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6S TIMES TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1991 Harvey from 1B Neighbors can't wait to get whales out of pen in Keys Harvey from office last Wednesday after he was indicted on charges that he embezzled $250,000 from a Tampa local of the International Longshoreman's Association, where Harvey is boss. Supervisor of Elections Robin Krivanek confirmed Monday that a special election to fill Harvey's Associated Press counts at her office, but many have picked up registration forms, she said. Harvey's term lasts until April 1995. But under state law, Harvey must be reinstated if he is acquitted or cleared of the charges. Harvey was re-elected without opposition in March.

So far, the only announced candidate is Ann Sankey-White, a 39-year-old Tampa resident and evangelist. "I think the city is long overdue for a new voice, a new servant," said Sankey-White, who announced her candidacy Monday. "I just don't think you can grow without a new voice on that board." Sankey-White, who is black, said she wants to continue to maintain black representation on the City Council. "I think it's important because, historically, Mr. Harvey was the first black to sit on council and we'd like to sort of continue that," said Sankey-White, administrator of the Magdeline Christian Preparatory School in Tampa.

"I think it would give hope and a little bit of pride to see an African-American on that board." Sankey-White has some political experience. This spring, she served as a campaign coordinator in the African-American community for former council candidate Helen Chavez. Mrs. Krivanek said candidates must pay a $1,295 qualifying fee to enter the race or present a petition with 691 signatures of registered voters. The qualifying period will be Aug.

12-16. An aide cleaned out Harvey's office Monday morning. Just after noon, one of his friends picked up Harvey's belongings collected during two full terms in office. His large portrait in the council reception area also has been removed, as were the name plates on his office door, in the chamber and on the electronic voting board. The clerk re-typed Monday's agenda to remove his name from the letterhead.

"Well, he's gone," said Council member Ron Mason. "The day he's removed you take everything down." Staff writer Janita Poe contributed to this story. neighbors. "I was told to my face to let them die." The National Marine Fisheries Service closed a Dolphins Plus fund-raiser that attracted hundreds of people, reminding the hosts that their permit to aid the whales does not allow them to exhibit the animals for profit. Kurt Winselmann, who lives on the canal, argues that the rehabilitation pen is actually a money raiser.

"Dolphins Plus is taking something that does not belong to them," he said. "The water does not belong to them." Winselmann and Clarence Hobdy, a retired U.S. Coast Guard captain whose property abuts the holding pen, are leading the battle against Dolphins Plus. "They are erecting a smoke screen of save-the-whales propaganda," Hobdy charged. Hobdy, Winselmann and four other property owners filed suit June 4 asking a Monroe Circuit judge to order the fence removed altogether.

"It's a frivolous lawsuit, and I'm going to seek fees and costs when we win," said Donna Albert, a Fort Lauderdale attorney representing Dolphins Plus. "We'll probably be able to buy a lot of whale food when this lawsuit is resolved." Distnct-5 seat will be held Sept. 10. "We are concerned that district does not have a representative," Mrs. Krivanek said.

The U.S. Justice Department, which must approve the special election date, has been KEY LARGO The first short-finned pilot whales to survive a stranding are healthy enough to be released, and some neighbors can't wait to see two of the captives leave their Florida Keys pen. Four whales were suffering from malnutrition and shark bites when they beached last March and April in the Lower Keys. Two were moved to a newly built pen at Dolphins Plus and nursed back to health. The whales, named Dawn and Karen, are set for release today along with two others treated at Miami's Seaquarium.

Another whale, Poseidon, died of a heart attack at Dolphin Plus after tangling herself in a net at the end of the canal. The beaching survivors unwittingly became the focus of debate about the care and treatment of captive sea mammals. Residents living near the holding pen at the end of a public canal have taken the Key Largo tourist attraction to court, saying the enclosure interferes with their boating, fishing and swimming rights. "They say they're all for saving the whales as long as we do it someplace else," said Dolphins Plus owner Lloyd Borguss, recalling heated exchanges with Ann Sankey-White announced her candidacy for Harvey's seat on Monday. asked to rush its review, Mrs.

Krivanek said. No candidates have opened ac- Murder from 1B Refugee rescue highlights different immigration rules Associated Press records. Details of the incident were not available late Monday, but Enright's name appeared in the court records. One neighbor said he knew the couple vaguely and said he was struck by how distant they appeared with each other. "They were together, but they didn't seem like a couple," said Jonathan Cym-berknopf, 22, a business management major at USF.

Cymberknopf said he met Goldberg when he and some friends were looking for someone to even out the sides in a volleyball game at the complex. "He was a great sport," Cymberknopf said. "He never complained even when he messed up. He was a real quiet guy." Staff writer Sue Carlton contributed to this report. Enright's fully-clothed body was found by a maintenance man at the Windridge Apartments, 14301 Bruce Downs after Enright's friends went to the apartment and couldn't get an answer at the door, Carter said.

The couple had a history of domestic troubles and a sheriff's deputy had been called to the apartment about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Carter said. Goldberg had kicked out the taillights on Enright's white Volkswagen Scirocco, Carter said, but no charges were filed. Last month, Goldberg pleaded guilty to battery, a misdemeanor, in connection with a February 1990 incident in which he and another man attacked Daniel B. Alweiss, according to Hillsborough County court Craig B.

Goldberg was arrested at his parent's home near Buffalo, N.Y. Guard cutter that headed to Haiti, while another cutter took the two Cubans to Miami. INS officials were conducting asylum interviews on board the cutter as it sailed toward Haiti. One of the Cubans said Monday that he and his companion would have died if they had not been rescued by the Haitians. "We had been out in the sea for four or five days," said the man, who was not identified.

"When we were spotted by the Haitians, they picked us up, took care of us, helped us. Thanks to them, we could be here." Smith said the lack of diplomatic ties with Cuba assures almost all Cuban refugees asylum hearings. "It just makes the apparent disparate treatment more visible," said Smith. "Basically, it stems from the fact that we can't send Cubans back to Cuba, so-we bring them to the United States. Whereas we do take Haitians back to Haiti because of the diplomatic ties existing with Haiti." Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, Cubans can apply for asylum after being in the United States for one year.

Cubans with family in the area generally are granted parole and released to their relatives while awaiting the hearing on their immigration status. The Coast Guard has assisted a record number of Cubans fleeing the island by water so far this year. More than 1,200 have been picked up in 1991, compared to 467 last year. MIAMI About 155 Haitian refugees were being sent back to their homeland Monday, while the two Cuban rafters they rescued were awaiting political asylum hearings in Miami. The U.S.

Coast Guard came upon a leaky, 45-foot sailboat filled with 161 Haitians en route to Miami at 2 a.m. Sunday. Also on board were two Cuban men they had picked up along the way. The Sunday morning rescue highlighted the different immigration policies toward Haitian and Cuban refugees. The Cubans were taken to shore.

But most of the Haitians except for six who were airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment of exposure and dehydration were sent back to Haiti. "I have fantasized about this happening," said Cheryl Little, an attorney for the Haitian Refugee Center in Miami. "That tells the story. The Cubans are brought to shore and welcomed, and the Haitians are treated as outcasts. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised." Richard Smith, district director for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Miami, believes it is the first case of Cubans and Haitians interdicted on the same boat.

A Coast Guard cutter stopped the sailboat about 30 miles from Miami, said Petty Officer Veronica Cady. The Haitians were put onto another Coast 69-year-old accused swindler arrested Times photo PHELAN M. EBENHACK Swimmers stand on the sandbar where three people were stranded Saturday after the tide came in. Virgil Hawthorne died in the deeper waters in front of the swimmers. Associated Press promise you vast returns on your money, and the money just keeps rolling in," Dufon said.

"They al- OlOS from 1 Wdp HdVC LdMl Ull IlrtllU LU D1IUW investors and just gain trust after a while. In the end, once it rolls up to a large quantity, they just split with the money." swindling residents of the Hot Springs area out of an estimated $4-million. Flannes made an initial appearance Monday before U.S. Magistrate Susan Novotny in Pensacola. He is being held without bail by U.S.

marshals until another hearing Wednesday. FBI special agent Frank Dufon said Flannes ran an investment firm under what the FBI calls a "ponzi scheme." "That's a scheme where they FORT WALTON BEACH A 69-year-old man accused of swindling more than $4-million from mostly elderly people was arrested in Fort Walton Beach, the FBI said Monday. Gene Flannes was arrested without incident after a three-year search, said senior FBI agent Fred McFaul. He said Flannes was wanted on mail and wire fraud charges in Arkansas, where he is accused of He said Flannes was living on Okaloosa Island and ran a small mail-order business. Dufon did not know whether the business was legitimate.

bridge opening. This water movement can gradually scour holes in the soft, sand bottom. "I grew up on Tampa Bay and used to wade this area as a kid," said Dewey Oliver, who oversees local bridge inspections for the state Department of Transportation. "But there were areas I knew to avoid typically around bridges." Yet each day, hundreds of anglers fish safely while wading in bay-area grass flats. Officials say caution and common sense are the key to avoiding an unfortunate accident.

"The general rule is to know your local area," said Capt. Alan Richard of the Florida Marine Patrol. "More dangerous than potholes are ledges." If you do wade in unknown waters, tread lightly. Wear boots or sneakers to protect your feet from sharp objects and dangerous marine animals. "Be aware of hypothermia.

That's not a problem here in the summer, but even in waist-deep water, you get so chilled that you lose muscular coordination and the ability to think clearly," Richard said. "If you start to shiver, it is time to get out." Be aware of the activity around you. Don't wade in an area with heavy boat traffic. "It can be difficult to recognize a person in the water," said Ensign Michael Kim of the United States Coast Guard in St. Petersburg.

"It is like an automobile and a motorcycle. Sometimes you just don't see it." Check local tide conditions and currents. If you are not a strong swimmer, wear a life jacket. If you are not a strong swimmer and find yourself trapped on a sandbar, "Don't attempt to swim against a ripping tide," Richard said. "Your best bet is to stay where you are and try to attract somebody's attention." Man charged with attempted murder currents aren't particularly fast 3 to 4 knots.

But the bay does have its share of treacherous holes. Some were formed by storms, and their locations can change with the weather. Others are man-made, the result of past dredging projects, and are usually found near bridges and causeways. "We have created a lot of problems," environmental consultant Robin Lewis said of the bay's scarred bottom. "Without these (man-made) structures, they wouldn't exist.

The holes "are not well marked," Lewis added. "We need to have more signs out there to warn people." The greatest dangers occur near bridges and causeways. On a changing tide, the water picks up speed as it "squeezes" through a Times Staff Writer according to jail records. The shooting occurred during an argument that centered around money Bivins owed Caldwell's girlfriend, the records said. Bivins was taken to Bayfront Medical Center's critical care unit with a bullet lodged in his neck, according to police reports.

He was in stable condition Monday night, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Caldwell was being held without bail. Caldwell admitted shooting Bivins, the arresting officer's affidavit said, but claimed Bivins was also armed. No weapon was found, records indicated. ST.

PETERSBURG A 30-year-old man was in the Pinellas County Jail on Monday charged with attempted first-degree murder following a shooting Sunday. J.W. Caldwell, 3451 22nd Ave. shot Paul Bivins in the face with a handgun during an argument at 3435 22nd Ave. Jabil I Hillsborough from 1B Vc7 Pineiias Area shown A Alt 4 i- -f Jabil CircuiT) 1 94th Ave 7 jr i A.

A I I Povey said the gangs are highly mobile. "Oriental gangs are international," he said. "State boundaries mean nothing to them." In the St. Petersburg theft, the five men entered the building and rounded up the 10 employees working early Thursday. The men took them to a break room, where they bound their hands, covered their mouths with duct tape and blindfolded them.

A top company official, who asked not to be identified for security reasons, said the men were generally courteous to the employees, loosening the tape whenever the hostages were uncomfortable. The men searched cabinets and hauled off the chips in boxes. The chips, Intel 386 and 486s, are worth $300 and $700, respectively, police said. Pam Pollache, a spokeswoman for Intel which manufacturers the chips in California, said they are in high demand because they work with IBM or IBM-compatible personal computers. "Your mainstream computers are typically based on this kind of chip," she said.

"These chips have been in tremendous demand over the past several years." The employees, janitors and technicians were held for about 90 minutes. After the robbers left, a V. are baffled, similar thefts by Vietnamese gangs have been common along the West Coast for the past few years, causing millions of dollars in losses to the computer industry. In California, microchip thefts have been investigated by U.S. Customs officials, FBI agents and local police in areas with large Vietnamese populations or in cities in the Silicon Valley, home to much of the electronics industry.

In the last few years, 15 to 20 microchip robberies have occurred in the Silicon Valley, said Cliff Wells, a detective with the Sunnyvale department of public safety. Sunnyvale is in the heart of the valley between San Jose and Palo Alto. Wells said that at least 50 microchip robberies have been reported in Orange County to the south. In most of the robberies, four or five Vietnamese men take over a company late at night, bind and gag the employees and make off with the microchips, Wells said. He said the men frequently are helped by employees at the the companies they have targeted.

The chips, which are small, easy to transport and valuable, are -if. mm Times photo MAURICE RIVENBARK Times art sold at brokerage houses or shipped overseas, said Sgt. Phil Povey with the Irvine Police Department in Orange County. Because the chips aren't serialized, they are difficult to trace, he said. The chips also are sold in small electronic shops.

They are valuable because they are manufactured in limited supplies. Vietnamese gangs are difficult to infiltrate, Wells said, and witnesses are reluctant to come forward. "Before you can understand the Vietnamese, you have to understand his culture," the detective said. "We don't speak the language. We don't understand the culture.

They don't trust anyone." Robbers held 10 employees at gunpoint at Jabil Circuit Co. janitor was able to free himself and the other employees. St. Petersburg police said they do not know whether the robbers were from the area. They said they couldn't rule out the possibility that the chips would be sold over which did not employ security guards, has since hired off-duty St.

Petersburg police officers to guard the plant. "This is the one that freaked people because of the style," the official said. "People are upset." seas. "Generally, in a thing like this, they have a pre-arranged buyer," said Brian Kensel, a special agent with the FBI in Tampa. "When they steal something that specific, you do so with an intended buyer." The company official said Jabil,.