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Monday, Feb. 21, 1977 4 A THE MIAMI NEWS Smalltown police resist takeover Briefly I jllg fl" aJISft jjljl IN OADC Dade County's small municipal police departments have been a subject of controversy for years. The following two stories examine the issues involved in the controversy and the way the problem is viewed by present and former police chiefs and other officials. Agents seize three in drug conspiracy By DAVID HOLMBERG Miami Newt Raparlar During a recent rap session In the squad room of the North Bay Village police department, one officer suddenly took off his badge and held it out to a visitor. "This weighs the same in every department," he said "I can enforce municipal law, state law, federal law.

Metro (police) might look down their noses at us, but if I take out my gun and shoot somebody, he's going to be just as dead as he would be If the county shot him, or the state, or the feds." Members of the tiny municipal police forces in Dade County do carry badges and pistols, just as their counterparts do in the larger Metro police force, or even the City of Miami police. But there are those who think the smaller police departments should be abolished and consolidated with the Metro force. When the question has arisen in the past, the smaller departments have won and remained in business. But as long as the scandals and politics that have wracked the municipal forces continue, the question will continue. A Dade grand jury in 1975 recommended an end for the municipal forces In a report scathingly critical of certain departments.

Nothing ever came of it. Earlier, voters turned down a similar plan. But the problems of the smaller departments have not abated. Last year, the North Bay Village depart- He said the politics of consolidation the protectiveness of municipal politicians and bureaucrats toward their turf was such that he did not think it would pass If it went before the voters again. The politicians would oppose it for their own reasons, and the voters would not want to give up the services of small town departments, which claim a greater responsiveness to citizens' needs.

"The money crunch (some municipalities are hurting financially) may have altered some municipalities' position on consolidation," the spokesman said, "but I don't think it's changed enough to affect the chances of consolidation going through." A minimum training requirement ment fired Chief John Ripa after some vicious political infighting. Chief Raymond Bennett was dumped by Hialeah Gardens. Two Coral Gables officers resigned after they were accused of sexual misconduct. An investigation of the South Miami force still is pending after a group of former officers put out a 100-page document criticizing Chief Sal Vizzini. However, a spokesman for Metro Public Safety Director Wilson Purdy said he doubted that consolidation still has any realistic chance in the near future.

"Every efficiency expert in the country will tell you that consolidation is the best way to go from strictly an administrative and management point of view, but the political aspect of the thing is another story." -i -rnr mih JACK ROBERTS Metro Miami Miami News Staff Photo by MICHAEL O'BRIEN Balmy weather and the Coconut Grove arts show helped create this massive tie-up on 1-95 yesterday afternoon for all officers In the state, imposed I eight years ago, has upgraded the quality of officers in smaller de- partments. Metro officers, howev- er, get more intensive and contlnu- ous training. Small departments have some of- fleers who were dismissed by Metro and Metro administrators sty these dismissals are oftn based on performance. Adninistra- tors and officers of the small de- partments say that personality con-filets are frequently the basis for such dismissals. Despite upgrading, the turnover of administrators and officers re- mains relatively high in small de- partments.

The state's executive director the International Association of Po- lice Chiefs, Harry Boggs, said there is "no question" there is a higher turnover in small departments, eft- ing politics and a relative lack of Civil Service protection as two the reasons. But he also agreed with munici- pal officers that "the caliber of men is about the same (in all departments). They're coming out of the junior colleges and the smaller I colleges now, and the departments can take their pick from a good crop. It's a buyers market now." Opa-locka Police Chief Robert Knapp, said his community benefits from having a separate depart- of Metro cops are trav-! eling secretaries," he said. "Their actual patrol time is not very great.

We've got 2.1 officers per thousand (population) here, whereas it's much lower in Metro (one officer per 1,075 residents)." Despite the obvious pride such municipal police as Knapp take in their work, there are also some whose attitude appears to create problems. One North Bay Village policeman told a story about a councilman who asked to be informed of any major crime in the town. "Why should we have to answer to a councilman? Why should he have to know everything that's going on?" the policeman asked. Monday, February 21, 1977 3 5A Federal agents say they have seized drugs worth $250,000 and arrested three men on charges of conspiring to manufacture pills in a rundown house in Coral Gables which neighbors thought was vacant. Drug enforcement officers identified the three as Eduardo 'Garcia, who had rented the house at 810 Capri James Co wen of 3031 Aviation Miami, and Lewis Gordon of St.

Petersburg. The house was raided twice on Friday night and Saturday morning, the agents said. They said they found 1,500 pounds of "precursors," or powder from which Quaalude "pills and "sopor" tranquilizers could be produced. Paraplegic held on rape charges A paraplegic who worked briefly in the Dade Public Defender's Office has been arrested on rape charges. Thomas Hendricks, 32, was in Dade County Jail last night accused of involuntary sexual battery and aggravated assault.

The complainant told police a man "coerced" her into his car. shocked her with an electric de-vice and shackled her hand and foot. She said he drove his car, using manual controls, to a desolate area and forced her to a sexual act. The suspect was identified as the same Thomas Hendricks who had to take his bar exam on a stretcher four years ago because he was recuperating from surgery on his paralyzed lower back. A public defender said he worked as an intern in the office in 1972.

Couple convicted of heroin charge A Miami couple, Joseph and Julia Walker, have been convicted by a U.S. District Court jury in Baltimore of conspiracy to distribute heroin. They were found guilty as codefendants with Edward J. (Godfather) Robinson, an admitted international heroin dealer who earlier pleaded guilty with eight other defendants to participating in the distribution of brown heroin. Hunch on wedgies' leads to drug arrest Those platform "wedgies" worn by a stewardess from a Latin airline caught the eye of U.S.

Customs inspectors. They arrested Gloria Mouthon on her arrival at Miami airport Saturday, saying they found 1.2 pounds of cocaine in the hoi-lowed-out soles and heels of her high shoes. Agents also arrested Amparo Castro, 28, a Colombian who came here from New York, allegedly to meet her. Money down the drain Cars clog highway 375,000 jam art show around passably well on skateboards), and some patrons parked as much as a mile and a half away from the center of the Grove to attend the festival. "The festival's been an enour-mous success," said festival chairwoman Maysie Beller.

"It's definitely been a record-beaker, and money wise it's been fantastic from what the artists tell us. Just crowds and wall-to-wall people, as usual the weather's been superb and the artists seem to be very grateful." Artists who were officially entered in the festival paid $60 for a booth. Off the official grounds, hundreds of other vendors, some from as far away as Chicago, set up makeshift stalls one vendor selling Latin American clothing from the back window of his mini-station wagon. There were numerous free musical events at the festival and visitors were dressed in their casual finest, with T-shirts the order of the day. Beller said, "tomorrow we're going to take a day off.

Tuesday we'll clean up the office. And Wednesday then we'll start planning next year's festival." The 1-95 traffic jam peaked around 2 p.m., causing several cars to overheat and become disabled on the expressway. The festival ended at 8 p.m. but visitors began drifting off as winds picked up and temperatures chilled at sundown. There was no major traffic jam leaving the Grove.

Lots that lie vacant in Coconut Grove during the rest of the year were doing a land-office business renting parking spaces for up to $4 each. Four major Grove streets were barred to car and bicycle traffic during the weekend festival (although some youngsters got Steeplejack's bill the cat's meow IN FLORIDA Short triggers Jax blackout In April of 1974, Ron and Barbara Haldeen paid $2,800 for the right to spend two weeks a year for the rest of their lives at a little vacation cottage in the Florida Keys. "It sounded wonderful," savs Mrs. Haldeen. "Other people would be buying their share of time in the beach house and we'd all be the owners Of the property.

We could even pass it on to our children. All we had to pay after the $2,800 was $50 a week for our share of the maintenance while we were actually staying at the place." The Haldeens liked the idea so well at first that they laid out $700 as a down payment on another week to spend at the cottage around Christmas. The property, explains Mrs. Haldeen, was being developed by Encore Resorts International, which had purchased some two acres of bayfront land earlier that year from Vacation Wonderland, which had acquired the property from a Capt. John Pryble.

'it was an old fishing camp on Long Key," explains Mrs. Haldeen. "They had remodeled one motel unit and it was the model used for selling shared time. We were told our place would be finished Jan. 1, 1975.

But when we went down in August all they had done was start work on remodeling another unit. By Christmas practically all work had stopped, although they were still selling places. We were supposed to share a recreation room and a pool. No work had started on the pool." The Haldeens never did get a deed for their share of the property they had purchased only a promise that they would receive a deed. DEATH NOTICES Clarified dertiiii" Chiefs cope with politics and unions By ROBERT MERKIN Miami Ntws Reporter A crowd estimated by police at 375,000 persons jammed shoulder to shoulder into a six-block area yesterday for the 14th Coconut Grove Arts Festival, by far the largest gathering ever for the annual event.

The Grove festival, plus superb sunny weather that drew crowds to nearby beaches, caused a mammoth traffic jam on 1-95. At one point southbound traffic was stalled for a five-mile stretch extending from the southern end of the expressway to the downtown exits. On Key Biscayne, Crandon Park officials reported a crowd of 10,000 persons so congested that some families were forced to eat their picnic lunches in their cars in parking lots. Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park also reported a capacity crowd toward sundown, when the park closed. "If anything, there were too many people," said Gloria Bloch of Palm Bay, one of the exhibitors at the arts festival.

"We did pretty good, though not quite as well as we expected. The people just couldn't see the paintings through the crowd," said her husband, artist Ray Bloch. Miami police reported that, despite the huge gathering, there was neither a single report of a purse-snatching, a wallet stolen nor any crime at the festival. "This is the smoothest festival I've ever seen, and I've worked seven of these," said Miami police officer M. K.

Guiler. U-01 Death Keticis U-01 Death Koticu U-01 Of Nttieit ATKINSON JANES ROTHMAN MRS. BESSIE KABEL 96 of MB. passed away Sat A 20 year resident of Miami coming from Ohio. She was a retired saleswoman.

She it survived by her son, Perry Rolhman of Richmond and her granddaughters, Kirs. Marsha Goldstein, Mrs. onna Gary, also 3 greatgrandchildren survive Graveside Funeral mhAcm win in wk. plUiU S2 oi passed awav Feb. 19.

Had been a res! dent for 23 vears coming from N.J. He was a rate clerk for Overseas Transportation Co. He is survived bv his wife, Mrs. Haiel Atkinson, 3 Charles Atkinson, Michael Robert Quislev, daughter, Mrs. Marsha Seal, 3 grandchildren Funeral services will be Tues 3.30 P.M.

at LOWE HANKS. Ave. with cremation to follow Familv suggests donations- 10 i Associated Press LOUISVILLE. Ky. Everyone knows firemen rescue stranded cats from trees.

It happens all the time in storybooks. So when Rasputin, Mrs. John Miller's 7-month-old pet, climbed 60 feet up and couldn't get down, she called the fire department. But Chief R.K. Back of the Pleasure Ridge Park Volunteer Fire Department refused her plea.

"My business isn't rescuing cats, it's rescuing said. MRS DORIS Formerly ol 5990 Miller Ro passed awa Sat She first came to Miami at a girl in the early 1900 She was a proofreader and Society Editor for the Niagara Falls Y. News She later lomed her husband in WPB in Ihe early 1920s Her late husband George James was a well known Fia orfess'onai engineer. She sang in the All Souls Episcopal Church Choir for 30 years She was a Past Pres. of the Sigma AlDha Epsilon Minerva Club at the UM member of the Gables Country Club.

Survived by sons. George ot Mia. and William C. of St. Pete, and 6 grandchildren.

Friends may call Mon iTodav! 7-9 P.M A.M. Mon. at Vista Mem JACKSONVILLE A small electric conductor that shorted out two power lines and caused a generating station to explode was blamed for blacking out half of this city for hours yesterday. The blackout about 8:30 p.m. darkened the downtown and south and west areas.

Arnold Harrington, associate manager of the Jacksonville Electric Authority, said a high energy electrical conductor that supports power lines on a pole failed. That caused 38,000 volts to arc to the main metal structure of a south side plant. The surge of electricity chewed off a small piece of metal, which caused an explosion in the transformer of a large generating station. A power surge then put 12 substations out of operation. There was a 40 per cent loss of power which affected 80,000 customers, Harrington said.

A similar blowout occurred a month ago, blacking out about 25 per cent of the city. New state bill aimed at curbing mob money TALLAHASSEE A state senator has introduced a bill which he says will help authorities stop the flow of organized crime money into businesses in Florida. Sen. Edgar Dunn, chairman of the Senate Judiciary-Criminal Committee, said his proposal would give state and local law enforcement agencies a legal weapon, similar to one used by federal agencies, to combat Florida's growing organized crime problem. ALEXANDER S.

KOLSKI F.D. '-2866 3-. i-ruMfrnio runo BLANKSCHEIM MR. LLOYD passed away tne AHtKN PLUVMfcl, thi St MB ervict K-U tUNhKAL MUVIt. ices will he held Tues jai services miermeni Glenview, III.

Local arrangements under the direction of AHERN-PLUMMER afllh and Bird Rd. 443-3333 1 TEMKJIN MANUEL 63 A of MB for the past 8 vears coning from N.J. Survived by his wife, Jean sons, Bruce Martin, Orlando, Steven Allan, N.J.. daughter, Ellen Harriet Gu'shman, Mia. Shores, mother, 1 brother, 1 sister s.

3 grandchildren. Services Tues. at P.M. from "THE RIVERSIDE" 16480 NE 19 Ave NMB. Interment Lakeside Mem, Park Besides, "I've never seen any skeletons of cats up in trees." P.M.

In the St. Thomas Episcopal Church Interment in Mia. Mem. Park AHERN-PLUMMER 60th and Bird Rd. 643-3333 Mrs.

Miller turned to a private CARPENTER ANDREW M. 82 of Grant, died PI I JAV of Miami, passed i VanPOPPF.I.LN steeplejack who rescued Rasputin. She said she was shocked by the fire department's attitude, but the biggest shock was the steeplejack's bill $100. FRANCIS J. 79 of 511 Bavshore awav t-eD.

iv. in tne mwtii area 23 years, formerly of Louisville, ur. m. Laud passed awav ba' Ky. He is survived by his oar in Ft.

Laud. There will be a Me- ems. Elhel Abe Kaplan, his moriai Mass Tues. 4 M. at st.

Anlnonv's Cath Church in Ff sister. Mrs Susan saviors, car-tersviile, aunt 8, uncle, Elizabeth Arthur Kaplan of Naples, aunt, Mrs. Esther Za-cnariah of Louisville. Ky. Services will be Tues Feb 22, A.M.

at "THE RIVERSIDE 1717 SW 37 Ave Miami with interment at Star of David Cemetery. LANSFIELD Dai. ne was a member ot Kerr men of America Miami Lodge Survived bv wife, lla Carpenter, Grant, son, Andrew Carpenter, Ambndge, son Thomas J. Sticknev, Key Bis-cavne, daughter, Marion Black-well, Dillard, daughter, Jane Andreae, Vero 10 grandchildren. 4 great-grandchildren.

Services Tues. 11 A.M. HBB8QE FUNERAL HOME, Melbourne. CERMAK MABEL 74. A 15 vear resident of Miami, formerly of Wev-mouth, Mass.

Survived bv her husband, Joseph of Mia. and a brother, Harold Pace of Mass Repose 7-9 P.M Mon. (Today) VAN ORSDEL BIRD RD CHAPEL 9300 SW 40 St. Service burial in MaM ELSTER SOPHIE it of Lauderhill, passed away Sat. Services will be held D.C.

Local arrangements bv "Rl ASRFPr, FU Laud. Friends may call Mon. 7-9 P.M al the FANNIN FUNERAL HOME in Ft. Laud. Intermenl will be private VINING MRS.

HATTIE G. 17 of Miami, Bssed awav Feb. 20. She had en a resident of Miami for 30 years coming from Atlanta, Ga. She was the widow of the late Vining, who was a contractor in Mia She is survived by her son, Paul D.

Vining, 4 daughters, Mrs Virginia Gilbert, Mrs. Grace Wilt, Mrs. Louise Tallent, Mrs. Frankie Moslev, 5 grandchildren, 13 greal-grandchildrerr 1 great-great-grandchild Funeral services burial will be from the Horace A Ward Funeral Home, Decatur, Ga. LOWE HANKS HIALEAH-MIA.

SPRINGS FUNERAL HOME in charge of ROBERT 84. A resident the Miami area since the 1920'. coming from Calif. A widower ot Mrs Anna Lou Lansfield. Sur- vived bv 2 nieces, Mrs.

Louise 1 Wardlaw. Mrs. Geneviene Forbes, Sunnyvale, cous- i in, Mrs. Elaine B. Hurlbut Mountain View, Calif.

Repose i 7-9 P.M. Tues Services 4 P.M Wed, VAN ORSDEL CORAL GABLES CHAPEL 4600 SW 8 NERAL CHAPEL" 720 SEV-I Investors unaware of foreclosure action Rumors of impending problems circulated among the people who had bought shared time during early 1975, but according to Mrs. Haldeen they were all unaware that a foreclosure action had been started against the property in April of that year by Capt. Pryble. The residents weren't doing business with Capt.

Pryble. But the roster of officers and agents for Encore Resorts and Vacation Wonderland shows a duplication of several names. "When the water and electricity got cut off a couple of times for non-payment of bills the residents started to talk with one another. Then an organization of purchasers was formed. They hired an attorney in Key West who was supposed to sue for return of money invested andor arrange for the purchasers to buy back from Capt.

Pryble the land which had been foreclosed. But eventually the whole fishing camp was shut down. Mrs. Haldeen says she has talked with 60 persons who collectively have lost $151,000. LAW emi 1Kb I SI Ktfc I MB FEATHERSTONE TOLBERT B.

82 A carpenter native of Texas and a resident of i MSMAft 2965 SW 16 St since 1925, passed i cnuuiprV EDWARD awav t-eb 8. 977 He II a Miami News Staff Photo by MICHELLE BOGRE Mary Kenny spins out her days in trailer without heat or phone Recluse struggles on alone member of the Miami Primitive 62 of MB, passed away Sun. Services will be held in Phila, Pa. Local arrangements bv 'BLASBERG FUNERAL CHAPEL" 720 SEVENTY FIRST STREET MB Baptist Church Survived by his I daughters, Mrs Eloise G'lles-pie. Mia Mrs.

Camoria Pres- i Westonrt and a 82rf 01 Law of Miami Flu 6 MRS VIOLA M. 63 of Miami: Shores Funeral services 1:301 Won (Today) at VAN I ORSDEL CORAL GABLES CHAPEL 4600 SW 8 St, In lieu of, flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Radio Ministry of! Central Baptist Church of Miami, GOLDHACEN MAX D. 83 of MB, died Feb. 20. He was a member of the Good! Will Ambassador of Belh Jacob 01 of 'he Liberty Club I MB, Pres.

of Senior Citizens Assn. of MB. On the Executive grandchildren, great-grand- HJ1 In Memonim aren, 4 gred'-gra Friends may call at 4 Lnuaren. an LITHGOW "ORAL WAY Lf-OCKE, WENDY. In loving mem- nw CK-APEL 7-9 Mon.

Funeral orv of. our baby girl who passed at the funeral March 6, 1975. Today is your Tues. Brother Birthday Swealheart and the An- P.r be Tues Brother Birthday Swsaireari and ihe An services will home 11 A John Mikell of Ihe Miami Primi- 1H are whispering Happy Birthday five Bapiist Church will officiate 1 you all our love. Your Interment to follow in Woodiawn Idmiiy r-arx Lemeiery Bnarii nf Rkr i eBL Pr?" True Sis'ers Inc.

kMMfHpM ivu oj mourns tne pass Past Chancellor Commander ot1 MKYFRSON K. of on the Advisory Board! "filSKrS1 SHIRLEY mo nl Vt-ter all Dann.n.i I 5 ot NMR cassec derdale Oaxs on Feh lvtn Cm.rii nf Fl- iwai awav sun Devoted wr if beloved mother of Barry Albany, Worthy iSL SUB: uavid Meverson, Tampa and dent Min Ross tor Improvement on MB and Ihe Exec Board ofi Amr. Assn of Senior Citizens He is survived bv his wife, Dora of MB, 3 sons. Dr. Jerry Hagen, MB.

Dr. Daniel Hagen, Miami Mr Paul Hagen, Ogunquil, ua'uaio JO sister of David Altman, N.V. and 11-09 Cemetery I Marion Coslello, Chicago, be- btmeiery Lots loved mother-in-law ol Plots MASCiNir Area 1 grandchild Services iden po a i oaugnier Mrs Martha Breii By DAVID HOLMBERG Miami News Raportar Efficiency experts and others claim that consolidation is the an-' swer to the many problems created by the individual municipal police1 departments in Dade. But what about the men in the upper echelons of the small city de- partments? What do they offer as; answers? John Ripa is an ex-chief whose; experiences have encompassed! problems relating to area depart-1 ments. i He came to this area after work-; ing as a detective, a state trooper, and a federal agent.

He was dumped by the Opa-locka department in 1973 and theJ city manager said he was a poor administrator. His dismissal at North Bay Village came after hf was discovered carrying a weapon which allegedly had been stolen from Opa-locka during his term ai chief. Ripa indicated he now feels his coming in as an outsider, particularly in Opa-locka, was morel burden than a blessing. "A guy like me comes in and starts to do a job in a and it becomes newsworthy, and then the politicians who have there a long time get irritated be-, cause you're getting more ty. In Opa-locka I cleaned up thjil town (he referred to the severjtf.

narcotics raids he conducted, with a good deal of fanfare) and the pol-' iticians said they didn't like the bad publicity. "In Opa-locka there are political people in power for a long time," and they have absolute contr After I left, a local businessman' told me I had to come back, ijfe said he's been ripped off five or six times since I left and the politiciaps, told him that if he paid $40 month he'd get police The issue of police unionism did not particularly affect Ripa during', his two administrations. What did. he said, is the lack of for chiefs. "I think the troops are losing respect for their superiors because they (the chiefs) have no status.

The troops have civil status and can go running to the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) or the' PBA (Police Benevolent Association.) But chiefs have got nowherei to go, and they're afraid to reprimand." Though they do not go as far as Ripa, most chiefs here share his an-tagonism toward unions. Robert' Knapp of Opa-locka said: "Jim, Devaney (long-time chief in Morth Miami) and 1 were talking the other day, and we agreed that collective bargaining is going to. put the cities out of the police busi-' ness." Sal Vizzini. the South Miami chief attacked by his former officers as being anti-union, takes a different approach. "A good police administrator can't be deterred bv an attempted1 takeover by collective bargaining he said.

"We can't use the same tactics as collective bargaining units can, but every police administrator has the documents to justify" every move he makes." He said that the FOP, in effect, forces hint to avoid mistakes, and keeps him-on his toes. Walter Sidd, a 15-year veteran of the North Bay Village department, commented: "You can't pay top salaries to administrators, so -sometimes you get inferior ones. "Federal funding is a real problem. In the bigger department you've got experts who are paid to' work out funding proposals, and' justify them. There's no such thing in smaller departments.

Margate, i brothers, Joe Gol- dhagen, Hywd Herman 8, jsesocs Goldhagen both of MIAMI CHAPEL. Intermenl Mt: iL-yt Memonal Hoiy Trinity Nebo Cemetery. Family re- iectl0n 1 Bj spaces 8S4-074S Quests donation', hi i aMr, i N.Y.C. NYC. 1 ttMprr XArt By IAN GLASS Miami Ntws Raportar The good sisters of St.

Marv's Cathedral ache to help 83-year-old Mary Kenny but she won't let them, preferring to live in a trailer that has neither electricity, gas, telephone, nor toilet. "She is a very stubborn woman, very independent," says Sister Maria Assumption, who wants to organize a group of church volunteers to clean up Mrs. Kenny's trailer on NW 79th Street. But she won't let them in the door. A neighbor who had not seen her for a week found her lying under a tarpaulin on her cot in the trailer, coughing from a bad chest cold.

She was persuaded to go by ambulance to North Shore Hospital, where she was given a prescription. Then, without shoes and wearing a stained slip, she walked out. She took a taxi back to the trailer, for which she pays $55 a month rent and which is packed wall-to-wall and almost to the ceiling with newspapers and old rubbish. Mrs. Kenny has not bothered to have the prescription filled.

She insists, however, "I'm all right. I can take care of myself. There's no problem. You'd think I was really sick, the way everyone's carrying on." Mrs. Kenny cannot remember how long she has lived here.

She came on her honeymoon and stayed. Her husband, who died in 1926, worked on yachts, including Miami Beach pioneer Carl Fisher's. She said she has four children, all living up north. For more than 30 years, Mrs. Kenny said, she worked as a midwife at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

"I brought a lot of famous people into the world," she said, but could not recall the names of any of them. Falick. Mia Mrs r.prtrurie: "What is so pitiful," said a neighbor, "is that she doesn't have to live in such filth. In those early years, instead of banking her money, she'd buy property. She owns land all over the place.

"Underneath all that rubbish in there are checks she's never bothered to bank. I saw two that totaled about $700 the other day." Up until about a week ago, Mrs. Kenny would walk the four blocks or so to St. Mary's for the 8 a.m. mass "rain or shine," said Sister Maria.

Adned a was always very nice and cheerful to everyone. If anyone in the trailer park died, she would go to the funeral." But now Mary Kenny lies on her urine-soaked bed, refusing to eat, bathe, or be fussed over. Neighbors occasionally look in to check on her. "But it's not something I enjoy doing," said place turns my stomach." charity. Shiva at the Samuels jU-11 Monuments Vaults Parish, N.Y.C, 10 grandchildren I and 1 great-grandchild Funeral Virvices will be.

held 12 30 P.M ues. in THE RIVERSIDF 2 CRYPTS for sale aTTakeside Memorial Part Mia 865 -8860 Associated Press Wirephoto RAGAN M-1S Florists Sassed awav Sat. A resident for vears, formerly of Wiiming- Bargains for the bride SYMPATHY FLOWERS 2 89 ioanish-American 1920 Alton Rd. MB with Rabbi Shmaryhu Swirsky officiating Interment will follow in Mt Nebo Cemetery Miami. HAIMIS Dr.

CHARLES L. 80 of MB, passed awav Fab. lC 177. Came to MB 10 years ago Irom Y.C and was a retired demist He is survived bv his wife, Syd-me, 2 sons, Sluart, s. Allan vcieran ano a tormer conductor for the Penn Railroad for 40 years.

Survived by wife, vrif' augh- Buning The Florist YOur Phnrid Vnnrra A a U.S. insurance fraud money going to PLO 1 Continued From 1-A pe'ct the number to run into the hundreds by the time the investigation is completed. Only one person, Parek Al Othman, a Lebanese stu-deitt who attends Sacramento State College, has been arrested, but warrants are out for a number of other suspects. Sometimes, officials said, the members collect insurance on nonexistent cars; at other times, they buy a jalopy, insure it for the top retell price with several companies, report it stolen a few days later, and1 collect multiple claims. 'After reporting a stolen car, officials said, the group would frequently demand that the insurance company provide a rental car until their own car was found and then proceed to stage a rigged accident and seek physical injury damages for the driver and several passengers.

"They're very brazen and clever," Sewell said. "They would fake injuries in the lower back, the neck; things like that are hard to prove." beclaring that they could not wprk as a result of the accident, they then were said to demand arid usually receive monthly stipends of $400 to $600 in disability piyments for each person involved in rhe accident. While the group was collecting on insurance, the investigators said, they were also reporting claims of personal property losses from burglaries at their homes that never occurred. Arson apparently is one of the biggest sources of revenue. "Sometimes they would lease a warehouse for business and then commit arson," Sewell continued.

"Some of the arson claims were enormous, running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars." Officials said that virtually every major casualty insurance company in the country had been victimized by the group. Cross on church door was made with cash Associate Press TAMPA All pastors love to get donations, but one anonymous gift has the Rev. Earl Phelps bit puzzled. He found cash on the cross at his University Presbyterian Church when he unlocked the door one day this week. couldn't believe it," he says.

"There were 32 $l-bills in the shape of a heart on the cross." to $59.89. Most of them were donated by di-vorcess or girls who never wore them because the engagement fell apart. James, 4 urano- children, 5 great-grandchildren 3-4W1 Dade Brwd 467-1776 Martha Thibadeau helps her daughter, Sylvia, shop for a wedding gown at a Goodwill In-dustries' sale in Milwaukee. The 100 wedding and 200 bridesmaid gowns went from $12.89 ver Mrs RW McClellan. Fu- Rr entombment 2 'i i iroooiavn Har Ei nnia.

awa. i sisiers, miss laire Haimis and Miss Mary 'muwirum 'terQS Tiay rail at Ik Busy people depend on find 7 aranrt- naimis or ivy c. children Services will be Mon nTX Leon Classified Call to lpiace Yur Advertising by 350 2222 ln County. 524-2535 in Parish forces Plains preacher to quit Listeners mourn sign-off fine KivfctoiUfc" 6m Amsterdam Ave N.Y.C. HOLM MR.

JOHANNE 94 Born in Denmark, she came to Miami 22 vears ago from Canada Survived bv son-in-law, Mr. Charles Philp of the Sheraton Four Ambassadors Private GABLSHAPEL CORAL 'I of Cuban radio station Assaciated Press PLAINS, Ga. Under fire from parishioners of President Carter's former church, Rev. Bruce Edwards resigned yesterday in what the church clerk called "the bloodi est, blackest day in the history of the Plains Baptist Church." Hugh Carter, a state senator and cousin of the President who is clerk of the church, said there had been a lot of friction since the Rev. SYMPATHY FLOWERS FRUIT BASKETS DADE DEATHS Long Key losses put at 594,50 Martin Freedman, an assistant to Florida Attorney General Robert Shevin, says the buyer loss in the Long Kev development stands at $194,510.

Freedman says he can probably take action against someone due to the fact that at least three people were sold shares in the resort long after the foreclosure started. "But there isn't much use in going against someone or a corporation that doesn't have any money," said Freedman. "And you can't go after individuals for the acts of a corporation. It's hard to step behind the corporate veil." He said Encore failed to pay its filing fee with the secretary of state and presumably is an inactive corporation. Freedman said what happend at Long Key helped spur action last year which set up rules for selling "shared time" resort facilities.

Henceforth, buyers will have to be given deeds for their money or the money will be put in escrow. And in the event of foreclosure the rights of innocent buyers will have to be considered. This is no consolation to Mrs. Haldeen, who has carried her complaints to postal inspectors, the Florida Bar, state attorney's office, the attorney general anyone who will listen. Comments Janet Craig, who along with her husband.

Larry, Invested $1,800 in the Long Key project: "We were fools. Hopefully by telling our story we can keep someone else from getting hurt Borne hardens The 'pious pizza' case Charga by phone DADE 576-4S00 BROWARD 64-0586 HILBRICK Clennon King, a black preacher, tried to join the congregation shortly before the presidential election. The Rev. Edwards, 30. blamed his ouster on parishioners who opposed his stand for an integrated church.

"The people I feel sorry for are the people who live in Plains with the jknowledge of what has taken place. "I've always been bold in my preaching that the church doors should be always open and the gospel is for everyone, but I've never met any resistance like I met in Plains." President Carter, a former deacon of the church, transferred his membership to the First Baptist Church in Washington after he was elected to the White House. He attended services at the Plains church on his recent visit home. The Rev. Edwards was "crucified." said Hugh Carter.

"This is by far the worst split that I have ever seen in anv church anywhere in my lifetime and, frankly, think the damage that has been done is irreparable. ATKINSON. Fioyd, 52 Hialcah Services 3:30 tomorrow, Lowe Hanks Palm Springs-North Hiale-ah Funeral Home BLANKSCHEIM, Lloyd Glenview, III CARPENTER Andrew S2, MetjoufAe, CERMAK Mabel, 24, Miami. fUfW. Sophie, St, Lauderhill MMWltSTONE vibia Miami shores GOLDHAGEN, Min B.t 83 Miami Beach Services I2 J0 pm tomorrow, the Riverside Alton Road Funeral Home MAIMIS Dr Charles Miam, Beach HOLM.

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1717 SW 37 Ave LANSFIELD Robert 14. Miami Services 4 pm Wednesday, van Orsdel Coral Gabies Funeral By HELGA SILVA Miami Naws Repartar Men and women wept openlv to the guitar sounds of the Cuban national anthem. Followed by the Star Spangled Banner, it signaled the final sign-off at 12:01 a.m. today of WFAB. Miami's first Spanish language radio station.

About 6,000 people, angry at the Federal Communications Commission's decision not to renew the 15-year-old station's license, yesterday visited its studios at 1779 W. Flagler St. and signed a petition asking Congress to keep the station on the air. The FCC decision was based on a finding that the station, known as "La Fabulosa," ha-i engaged in fraudulent billings practices with advertisers. An FCC administrative law judge found that advertisers received bills for commercials that were not broadcast during the period covered by the bills.

Visitors to the station kept saving that they were "praying" a new development from Washington might change the course of events. However, two private bills introduced last week in Congress by Miami Democratic Reps. Claude Pepper and Dante Fascell were not enough to save it. City of Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, Councilman Manolo Reboso, Cuban leaders, journalists and TV personalities joined the throngs who arriving at 6 a.m. yesterday to sign the petition.

Homestead area Latin-owned stores closed stores for one hour in protest. The 30 station employes planned to march before Dade Courthouse today to call attention to their plight. Cancelling most of its regular broadcasts yesterday, the station opened its microphones to listeners who kept calling to criticize the FCC action. They called it an attack on the anti-Communist stand of Cuban exi-lies here in the light of an apparent national policy shift toward better relations with the Cuban Castro government. The station, under general manager Thomas Garcia Fuste, could have fought further to remain on the air but it did not file an appeal within the amount of time permitted by federal appellate court and FCC rules.

mm COMPLETE Funeral Cost Index Associated Prats MARQUETTE, Mich. A group of federal penitentiary inmates here has filed a $110,000 suit for the right to hold religious pizza parties in the prison chapel. The 52 Marquette Prison inmates are members of the Universal Life Church (LLC), a California-based group famous for its mail-order ordination of ministers for a $2 fee. They won recognition as a legitimate religious congregation in 1975. ULC member Leonard Lundberg.

a convict serving a life term for murder who represents the group, says the pizzas actually are part of a "feast day" held by the group to commemorate Christ. I "It doesn't matter if we order a couple of canned hams, a pizza or whatever, as long as the ritual of the church is involved," Lundberg wrote in an official grievance filed with the Michigan Corrections Department. "What's the difference between pizzas and wine and wafers? Whatever a group feels commemorates the body of God in Christ should be allowed." State officials seem to be having a hard time taking the suit seriously. Max Simon, an assistant state attorney general, called it "the case of the pious pizza" and said the inmates had "a lot of crust" to file suit. I The PHILBRICK FUNERAL HOMES In.ludessw ices.1actiitieian()molortquipfiieri A A Totjert 2, Miami Services 11 a tomorrow, Lithgow Coral Way Fuerel Home MEYERSON Shirley, 54, North Miami Beach RAGAN Eu9ene 5.

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