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Fort Myers News-Press Wed. Feb. 13. 1974 Hall Of Fame Displays Portray Police Work By EDDIE PERTD1T News-Press Stoff Writer frame carries the added note, "passed here for a $1 admission and a seven year sentence in federal prison." A completely equipped police motorcycle. Police shoulder patches.

Badges. Firearms. Ghetto weapons. Displays of laboratory detection, shown in photographs. Even a crime scene, a small room set up to show a murder scene as the police find it.

The body is gone, its location marked in outline on the fluor. In a picture frame, a police report lists a summary of three suspects and the statement of each. The visitor is invited to figure out. ho dune it." then tell the attendant. The prize is a certificate for "Basic Observation In a Crime Scene Search Test." The museum is self explanatory.

Except for a $1 admission charge and the offer of a number of items for sale, there is no request for funds. The "guard" hands out several giveaways: A year-old copy (January-March, 1973) of "Enforcement Journal, publication of the National Police Officers Association of America: a folding "flyer" on the half of fame, a safety tips publication with hints on thwarting burglars on one side and a place for telephone numbers on the other, complete with a step-by-step checklist for what to tell when calling the police in an emergency: a page of 50 letter seals saying "Support Law Order-National Police Hall of Fame, Venice, Florida 33595;" an auto window sticker of an American Flag with a blue line at the bottom where a 14th stripe would go saying "National Police Hall of Fame;" and a booklet, "Marshaling Citizen Power to Modernize Corrections," which is "Reprinted and Distributed by the American Correctional Association with the Permission of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States under a technical assistance grant from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. United States Department of Justice." The whole museum centers upon the hall of fame, a room set aside for the photographs of policemen who have reeived the posthumonus medal of Valor of the sponsoring association. The focal point of this room is a memorial to President John F. Kennedy and Dallas policeman J.

D. Tippit. Shortly after Kennedy was assassinated, Tippit was killed in trying to apprehend the suspect. Lee Harvey Oswald. 1 he photographs are for one outstanding pa-trolman for each year.

On another wall is the honor roll list of ail lawmen killed in the line of duty. The guillotine stands tall, the blade poised. Red paint adds a grim touch. Behind it stands an electric chair. Both are part of displays at the "National Police Hall of Fame" at the southern edge of North Port Charlotte.

Most are just as graphic. A display on narcotics and drug paraphernalia includes a photograph of a person who has been misusing drugs, skin deteriorating in sores and ulcers. A counterfeit $10 bill display in a 2-A Charity Got Few Funds From Drive, State Says Russian Author Arrested From Page 7 A From Page I A for Robert Griffin, "The first one reported income of $113,162 but was filled out improperly. We sent it back, and they submitted a second report showing income of 5289,142. 1 refused to accept it and said it must be accompanied by an audit from a CPA.

"The third report was submitted properly, but it showed income of $515,699.73 which was collected for the support of widows and orphans of dead police officers. But it also said that only $27,000 was spent for charity, the rest was used for' solicitation, office expenses and salaries." unauthorized purposes. Bob Green, coordinator of charitable solicitations for the Florida secretary of state's office, said he revoked the Hall of Fame's registration as a charity because it submitted "inaccurate reports" of its 1972 fund-raising activities. Green said the financial statements are required by state law. "They submitted three reports." Green said Ma, Condominium Approved By County Green said he has notified 28 other states the Hall of Fame has been banned from collecting funds and is no longer registered as a charity in Florida.

"If they solicit outside of the state, and contributions are coming into the state, that is a violation of the charitable funds act," Green said. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Department said it investigated the group last month along with Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents, and had submitted the results of the investigation to the state attorney's office. Sheriff's spokesman Capt. Robert Cramer said several police departments have made inquiries about the four organizations. "We always tell them that the Hall of Fame is under investigation by the state, and until the results are finalized we will not support its claims," Cramer said.

Ford's press secretary. Paul Miltich, said the vice president was offered an honorary post in 1971, when Ford was Republican minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. "He at no time authorized the use of his name in any such fund-raising activity," Miltich said. "He recalls their having written him to become an honorary vice president and he accepted that.

At no time was anything mentioned of fund-raising activity." Michigan Asst. Atty. Gen. Edwin Bladen said the lawsuit filed Tuesday morning in Circuit Court at Lansing names all four organizations, the Hall of Fame, the National Police Academy, the National Police Officers Association, and the National Police Reserve Officers Assoc. Bladen said the suit was based upon a year-long investigation that began with a complaint from Milliken.

who said his name was being used by the group to solicit funds in Michigan. are astounded by some new action." Since publication in the West of his new book on the Soviet labor camp system. "Gulag Archipelago," Solzhenitsyn has been attacked in the press, criticized on radio and television and tharicatured in posters as an enemy of "everthing the Soviet Union holds dear." Solzhenitsyn has twice refused to honor summonses to appear for questioning. "I refuse to acknowledge the legality of your summons and will nor. come for an interrogation to any state organ." he said in a statement Monday.

Tuesday's action could be the first step toward a trial for "anti-Soviet slander." Or he could be released soon in hopes his detention would serve as a warning to stop making statements to Western newsmen. The maximum sentence for anti-Soviet slander is seven years in a labor camp and five additional years in Siberian exile. If he is to be tried, the author could be held for investigation for up to nine months. There was no official confirmation of the arrest. A labor camp victim under Stalin, later rehabilita'ed.

Solzhenitsyn based his latest book on his own experience and conversations with fellow inmates in the Stalinist camps. As he was leaving the apartment, he took his warm coat and a fur hat, despite the fact that the day was unseasonably warm, barely freezing. One of the plain-clothes policemen remarked. "What are these theatrics? You won't be gone long." From Page 1A marked for a 307-acre tract at Winkler and Gladiolus. Pate's Villas Plaza South shopping center sparked heated debate among opponents and commissioners who argued it would cause major traffic jams on U.S.

41 where traffic already has hit levels projected for 1990. The center is to front on theeast sideof U.S. 41. The acesses to the commercial center, which is to front half a mile along south U.S. 41.

will be at U.S. 41 and Seven Lakes, U.S. 41 and Daniel Road and by Austin Street in the Villas The fight against approval was led by attorney Steve Helgemo. representing Seven Lakes, and Bob Olsen. president of the Brynwood Homeowners Associa tion.

The Brynwood subdivision lies on the south side of Daniels Road, to the southeast of the development site. golf courses, tennis courts, beaches and shopping centers could cut daily trips "outside the development to about half the national average. He also stressed that the "adult only" i barter of the development would ease burdens on local schools, although the residents would pay nearly SI million a year in school taxes. The only major opposition came from Cypress Lake residents who said they Mere "favorably" impressed" by the project in general but voiced concern that it would contribute to a "severe case of unbalanced and poorly planned grow th in our section of the county." On Monday, the board approved a 975-unit residential development, ear Associated Press Wirepho'o Lincoln Honored President Nixon said Tuesday the strengths displayed by Abraham Lincoln in withstanding the vlllificatlon of his critics "inspires us He spoke beneath the Lincoln Memorial's statue during Lincoln Day ceremonies. Dateline: Dateline: The Weather Tides For Today) The World The Nation Yesterday Local Skies LOW In Fort Myers Feb.

12: High, 73, low, 40. Humidity (per cent) at 6 a.m. was 79, and at I p.m. was 25. No rain.

Temperatures elsewhere: Sunset today 7: IS p.m.. sunrise tomorrow 8:05 a.m.. The moon, at last quarter today, rises tomorrow at 2:21 a.m. Jupiter, the largest planet, is now almost directly beyond the sun and about 561 million miles from the Earth today, its greatest distance this vear. HIGH 6:05 p.m.

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1 Kansas City 59 21 Las Vegas eg 3 Little Rock a Los Angeles 43 71 Louisville 62 27 Marquette 53 Memphis 41 Mioml 50 31 Milwaukee 32 II Minneapolis 7 S3 New Orleans 21 i New York 5 40 Okla. City 51 25 Omaha 36 25 Philadelphia 34 29 Phoenn 31 25 Pittsburgh 60 2 Portland 55 30 Portland 74 14 Rapid City 33 11 Reno 27 -43 Richmond if St. Louis 37 it Salt Lake 41 San Diego to Francisco 77 ss Seattle 34 31 Spokane 35 30 Washington Albonr Albuqueraue Amorlllo Anchorage Ashevllle Atlanta Birmingham Biimorck Bout Boston Brownsvilll Buffalo Charleston Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Oei Moines Detroit Ouluth Fairbanks Fort Worth Green Bay Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Juneau Propane Explodes; Over 40 Injured ONEONTA. N.Y. (AP) A Delaware Hudson freight train derailed Tuesday and several propane tank cars later exploded, injuring more than 40 persons.

Al Savers, a spokesman for the Oneonta Fire Department, said no fatalities have been reported, but the number of injured "is over 40 at this point." "I saw four firemen on fire," said one of the witnesses, Bill Gates, news editor of the Oneonta Star. "I also saw the same firemen rolling in the snow." Guardsmen Deactivated Bv the Associated Press National Guard units in Alabama, Ohio and West Virginia were deactivated Tuesday as the strike by independent truck drivers ncared an end and violence dwindled to a few minor shooting incidents. In Washington. William J. Usery chief of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said in a statement that the "vital trucking industry has substantially returned to normal with nearly all trucks rolling again." Calley Transfer Barred COLUMBUS.

Ga. AP) U.S. District Court Judge J. Robert Elliott has issued a temporary restraining order forbidding the Army from transferring Lt. William L.

Calley Jr. to a military prison. Elliott ruled late Monday after lawyers tor Calley filed petition challenging his conviction for murders at My Lai. The judge also ordered the Army to produce Calley at In a.m. Feb.

27 in the court "in order that the court may enquire into the cause of petitioner's detention and determine whether all or some of petitioner's prayers for relief shall be granted Peron, Bordaberry Escape Assassins BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Federal police said Tuesday they broke up a plot to assassinate President Juan D. Peron and President Juan M. Bordaberry of neighboring Uruguay, who was visiting here. At least 30 persons were arrested, Commissioner Luis Margaride said. Officers found a large quantity of arms, including a bomb "which could have blown up four city blocks of buildings," Margaride said.

He said some of those arrested were Uruguayans. Chess Ends In Draw PALMA DE MAJORCA. Spain (AP) Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and Lajos Portisch of Hungary agreed to a draw Tuesday in their I Ith quarterfinal game in the world chess championship tournament. The decision kept Petrosian, 44. who was world champion in 19M and in the lead 2 to 1.

He won the fifth and ninth games, and his 36-year-old opponent won the 10th game. All other games between the two grandmasters ended in draws, which do not count for points in the quarterfinals. Miners Reject Cash Offer LONDON (AP) Leaders oxntain's striking coal miners rejected a dramatic cash offer Tuesday from a group of private businessmen ready to pay for an early return to work in the state-run mines. The decision meant continuation of both the strike, which threatens to black out coal-fueled electricity supplies, and the three-day work week the government imposed to save energy Germans Continue Strike New York Times Service BONN West German public service employes announced they would continue their two-day-old strike beyond its original deadline of midnight, Meanwhile, negotiations in Stuttgart over higher wages for two million postmen, bus drivers, trash collectors and minor functionaries continued. The government has put on the bargaining table an offer of a 10.5 per cent wage increase with a minimum across-the-board raise of 140 marks, or about $.50, a month.

Chancellor Willy Brandt had said that a raiseof 10 percent or more would be unacceptably inflationary. Irish Catholic Killed BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) A Roman Catholic garage manager was killed by terrorists Tuesday night, raising the death toll in Northern Ireland's years of violence to at least 942. Two dozen of the victims have been claimed in 11174. Peter Carty, 57, was gunned down by two armed men who walked into his office on the outskirts of Belfast, police said. Associated Press Wtrephoto FLORIDA CITIES Apolachicola 4 44 Orlando Homestead '5 45 Pensocoia 47 31 Jacksonville 31 Sarosota 71 Key West '0 40 Tallahassee 28 Miami 4 4 Tanina 7 i Ocolo 7J 18 Palm It 44 Forecast snow today over the upper Midwest.

Rain is forecast for the Pacific Northwest. The Nalional Weather Service predicts Free Food For Poor Demanded By Kidnapers from Page A In the recorded message, which Miss Hearst said she taped last Friday, the girl urged her family to try to begin the food distribution earlier. Her father is president and editor of the San Francisco Examiner and chairman of the Hearst Corp. Her mother, Catherine, is a regent of the University of California. In the tape sent to KPFA, a man who identified himself as a black said he was "quite willing to carry out execution of vour daughter to save the starving and exploitations of thousands of men and women of all races." The first communication from the kidnapers came in a letter last Thursday, also sent to KPFA.

The voice on Tuesday's recording said: "It's really up to you to make sure those people can't jeopardize my life by charging in and doing stupid things. I'm not being tried for crimes I'm not responsible for. I'm here because I'm a member of a ruling class family." The first letter to KPFA said that the terrorist group was holding Miss Hearst in "protective custody." Charles Bates, FBI agent in charge of the San Francisco office, said of the Tuesday letter: "I assume this is proof she is okay and they have her." Hearst leaned out the window of his Hillsborough estate with first word of the letter. "A letter has arrived at the station!" he shouted. He sent son-in-law Jay Bosworth and nephew William Hearst III to Berkeley to pick up the letter.

Miss Hearst was dragged kicking and screaming from her Berkeley apartment eight days ago in a barrage of bullets, and nothing was heard from her kidnapers until last Thursday. That letter promised further communications, but there was only silence until Tuesday morning 200, 000 on probation in California, the food bill would run at least $147 million. "When this good faith gesture is conducted and we have means to ascertain if they are we will b'gm negotiating for the release of your daughter," the kidnapers said in the tape recording. "If this is not done, we will assume there is no basis tor negotiation and we will no longer maintain in good health the prisoner of war," they warned. The terrorist group demanded that the food be delivered over a four-week period starting Feb.

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