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JAYCEE FREEDOM VAN 1 P.M. TODAY ,1 Winter Park Mall Late Baseball 'Tis a Privilege to Live in Central Florida Vol. 86 No. 359 42 Paes Orlando, Florida, Saturday, May 8, 1971 171 Santhial Stir Company SENTINEL TELEPHONE CArdan 1-4411 10 Cents Republicans Slip One Over On Inattentive Demos paying attention," taunted GOP minority leader Warren Henderson. "Now just wait one darn minute," cried Wilbur Boyd, D-Palmetto.

"I think there is a little confusion as to what we were voting for." Confused Democrats called for immediate reconsideration Sanllnal Tallahaiia Buraau TALLAHASSEE Red faces were abundant among ate Democrats Friday after they were snookered into adopting a provision which would have prevented Gov. Reubin Askew from seeking a second term. The rider was tacked on to a constitutional amend ment resolution that would have 1 i i ated the lieutenant governor's office. Inattentive senators approved the rider 28 to 9, then looked startled as Republican members burst into laughter. "This is an example of what can happen when you're not of the proposal, but Henderson quickly withdrew his rider, depriving the Democrats of the opportunity to have another roll call printed in the senate journal showing their opposition.

Fifteen Democrats voted for the proposal. Sen. Truett Ott, D-Tampa, proposed the amendment eliminating the lieutenant governor job. It was voted down 26-16. Under the constitution, the lieutenant governor has no other duties but to stand by and wait for something to happen to the governor.

However, both Askew and former Gov. Claude Kirk have named their lieutenant-governors secretary of commerce. Sen. John Broxson, D-Gulf Breeze, said he thought Lt. Gov.

Tom Adams should be relieved of the job because of "frustration." (Continued On Page 4-A, Col. 5) Lashe econd Pa ostan Uo 4" Area Still Reels From Byrd, Porter Enter Pleas Of Innocent filler Blow NEW DELHI (Reuter) A cyclone lashed the coast of East Pakistan early Saturday and swept northeast across the country, Radio Pakistan reported. The radio, monitored in New Delhi, said the storm raced in from the Bay of Bengal at midnight. There was no immediate word of damage or casualties from the low-lying Chittagong coastal area, still feeling the impact of the killer cyclone in November which MARINERS 8, 9 WILL ORBIT RED PLANET IN NOVEMBER Spacecraft are first U.S. Mars probes since 1969 Mariner Mars Mission Waiting For Go Tonight I37l Orlindo Stulind fubliltcrt-Jill Syndicate Pleas of innocent were entered Friday for two Orlando men who Thursday abandoned their Seminole County ranch hideaway to face charges of first degree murder in the drug slaying of a Titus-ville youth.

And a few minutes after the arraignment Orlando attorney Ed Kirkland, who represents Julius Byrd and Carl Porter, claimed the state has no murder case against; Porter. THE PAIR, subdued and recovered from drug withdrawal symptoms, appeared before Peace Justice Lee Conser about 24 hours after they quietly surrendered to a posse led to the ranch by its owner, Robert May, Byrd's father-in-law. Conser scheduled a preliminary hearing for 10 a.m. May 20. Byrd and Porter are charged in the.death Tuesday of Marc Vanson Hawk, 20, shot in the head during drug negotiations in a car on East Central Boulevard.

THE CAR was driven by Robert Ball, son of a Brevard County deputy sheriff, who told police Byrd shot Hawk in the back of the head after injecting himself with heroin. A nationwide search ended for the two when May arranged their surrender. Kirkland, who secured medical treatment for the pair's severe drug hangovers in the Orange County jail Thursday, arrived late for their arraignment. "There's just no case of first degree murder against Porter," he (Continued On Page 4-A, Col. 4) 5-? ttYJER G0k TO GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN FOt MOTHER PAYPEAR PACKA PICNIC LUNCH! left an estimated 250,000 dead.

BULLETINS Disorders Wit Opa-Locka OPA-LOCKA (UPI) The arrest of a black resident on charges of drunken driving Friday night set off disorders in the black community of this Miami suburb. At least one policeman was injured and a resident was reported shot. Police said about 100 persons throwing rocks and bottles at police were dispersed by tear gas when police took the drunk driving suspect into custody. A county police officer at the scene reported several patrolmen were slightly injured by thrown objects, but only one required hospitalization. Shortly after 9 p.m.

a resident was reported shot in the leg evidently not by police and police also said cars were being pelted with By GEORGE ALLEN" Sentinel Staff CAPE KENNEDY Mariner 8 was ready Friday for tonight's start of a 287-million mile journey to unmask the secrets of Mars. The spacecraft and a twin, set for launch May 18, will be the first probes attempt to orbit another planet. The spacecrafts are due to reach Mars Nov. 14 and 24. Each satellite carries two television cameras and other equipment scientists hope will gather revealing data about the red planet.

A MAJOR goal will be to determine if there is an environment in which a primitive form of life, such as tiny plants or microbes, could exist. Space agency launch director John Neilon said everything was going smoothly for the launch of the satellite atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket between 9:11 and 9:53 p.m. Mariner 8 is to maneuver into an orbit ranging from 750 to 10,000 miles above the AS IT CIRCLES once every 12 hours, it will be able to study 70 per cent of the surface of what is primarily a mapping assignment. Mariner 9 is to slip into an orbit of 530 by 20,500 miles. It will circle the planet every 33 hours and will pass over the same spots every five days, enabling the craft to record seasonal changes in the atmosphere and on the surface.

THE SATELLITES are to remain in Mars orbit for at least three months. The United States has given Mars top priority in its scheme of exploring the solar system because scientists say the planet has the best chance of any of harboring living things. Three earlier American pay-loads, Mariners 4, 6 and 7, had brief encounters with Mars on flyby missions in which they (Continued On Page 8-A, Col. I) Dollar Reaches New Low On West German Market Average Joe Blow Just Doesn't Know, Pg. 2-A BONN UP) The dollar plummeted to a record low in West Germany on Friday.

Dealers in Frankfurt reported dollar buyers were hard to find. Burning Bans Sought In Wake Of New Wildfires rocKS ana Domes. Twisier Rips Town HUNTINGDON. Tenn. (UPI) A tornado cut through a corner of this west-central Tennessee town Friday night, injuring at least three persons and tearing through an auto dealership, a lumber company and into a residential section.

An elementary school and a national guard armory in the northeast section of Huntingdon were heavily damaged, authorities said, and reports of damage also came from the nearby communities of Trezevant, McLemorsville and Buena Vista. Firemen Battle Big Blaze BALTIMORE Virtually the entire city fire department was called out Friday night to battle a general alarm blaze in a building slated for demolition. A department spokesman said only five pieces of equipment were not brought to the Federal Tin and Paper Products plant. A guard said he heard footsteps at the rear of the second floor shortly before discovering the flames, but fire officials refused to state whether arson was suspected. Index The closing quotation in Frankfurt was 3.55 marks for a dollar as opposed to the official rate of 3.66.

This means that an American had to pay 28 cents for each mark in place of 27 cents before the crisis began in midweek. The opening quotation on Friday was 3.58 marks to the dollar. THE DOLLAR also weakened against the British pound, and in Spain thousands of American tourists faced a weekend low on cash because banks and hotels there were hanging only limited amounts of dollars for pesetas in most cases $40 at a time. The Spanish exchanges were being made at a loss to the Americans. The official rate is pesetas to a dollar but the American tourists were getting only 52 pesetas.

In Britain, Americans were having to pay $2.42 for a pound sterling. Earlier in the week the pound was at Is official rate is $2.40. DEALERS IN Frankfurt said (Continued On Page 2-A, Col. 1) The Weather Generally fair. High In low 90s.

Southerly winds 5 to 15 m.p.h. SunrlM Sunut M. i.tl am, Moonttt a.m. Sunday, ftormn Star, Mercury, Vtnut, Mart, Jupittr, tvtnina Stan Saturn. For 4 Hour Endtd I a.m.

Yailarday: Icmprraiuret, Hih l. Law 4S, Mean 71, Normal 74. Raiahva Humidrty 7 a.m. par canlj I a 411 7 am J7. Precipitation, Month'i Total Traca; Narmal for May In i Yar' total 4 4.

in.) daticiancy throuah April 4 14 in. Hitnttt Winn vtlocily, 14 h. at 4 a.m. from watt nortnwftt. Saromttar, 7 a m.

In. I m. It Ml. (Map anal Othaf Raportt afl Paia H-C.) Wildfires roared over vast new sweeps of tinderbox Central and South Florida woodlands Friday, bringing pleas for voluntary burning bans and moves to tighten restrictions on water usage. "We're proceeding on the assumption it's never going to rain," said H.

Gary Peeples, the Forestry Division fire boss in Tallahassee. HOWEVER, heavy showers fell Friday night in the Everglades just north of the 40-mile Bend, about 30 miles due west of Miami, after cloud seeding planes shot silver iodide rockets through a cluster of clouds. The weather bureau said the rains made only a small dent in the great drought. Foresters asked residents of Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties to start no fires, then rushed tractor units to blackened Brevard County, which officials were pleading be declared an emergency area. AND FLOOD control officials lashed out at the federal government, accusing Congress and the administration of contributing to -t (AP) HEADLIGHTS GLOWING DIMLY, BARELY DISCERNIBLE CARS LINE UP ON PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY Smoke from brush fires northwest of Miami cut visibility to near it ro levels during rush-hour the water shortage by cutting off No a i was forecast this restrictions on burning and on funds for increased water storage weekend for Central Florida, water usage.

in Lake Okeechobee. which has escaped compulsory (Continued On Page 8-A, Col. 1) Churches 10A Obituaries 9C Classified 9C Opinion 13A Comics 4B Sports 1C Editorial 12A Television 8B Financial 5C Weather 10C Movies 7B Women HA.

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