means that more legislators will be elected from South Florida.

The committee and Its counterpart in the' Senate also will have to deckle how many legislators will serve. The present 120 House mem bers and 40 senators is the maximum allowed by the Constitution; it could be re duced to 80 representatives and 30 senators, but that isn't likely. Because of the reapppr, tionment effort and the judicial approval it must receive, legislators begin their regular session in January next year instead of the usual April commencement. PSC sets cogeneration rates TALLAHASSEE (AP) The Public Service Commission Monday rejected proposals by the state's four major power companies and tentatively set its own rates for surplus power they buy from customers with their own cogene rating facilities. The commission also approved a new draft of its proposed rules for deregulation of telephone equipment, setting the stage for public hearings scheduled to begin on Aug.

25. Cogeneration involves the production of power from waste Industrial boiler heat, garbage incinerators, windmills, solar power devices and other facilities owned by a utility's customers. The goal is to conserve fuel and avoid the need to build more power plants by using energy sources that are now wasted. A staff report indicated the utilities filed cogenera tlon rate proposals that "failed to inform customers in any meaningful way of the utility's obligations to that customer." "The electric utilities are Jumping on cogeneration about like I would Jump on a skunk if I saw It out In the woods," said Commission Chairman Joe Cresse. The tentative rates set by the commission are designed to pass on all money saved on fuel as a result of cogenerated power to the customer who owns the faculties.

The companies will have 21 days In which to ask for heatings on the rates or else comply with them. xaaaiawItaflttrm'Al 4 teachers lose licenses amid charges of fraud, having sex with pupils JOE CRESSE pass savings to consumer Judge allows Haitian deportation hearings MIAMI (AP) A federal judge Monday rejected an attempt by Haitian advocates to block U.S. Immigration officials from holding deportation hearings (or refugees once they are transferred to a camp in Puerto Rico. However, U.S. District Judge Alcee Hastings told US.

government officials to present by 5 p.m. today a detailed set of guidelines for deportation hearings for Haitians. Immigration officials Monday were making arrangements to begin transferring Haitians from an overcrowded Everglades detention facility to Fort Allen in Puerto Rico. Mike Trominski, spokesman (or the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Krome North camp near Miami, said offl clals were lining up a charter flight that would probably take some 12S.Haltiana to Fort Allen early Wednesday. He said health screenings were being conduct ad (or reA" gees who might be moved to Puerto Rica Ht said 35 members of the US.

Border Patrol were being flown In from El Texas, to escort th Haitians as they art moved from the camp to ine cnarter ntgnts ana then are flown to rort Allen, Officials nave (aid up to 800 Haitians fort Allen. Attorney Ira Kunban of the Haitian Refugee Center Inc. argued in court that the transfer will deprive the refugees of representation by qualified attorneys and will facilitate a "rail reading of Haitians" back to their Impoverished homeland. unban charged that if the refugees are moved to Fort Allen, there won't be any "lawyers (or them to contact and there are no translators. We're asking that the INS be stopped from holding deportation bearings to those campcY Supreme Court Justice William Brennaa cleared the way for the move Friday when he refused a request by officials In the Puerto Mean city of Juana Diaz, adjacent to Fort to block the transfer.

Trominski said only refugees II and older who are hot now tOYulved In court bearings will bt sent to Fort Allen. Although no family groups will be split, Trominski said, "We may send papa on the first plane and mama and the kids on the second." Ht said the nationwide strike by air traffic controllers and flown to Port 4 brewing tropical storm DeflnU to Atlantic hat slowed the TALLAHASSEE (AP) State authorities took teaching licenses away from (our former instructors Monday, saying they had engaged in welfare fraud, lied about qualifications or had sex with students. In all (our cases, the teaching licenses were lifted permanently by the Florida Education Practices Commission, an agency that policies the profession. The action affects these former teachers: Donald W. Reber, who allegedly engaged in homosexual activities with several members and former members of his junior high school track team.

Reber has resigned his teaching and coaching positions at Madison Junior High School in Tampa. State education officials said the homosexual acts occurred at Ratter's home, in the school locker room and coach's office, drive in movies, during an overnight trip to Disney World and at the home of one of students. Curtis Whitten Jr, who pleaded guilty toa charge of welfare fraud in Duval ty. He was convicted, In court, (Ined and purKpii probation. Whitten had been certified as a substitute teacher, said Juhan Mlxon of this Florida Department" Education.

Carolyn Joe Brown, convicted of (ood stiinp fraud in Polk County. Whan Brown applied for a permanent teaching license, she re vealed that she bad been tn trouble with the law. She was a substitute teacherl The commission decided (hat her mors I character wasn't good enough tor the teaching profession. Harold Thomas Scott, a veteran elementary school teacher from Miami wb submitted false college transcripts that boosted hurijnto a higher pay category. In late 1978, a rcpreaam a live from Florida AIM tfqj; verslty in Tallahassee qff.

ered to give Scott matters oegree transcript for a I fee, state officials said. I accepted the deal and nalrlflrfn nU VJ.