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The Miami News from Miami, Florida • 2

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The Miami Newsi
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Miami, Florida
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7k MIAMI DAILY NEWS, Tuedny, April 1, 1955 1 WARTIME CASE She hy phone from :30 AM. all 3-1111 Here Voersi 0:30 3:30 M'jedejl: 9:30 Beach Hotel Strike! Ex-Captain Files Suit T) Climax Tomorrow AsiSJIi rauies new fnH'set for the yvnng-set Med Federal Court today n6fl T6i Y6ur h6mc Workers At One Place Scheduled For Walkout i 4 LARRY BIRCER Mmml lulljr Suit Wrllti Employes of tt lftast one big oteanfront hotel will walk out tomorrow to climax weeks of strike threats Bgainst Miami IJeach hotel owners, sn official of the Hotel Workers Tkiion detitticd today. al of adultery charges made against a former Army captain when be was stationed in England. Named Is defendants are a West ftrrnt ftearft set fli'einiii, Hobert Robinson, likewise stationed In England at the time, and his wife, Jean Bar ban. lo the suit, Thomas J.

Cleary, now a resident of Maryland, said Mrs. Robinson had gone to his commanding officer in October, 1933, when both he and Robinson were assigned in Oxfordshire. Her accusation that he had committed adultery with her on a number of oecaiions resulted in his arrest and trial before a court-martial on criminal charges, Cleary said. Although cleared by the court-martial, the former captain related, the incident cost him his commission and he was forced to accept the status of an enlisted man. Aa in the past, David Merman, special for I-ocal 255, jAr'L, refused to disclose which COMMISSIONER HfARN Reassessment May Mean Tax On More Homes hotels would be picketed but em phisized: "The time for talking haa ended.

We will walk out from at least one and not more than five of the beat-known hotels as a starier. The strike will be 100 per cent effective, and will completely paralyze aervie to paying guesti in hotels." Herman'i strike statement was discounted Immediately by most of the hotel owners along Collins Avenue, but one remarked, "1 hope it isn't me." The Miami Beach Hotel Asso-elation, from the start, has refused to recognize and bargain vltb Local 255 and publicly stated its stand today, Doubts Union Strength "I don't believe the union rould manage i 100 per cent walk out at any beachfront hotel," Saul Cohen, president of the MBHA and owner of Ibe Casablanca Hotel, said. "Speaking for my own hotel, I'm not too worried about it here. The union's done a lot of talking. I wish they'd get it 'Phantom' Gels 20-Year Term William Henry, 25, who was branded Die "phantom rapist" when he was captured Dec.

12 and accused by police of "eight or nine" rapings or attempted rapings, was sentenced today to 20 years by Criminal Court Judge Ben C. Willard. Since be still has It years to serve on another sentence, Henry faces a total of 31 years at Ital-ford. Henry, who had lived at 2121 NW 001 St. since his escape from Kaiford last year, pleaded guilty to two burglary counts March 29, and previously had pleaded guilty to two other burglary charges.

All except the four burglary Charges were di'opped when witnesses In rape rasas rould not identify Henry. iumptn' mmny what VALUES thrilling Gym Inndj NEW CAROUSEL GYM SET gives merry-go-round action over wilb." Ben C. Novak, one of the own ers of the Fontainebleau Hotel, By STEPHEN I. HARRIS Xiaail Hall MUff Hriur The majority of the 26,142 Miami homes which now are rom-pletrly ta free probably will be making contributions toward the rity'i operating cost in the near future, it appeared today. Commissioner B.

E. Hearn will offer a resolution for the reassessment at the next regular City Com mission uniting on April 20. It was reported (hat if (he reassessment ii made along the lines recommended by city officials, there would be only an estimated homes assessed at less than $5,000 complete tax-free homestead exemption level. For tax purposes the city now has a total roll of $159, after subti acting homestead exemptions. The recommended Increase In assessments would boost this taxable total lo $031,494,077, Hearn stated.

After reducing fat millage to a point which would give increase on none exempt properties, an additional $2,000,000 would be produced lo pay for municipal operations, officials declare. A mill Is tl in taxation oo each $1,000 of taxable valua tiofi. The reassessment recommendation was made to the commit sion by Finance Director George N. Shaw and Tax Assessor Wal ter E. Klwell recently.

The large amount of additional municipal mount' from Hie reassessment cornea from the fact that the large majority of homes now assessed at $5,000 or less wnujd thus be brought up to a point welt above the complete exemption figure, Most of them would have current market villi of at least $8,000 to $12,000, officials aid. also treated the strike threat lightly. "We don't think they'd walk 9J 2i out here," Novak said. "The employes are all very aatisfied. TEAR GAS GUN OWNER FINED IN COURT HERE Carrying giln even if it shoots tear gas instead of bulletsis against the law, Ralph Dubreuil, of 4414 NW 13 found out today.

Dubreuil was fined $50 by watch or big STLKDILY ItLIIr OR LOUIS-IM steel tubing, 2" top, 1 Vx" legs ball bearing swing hangers oil-impregnated pumper bearings 5 extra heavy anchor stokes takes 6' 10'6" ground space What fun the kiddies will have on this gym set. It has a whirling carousel that gives merry-go-round action with push-and-pull handles. It has a 2-place Sky-Skooter pumper, swing, 2 acting bars and gym rings. Order your set now from Burdine's turn your backyard into a safe playground for the youngsters: Working conditions lie good and we pay above union scale." Juit A Startor At present, not out of 350 Miami Beach hotels is unionized, although many union employes work at each, being members from the north or of Local 255. The International Union, in sending Herman lo Miami Beach on leave of absence from Local 8 In New York, the world" largest hotel union, vowed to spend up to $500,000 to unionize ocean-front hotels.

"The hotels we strike at to morrow will be just a starter," Herman declared. "We have Just begun lo fight and the botol own ers around here will soon realize we mean business." at BUROINI'S Judge Thomas Kverhart in City Court after he admitted he was carrying the gun in the Negro Section where he had been beaten and robbed by three Negroes Dee. 4. Kverhart ruled 1 tint the Run wag dangerous, even though it was not a deadly weapon and hat Dubreuil should have got ten a license to carry it, IllHOINl TftVUNH, FOURTH FIDOS 4CISS'WI imatF mm TAKtR At IIIBDlNCj, MIAMI lACM, Fl. UUDISIAli AMI NiW NkSI FALM SfACN ANTI-MOTH AIDS us all three of these Reefer-Galler products! ulHtpplAg't n.lrr with your Tl.

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