The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 41

News of the South Coast Nerving South Lake Okeechobee The Palm Beach Post TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1973 SECTION James Never Disturb A Dolfan Shots Fired During Game Quinlcm Post Columnist, The Sound Of -100 And $50,000 I 5 I ootv m-hv 1 i vv. vX AS -J Gerard John Schaefer Jr. Enroute to Jury Selection Yesterday JUNO BEACH The Miami Dolphins, as most everyone south of the Georgia border knows, are the World Champions. In their climb to the top, they bred a form of humanity known as the "Dolfan." Probably one of the most dangerous things in the world is to disturb a Dolfan watching the season's opener, especially when his heroes are losing. But William Todd, newly arrived here from Seattle, Wash, (which doesn't have a pro football team), didn't know that.

Todd, a husky 18-year-old, who was living and working at the Casa Juno Motor Inn, 530 Ocean made the nearly fatal mistake of putting a quarter in the jukebox while the Dolphins' game was on television in the motel bar. "I was going into the bar to play some music," Todd said from his bed in St. Mary's Hospital. "This guy started complaining about the music so I went over and pulled him by the shirt. "He pulled out a gun and shot me in the stomach." Todd said he never liked football very much, anyway.

Police arrested Edward Oakley, 36, of 1891 Karlinda and charged him with aggravated assault. Stall Pholoi by Bob Wllay Schaefer Trial Gets 6 Jurors I listen to the new sound of 100. I do. I do. I really do.

For $50,000 I'd listen to recorded pneumatic hammer drilling and be proud to answer my phone when it rang. "You bet your boomer I listen to the thumping-good noise of wonderful WLQY." WLQY is the baby FM radio station 100.7 on the dial) making news in South Florida. The WLQY came on the scene Aug. 3 and yesterday learned it had performed a small miracle by taking the top Hooper ratings in a market jammed as tight as the Orange Bowl parking lot. Robert Roberts, station manager, could hardly control himself yesterday when he talked about WLQY's big coup.

He was so excited when the station phone rang he answered, "I listen to the new sound of 100. What do I win?" Now that's excitement. But cereally folks, Bob Roberts was proud about his station's achievements in so short a time. He said the bright idea to give away $50,000 to whoever answered their phone with the magic phrase about 100 was the invention of a Hestel Broadcasting Co. vice president, Dick Casper.

"He came into my office that first week and said 'Let's give away a lot of Roberts said. With that dynamic direction all the disc jockeys on the 24-hour rock, top 40, station were notified and the first contest began. Within two weeks the first winner answered her phone. Was it some high school student skipping class? A college student home on vacation? A newlywed? WLQY's first winner was a 76-year-old Pompano Beach woman. Roberts was excited.

The station's 26 employes were excited. Roberts went into Casper's office. "Okay, Ace, we gave away a lot of money." Casper, Roberts said, didn't even blink. "Give away some more," he said. Eight days later a 49-year-old North Miami woman, Mrs.

John London, hit WLQY for its second $50,000 jackpot. The effect was dazzling. For years Roberts, a veteran time salesman, had been banging on the doors of major advertisers. Now they were calling him up. How long will the bonanza last? Roberts said, using the 11-year statistics of WLQY's sister station KPUA in Hawaii where $2.8 million has been dished out, "We may lower the amount from week to week but we're going to give away money forever." "I think we'll get a jury in another day," said Stone.

Schaefer, charged with two first degree murder counts in the deaths of Susan Place, 17, and Georgia Jessup, 16, both of Broward County, flashed frequent smiles to his wife and mother, Doris, who were among courtroom spectators. The former Martin County deputy sheriff had a sunburned nose from his excursion last week into desolate areas of Palm Beach and Broward counties, where he led authorities on a tour of alleged By JAYNE ELLISON Put staff Wrlttr FORT PIERCE Five men and one woman already will be in the jury box this morning in the second day of jury selection in the Gerard John Schaefer Jr. murder trial. The six were survivors of 24'men and women questioned by State Atty. Robert E.

Stone and Public Defender Elton H. Schwarz. Judge C. Pfeiffer Trowbridge had ordered 102 juror prospects for yesterday and an identical number for both today and Wednesday. Blast Burns Man tion superintendent in Fort Lauderdale, who maintains a home here, said he "had no time to read newspapers," and was unaware of the Schaefer case.

Stone's thrust in questioning was that the burden of proof in the Schaefer case rests with the state, while the defendant need not take the stand to prove his innocence. "We want to get a fair trial for the defendant and also for the State of Florida," Stone said. Stone carefully questioned prospects on whether they would be able, after instructions from the judge, to return a guilty verdict on a chain of circumstantial evidence. He emphasized that those selected to be jurors in the case could not have their decision clouded by sympathy for the accused man, his family, or the families of the Place and Jessup girls. Schwarz also asked if candidates could believe Schaefer was insane at the time the Place and Jessup girls disappeared, if insanity is claimed by the defense.

Susan Place and Georgia Jessup vanished last Sept. 27 from the Place home in Oakland Park, when they drove off in a car with a man known as Jerry Shepherd. Their butchered, decapitated skeletons were found April 1 on a lonely stretch of Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County. Mrs.

Ira Place, mother of the dead girl, had given police a description of Shepherd, the clothing he wore, and the license number of the car he drove. Schwarz suggested to jury prospects it would be unlikely that anyone could remember specific dates, appearance and attire after a passage of months. locations of writings attributed to him describing torture and killing of women. He looked cheerful and carried on animated conversations with his attorney arid family members during recesses. Stone was joined at the prosecution table by Philip S.

Shailer, Broward County state attorney. Schwarz's chief assistant, Bruce H. Colton, also questioned prospective jurors. The tedious process began when a number of candidates were excused because they had dependent children at home or physician's certificates attesting to poor health. Edward Gandy, a father of six children, was asked if his reading of newspapers had influenced his decision on Schaefer's guilt or innocence.

"The opinion I have reached after what I have read is that he is guilty," Gandy said. He was excused. Numerous juror prospects said they thought Schaefer guilty, yet asserted they could return an impartial verdict based on evidence in the case. Stone was heard to say he would have been satisfied to present the state's case to the first six drawn for questioning. John Morales, who was number 21 on the first day list, identified himself as a retired chef from Miami.

A wave of laughter swept over the courtroom when Morales' profession was misunderstood and thought to be a retired "sheriff." Morales said he subscribed to no newspapers and had heard nothing about the Schaefer case on radio or television. LeRoy McDaniels, a construc BELLE GLADE -A kerosene stove, which exploded in a rooming house in downtown Belle Glade yesterday, sent one man to Glades General Hospital and brought 13 firemen to the scene. John Cook, 51, of 417 W. Ave. Room 52, was listed in fair condition with "severe burns on his arms and face." According to Lt.

R. G. Carter of the city Fire Department, Cook said his kerosene stove exploded, spraying the fuel all over the 10 12 foot room. Carter said the blaze didn't spread to other areas of the wood frame building, but there was extensive damage to the bed, refrigerator and table in Cook's Schaefer's Mother Doris and Wife Teresa room. Circuit Court Reshuffle Judge Lewis Kapner to Take Over Downey's Cases Housing Project Protection Asked DELRAY BEACH The project supervisor for a low income government subsidized apartment complex under construction here asked City Council members last night for police protection to prevent "atrocious vandalism" at the site.

However, the City Council suggested the company hire private security guards. Part of the 208-unit Stewart Arms apartments will house families -displaced by eonstruetion-of J-95 through. Delray Beach. Letting of bids for the Delray Beach phase of the highway project, however, cannot proceed until families are relocated. Van Guard has continually postponed completion date for various reasons.

Don Whitney, project foreman, said the first building structurally will be ready Sept. 21, although it may not have water because of hassles with the water contractor. He could not predict when the 12 two-bedroom units would be ready for occupancy because of the latest in a string of trouble connected with building construction. The construction site has been plagued with vandalism. the 1970 White House Conference on Children.

As a "civil" judge, Kapner will handle more divorces and damage suits compared to his current caseload of with bre-sking. the law. Under the current plan, Stewart said it is "likely" that the new Circuit Court judge to be named by Askew will move into Kapner's slot as juvenile judge. A new judge should be named by October or November. Stewart predicted.

A local "judicial qualifications" committee is currently screening applicants before recommending three to Askew. By LINDA GORTMAKER PMt Staff Wrlttr- Circuit Court Judge Lewis Kapner will take over Judge James Downey's cases Oct. 1 when Downey moves to his lie wpost "asjTrdgeattlnr "District-Court of Appeal. Kapner, 35, who has handled juvenile cases since 1967, will then probably permanently assume Downey's duties Jan. 1, Chief Judge James Stewart said yesterday.

"That's the way plans look now," Stewart said. "He (Kapner) has been interested in going into the civil division for some time." Kapner, a graduate of the University of Florida and the Stetson University Law School, has been an outspoken member of the judiciary known for his controversial letters to Gov. Reubin Askew. A month ago, Kapner blasted bring more blacks and women into state government as "reverse discrimination" against whites and men. Kapner also pushed for divorce reform before the legislature took action, harshly criticized the state Division of Youth Services for its treatment of juveniles, and blamed interracial busing for creating many youth problems.

He has served as regional chairman of the Governor's Task Force on Juvenile Delinquency and was -a delegate to LEWIS KAPNER new duties.