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Florida Todayi
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Cocoa, Florida
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Williams, who presided 'at the four week Vim SO; trial started Jan. 11 testimony bogging down at several points in detailed legal questions and court observers said. The case finally went to! the jury' Tuesday' aT following final arguments by lawyers for both the defen dant and plaintiff. Mason sought 'damages "irf excess of Jl miUJon" from several firms, involved; supplying the scaffolding used in pouring roof for a Sears, Roebuck Co. etore In Melbourne in 1968.

While Mason 'was pouring concrete, the roof caved in, and. he thrown 15 feet to the floor bcIow As a result of the, lalV hej'was paralyzed from the. waist' down and has no control, of. his body functions, his attorneys, argued. Named as defendants In the suit were Wacco Scaffold and Shoring of Illinois; American Pecco Corp.

of Bliss Laughling Industries, of Delaware and the Robert Johnson Corp. of Georgia. 'tons of exhibits were, introduced the trial as sections of the scaffolding were displayed in the Titusville courthouse lobby and set up outside, the courthouse during the trial. On two occasions, the court, moved' outsider to view the. evidence! The trial "was so arduous that court reporters recording testimony worked in shifts.

Before the trial ended, lawyers for both sides to v'hey: would appeal the 'decision no matter what the verdict. BBBRK9PtflT jBBBBi BBKJ KiJciJrSBBB0fl BBBk4HvBBB3Bi k. BBI 'v JBBBJI JUDGE VOLIE WILLIAMS presided at trial HEUCOPTER CRASHES in Laos with several U.S. photographers, aboard; indication of THREE REBELS seize 5 persons in Yugoslav Consulate in 'Sweden, demand freedom foV Croatian terrorist under death sentence; (20A) COAST GUARD seizes Russian trawler for fishing within U.S. 12 mile' limit; U.S.

fishing boat fired upon, seized by Ecuadorian Piinhnat SUSAN ATKINSi confessed killer Sharon "Tate, says she was threatened with gas chamber if she refused to testify, (3A) 49 MIGRANT WOKKERS were used as 'human guinea pigs" to: spotlight safety; df certain pesticides, group charges" in vVashingtpn. (3A) a SOVIET UNION, U.S. rjut back last yeiif on spy satellites lofted over each other's teffiwryspace, experts say. (5A) AMERICANS WHO claim they are offended by sexually oriented mail have been slowin registering their (10A) $10 BILLION INCREASE In national debt' ceiling will; be requested by Nixon Administration, says, Wilbur Mills of Ways and Means (12A) ANTI WAR DEMONSTRATORS less vocal than In past protest South Vietnamese Incursion into Laos. (ISA) STATE SUPREME Court orders lower court to allow college stddent whose guilty.

on a marijuana charge 'led to a three year sentence to change his plea to innocents (6B) 7 MORE AND QUICKER paroles urged as a way: to rehabilitate prisoners and alleviate overcrowding in; state's prisons. (6B) TEMPERS FLARE between Gov. Askew and. black leaders of a Qulncy protest movement in heated governor's office confrontar tion on eve of march on CapltoL (6B) 1 kBnCstMMiiBBMBraBBBBBBBBBBBBBPlBBPBBBBBHBiBBB I Mi it il'? wVaBMMflCBBHBHKA bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI faaBnHWfSSBMi miStiltSmMmmBiiSSmKBFISilmTjSfmm' ''Miir Wf wBBBffBinHTTy'BBMMr''i jBBIBBBBLH. JubbbbbbbbbbbbM bbbbbI jBjjLjfe bbbbbI jB bbiHbbbrcPbbbbbbbbbbbVJVHbbHbbbbb 1 ''bbbbbbI IISEH jMBBBBBBBBBjHMBMBaaHBadkaBMKJK BBBBBBB i BBTJqSp11' iBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB L.

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(lB) MEDICAL SOCIETY opposes countywide'1 ambulance, but denies support for present service. (B) BREVARD EMISSARIES see hope for POW information during first day In Paris. (IB) NIXON nAS public approval for his foreign policy stance, Harris Survey shows, but the country's domestic woes are earning the President bad marks from the American people. Focus, (A) TWENTY YEARS ago, Floyd Layne was a sophomore stafon the only team to win the MT and NCAAcoUege basketball tournament in one yeari Now, he's still paying the price for the Infamous point shaving scandal of 1951. (1C) Everyday Features After Dark, SD ArousemenU, tD A Amy Oark, ID Bridge, p.

Business, 20C, aassifled, 1S 17C, Comics; 6D Crossword, 5D Datebook, 2B Dear Abby, Deattis; Earl Wilson, 8D TOOAT A. Tlmt Nmn Svto LOS ANGELES death toll rose, damages mounted and aftershocks continued Wednesday Earthquake Day, plus one in Southern California. New strong enough to cause structural damage struck Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. No new damage was reported, But the continuing aftershocks 'threatened a San Fernando galley Reservoir' damaged In Tuesday's earthquake. City officials said a 10 square mile area ordered evacuated be tn danger 43 hours.

Tbe 80,0" resulehts of the area were warned not to try to return to their homes. "the extent) of Tuesday's TODAB Chuckle It's too bad. that college educations are wasted on high school" graduates who already know disaster, was. compiled, the quake's, aftermath; brough these developments: The (deaths reachedat least SI property damage passed the $350 million mark, The ta.te Antelope Valley, foothill and northbound lanes of the San Diego Freeways remained closed In the north part of the San Fernando Kemalning valley freeways and major surface streets were, crippled by 'monumental traffic Jams. Power officials surveyed damage to an 845 mile line bringmg power to Southern California and warned that there may be power, crisis in the late summer months." Cleanup crews went to work on streets and buildings 675 of them in the city of Los Angeles damaged by the quake.

Norman Dam and San Fernando a Continued Back Pag TUi Section ByANNESAUL TODAY Educotlon Wrltir A multi million dollar plan to retrain unemployed aerospace engineers as environmental engineers at three area colleges will be announced today by U.S.. Rep. Lou Frey; Frey, one of four sponsors of the Conversion Research and Education Act'of 1971, will outline the plans at 9:30 a.m. press conference at. the Langford Hotel In Winter Park.

i Frey's $450 million nationwide plan to stop the "shocking jWaste of talent" Is contingent on Congress: Officials from Brevard Community College, Florida Technological University and; Florida Institute of Technology have been meeting with a representative of Frey to out the joint venture, said Dr. Robert Kersten, dean of ETTTs College of engineerings Thousands' of highly trained men have been 'thrown out of work nationwide by defense and space cutbacks and have left their field 'because, of disillusionment and i the Inability to find jobs. The federal government an obligation to them; Frey said, because It created their problem. FTU plans to concentrate on the, areas of solid waste, transportation and fresh water problems, Dr. Kersten FIT probably will deal mainly in hydro space engineering, although FIT i President Jerry refused to comment Wednesday night.

Both the university's programs are designed for those. who already have' engineering degrees, while the BCC pro gram is geared for technologists who do not have bachelors degrees in 'engineeripg. BCC President Maxwell King was enthusiastic about the proposal saying, "I think It's going to be a good thing for the community." But he wanted Frey to announce the specifics. Ttiy named the three Florida institutions as ex Continued on Back Page This Section i' BBBBBk' i fiJscBBl bbbbbbk tjdbbB BBBlilfe 'lH BKBBPBsnBkH9mkBBh Itia LOU FBEY to unveil plans First GasiiaiTy: Bumped ABO.ARD USS NEW ORLEANS (AP) Apollo 14 astronauts, described; as "perfectly a cruised across a stretch of the South Pacific Wednesday toward Samoa and an airlift home. Astronauts Al Shepard, Ed Mitchell! an3 Stu a underwent extensive medical examinations inside the trailer like isolation van" where they are quarantined.

The van is secured on a deck of this prime recovery space agency physician, Dr. William R. Garner, said the astronauts were "medically perfectly okay and Head Apollo 14 Back to the Moon Prospective Juror: Wonff Court Gunfire By EVERETT PARKER TODAY Stoff WrW A Satellite Beach man demanded Wednesday that bis name be removed Irom Brevard Jury duty, roster becase he's afraid of being shot accidentally If judges and the state attorney start toting guns in the courtrooms. V'Yba better believe damn soared of serving on a Jury if everybody's going to' be carrying; guns," said George Fellows, 50, of 495 Cinnamon Dr. Fellows, retired' Army, captain who specialized in training' men in the use of handguns, rifles and larger said jp as an alternative to beina taken off 'the Jury list, he wants to carry a pistol strap (ped to his hip Vhen he's call ed for Jury Wednesday afternoon, Fellows 'called Mrs.

Freida Schryer, secretary to Brevard's two Jury com missioners, and asked that his be stricken from the roster. "It's the first time, anything like this has ever come up," Mrs. Schryer said. "I was really surprised. No one has ever asked to beremoved ConUnned Back Page This SecUM no major medical problems, have showed1 Shepard and Mitchell, who made two long tiring moon returned to earth with' no appreciable 'weight loss," the dortor reported.

But Roosa, who remained in moon while the other two were lunar surface, lost eight to 10 pounds, the doctor Roosa also suffered Injury of the Garner said Roosa was cut slightly when he bumped his head against one of the low ceilings in the' quarantine van; Roosa, ah Air Force was quoted as sayingtbe accident "was to be expected" when an Air; Force type ended, up aboard a Navy ship." Shepard Is a Navy captain and Mitchell a Navy commander. The astronauts are quaran tined to prevent the spread of any moon germ they may, Contlnned Back Page This Section if 1 Bfl 1 i i 7 i I Dien Bien eneral Family, 1 iD HELP! IB Horoscope, 2D Jerry Greene; 1C WA Movie Times, 4D Names and Faces, 17A Over the Second Oip, 6D Television, 4D Sports, 1 llC State News, 6B Weather, 2A Editorials, FlyeSecfleai Directs N. Viets in Laos KHE SANH, South Vietnam American officers, along the Laotian border' have received intelligence reports that North, Vietnam's fabled general Vo Nguyen Giap, victor over the French at Dien Bien Phu, has token charge of the Ctamnunlst forces In the Lao Han' panhandle. American officers said the Information had been passed on to some units In the field. The reports said that Giap had two full North Vietnamese divisions In the panhandle td repel the current South Vietnamese thrust at the HoXW Mlnh trail These troops apparently were in addition to the nine 'regiments which the Americans had originally believed to be In, the northwest corner South; Vietnam.

"Atfaerlcan officers said that despite these reports, they Relieved that these. tsUmates of enemy troon; Btreagth were exaggerated. BBBBBsl Hbbbbbbbbbbbbl" bbbbbbbbbbbs! HbVibBBbRP BBallBBal BaBawf JaBsk BK BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBEII bbbIbbbwI Supply Depoi Captured vGEN.O NGUYEN GIAP i Uck la actioBf SAIGON (AP) South Vietnamese forces drove 25 miles southern Laos Wednesday and Sepone, a major'Cnemy sup Sly1 center, apparently against ttle resistance. The South Vietnamese also reported they blew up twor large am munition "depots. This, major trans shipment point' and operations base on the' Ho Chi Minh had been heavily bombed and was'; reported earlier to, be almost deserted.

It was the first main objective of the incursion. i' As the South Vietnamese pushed "deeper into" Laos, it was disclosed that' Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky bad warned that, they cduld meet disaster unless, North. Vietnamese are cut off from their He said an invasion of North Vietnam across the demilitarized zone be necessary at tame point. The United States rushed a special landing force of 100 Marines off the northern coast of South Vietnam to counter a possible North Vietnamese drive' across the Demilitarized JEJfa' an II The Marines are on U.Tth Fleet sh 'ps: They have with them artillery and tanks. The.

battle tested Marines are from the Srd South" Vietnamese head quarters reported two ground clashes Highway 9 Wednesday inside Laos. Headquarters claimed South Vietnamese forces killed 73 North Vietnamese In two engagements and took losses of 6 killed and 17 wounded. The drive, packed by air power; artillery and sup i Cootinned Back Page This Sectloa.

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