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Florida Today from Cocoa, Florida • Page 3B

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Florida Todayi
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Cocoa, Florida
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3B
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iMii hhHHHkJI Jl WSHfflBBBHIBy fWMSfckBMMiWy i4t flisSLBBLBfl 1 J' i' Radiation Explosion TODAY Friday, Febnury M71 'J' 3Ei ii Rip Two Injured Two persons were neither seriously, In a two car wreck. Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 1 at Williams Point. Police said a car driven by Emily Young Strom, 63, 118 Mo Kinley Cocoa Beach, collided with one driven by Michael Reld Smith, 46, 3904 Connie Cocoa. Mrs.

Strom was charged with failure. to yield the right of way. Both received, minor Injuries. POLICE SEEK TWO Warrants Charg Creating Warrants were sworn against, two Cocoa teenagers charged with creatinga minor. disturbance at Rockledge High School, police said.

The youths, Lucias Potter, 19, of 433 Wihaley and Charles Everett Waters, 1t of 610 Avocado were charged with disturbing a school assembly. Police were looking for the youths Thursday afternoon, said Rockledge eoruaenTs Disturbance Sgt. Bill Ussery. Ussery said the police department received a "call from toe school about a disturbance in the" gym about. 8:20, a.m.

Thursday, 'but the; youths had gone before police, arrived. 'He) called the disturbance minor and said "a couple of the students got pushed around." No injuries were" Potter, and Waters are former students at the school, Ussery said, Fearful Juror Reconsiders, Will Worfc expected to return to full'capacitjr. Friday after an 'explosion0 Thursday at Barris Intertype (Radiation); In Palm Bay ripped a hole in the root and caused minor injuries to two employes. Bob Davis, 36, of Rt. 2, and Robert Wood, 27; of 1740, Pontlac both of Melbourne, were treated and at Brevard Hospital in" Melbourne for flash, burns and cuts on their The explosion was triggered when' hydrogen leaked from a chemical mixing, in a room on the upper floor' of Building Four, The roof of the building was raised and settled back on by the explosion, Palm Bay police said.

A hole was blown in the portion of roof near the explosion. Workmen worked Thursday to repair the hole to prevent Tain damage' to1 the' interior of the building. Company spokesman Moldenhauer aid local fire departments were not called. "We have a trained team that was called to the scene," he said. The Palm Bay Fife Department sent one truck to the scene but company officials turned the truck away at the company gate.

Moldenhauer refused to discuss the cause of the explosion or the extent1 of damage. He said insurance companies should have; an estimate by Friday.1. The plant was between shifts and there were few. people in the building at the time of the explosion. Power was shut off and the building evacuated.

Palm Bay police said the roof to Moldenhaurer said the was of a special explosion'; design that allowed the force of the blast, to 1 escaoe throiieh Jhe Considering the earthquake threat, would $60 move to From, xainornia LBBnPPillBBBBBa ebbbBbiR GENE MELVIN Merritt Island I like Florida too BmfePSH MRS. JOHN HUDSON Cocoa Beach 1 like it right jere. My husband native. iBm MIKE COX Dayton, Ohio I'd move to California but not near the danger, area. JACK PEARL KUUrney Having been to California I would stay if I lived there.

BARNEY HARTY MelLfturne. I wouldn't move there and if I lived there I'd move as far away as I could, get. MIKE WHITE Cocoa I don't think I'd move there but not because of" earthquakes: I don't like California. CARL RUPPENTHAL Ferndale, Mich. I've never, had a hankering to go to If I want 'warm weather I can find it in Florida.

BflHtiH R. G. SCHUMACHER SebastUo you lived there all. your life wouldn't want to move away. I'd stay.

Peter Zabtiski Wfes Ft iday Services fpr Peter J. Zabriskie, 70, 115 Virginia Cocoa; will' be conducted at 10:30 a jd. Friday at the First Baptists Church of Cocoa. He died Wednesday at Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando. Survivors include.

his wife, Mrs, Claire Zabriskie, Cocoa one son, Don Mer ritt Island; and one daughter, out of, state. frylie Baxley Funeral Home, Cocoa, (i3 in charge of arrangements" floie' fenner Services "for Mrs. Floie 91, 2214 Clairmont Cocoa, will be conducted Saturday, In the' chapel of Wylie Baxley Funeral Home, Cocoa. She died Wednesday at her Survivors include' one son, Lowell B. Fenner, Cocoa; and one brother, but of state.

FREDERICK ANDERAU Services forFrederlck Anderau, 44, of 651 Ora Dell Titusville, were held Monday at Lithgow Funeral Home In North Miami. Haded Thursday in Mt. Sinai Hospital. In Miami Beach. Survivors include his.

wife, Vivian, of and four sons, Rtisself Robert and Ronald all (of Titusville, and Fred of the U.S.iAir Force.5' A. Satellite Beach' ntan who demanded' removed from Brevard's' list because lie feared being shot by gun totlng court officials said 'Thursday he' has reconsidered. "The state attorney told "me he won't be carrying a gun in the courtroom, so I reconsidered and will serve. on a Jury if called," said George Fellows, 50, of 495 Cinnamon FeliowS, a World War II veteran; and weappns expert, said Feb. 10 he wanted either to be withdrawn from the Jury, duty list or be'" allowed to carry a .,45 caliber pistol when called.

i An unsuccessful candidate for Satellite Beach Mayor; in 1969, Fellows earlier said he was willing to instruct state, attorney Abbott Herring in the use of: firearms. i. A TODAV news story the day before Feb quoted Herring' assaying he' might, carry a gun in the courtroom' after receiving shooting instructions from. re a Sheriffs Inspector "Speedy" DeWItt TELt EVERYONE ABOUT THAT ill ySs av with a BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT IN Lacking fo6d bulk? ivu AAifL: BRAN BUDS the natural way to regularity. Look of this Birth Package: ALL THIS FOR ONLY Now you'll have a permanent.

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