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THE TAMPA TIMES. YTednesdsr. April IS. 1961 Governor Candidates Divided on Death Penalty abolition of the d'ath penalty In Florida By BOB TURNER Times Staff Writer One of the vexing questions Neither la there any uniformity in the Imposition of the death penalty. There is no statistical evidence to prove that capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.

Under these conditions, we should make it difficult, II not impossible, for the state to take the life of any person. prise, are well divided on the issue. Several urge abandonment of the death penalty. Others say it should be retained, or modi-fled only after exhaustive study. THE PRESENT examination of capital punishment by a legislative Interim committee is cited by a number of the can- of our time is whether the state has the right or should have the power to take the life of another person.

Candidates for governor of Florida, it comes at no sur my Christian duty to advocate the abolition of the death penalty In Florida. Fred Karl of Daytona Beach POLICE URGE VIGILANCE 'Molester' Quiet, May Have Departed try. Even leading criminologist! are divided on this Uue. preponderance of evl dence, for the present time at least, favors the law of Florida. As governor, I will, of course, uphold and respect the constt tution and statutes of this state in making the final decision in cases involving capital punish mcnt.

In the 19C3 session of Florida Legislature, however, I would ask the legislative council, the Florida Judicial Council, the prosecutors and other appropriate 1 a enforcement agencies to conduct a study embracing Uiis problem Including all sections of America. Their recommendations would be considered by me before any action would be taken. But, any action to change the existing law of this state would not be considered without necessity for a referendum vota in order that the people of Florida would have the opportunity to express their views on this matter. Without the referendum, I 1 not condone or he a party to change. REPUBLICANS H.

B. Foster of Fort Myera Beach I oppose the abolition of the death penalty in Florida because I believe there are certain crimen for which the death penalty should be imposed. Charles R. Holly of St. Peters burg I favor retention of tho death penalty, but I do not oppose providing for a recommcn dation from the Jury.

Ken Folks of Orlando Neither (advocate nor oppose). I would like to see some of the studies. (Tomorrow: Should the pow Scott Kelly of Lakeland-Personally, I favor abolition of the death penalty. We have an lute I legislative committee studying this problem now, and I will be willing to be guided by the finding of this committee, as translated by the enactment of legislation based1 on the committee report. John E.

Mathewt of Jacksonville I am awaiting the study of the legislative interim committee under the chairmanship of Sen. Ed Price of Manatee County. If I had to vote at this time on this matter I would vote against the death penalty in Florida, but I am keeping an open mind pending the committee's investigation. Ilaydon Burns of Jacksonville The question of abolition of capital punishment has been debated internationally for many years. The best answers are that on the one hand it is a deterrent to crime, and on the other hand it is state killing.

In the past the governors of Florida have 'jdiciously and wisely withheld the signing of death warrants as long as even the slightest doubts existed as to the guilt of the convicted. The responsibility of a governor to sign a death warrant is an awesome and appalling responsibility. Although I would not at this time advocate the abolishment of the death penalty I must say that this subject is one of grave concern to me. Fred (Bud) Dickinson of West Palm Beach Capital punishment is a serious problem facing this state and most of this coun- Poland Fair WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPD The White House announced yesterday that Postmaster General John A. GronouskI will represent President Johnson at the International Trade Fair opening in Poznan, Poland, on June 7.

l's grandparents were born In Poznan. acid dldates. Here are their full replies: Robert King High of Mlaml-As governor, I shall consider it Is Named bound to work for the company. Applications are accepted from Hillsborough and adjacent counties and a student need not be related to an employe of the company to win. With Cone on the selection committee were School Supt.

J. Crockett Farnell; Dr. Carl M. Fisher, business director for county schools, and William Stubbs, secretary for Cone Bros. Sellers in For Long Confinement HOLLYWOOD.

April 15 (UPD British actor Peter Sellers, recuperating from a heart seizure, is still listed as in serious condition and will be confined to bed for an undetermined time. He has shown a slow, steady improvement after the coronary thrombosis attack in which his heart stopped beating eight times. Doctors expect his recuperation to take several months. Stiff Phot NOW YOU SEE THEM Candidates who wonder where their nice signs went, know now. But they can take comfort: Even one of the city's traffic signs, which the State Road Department apparently found to be improperly placed, lies among the political pasteboards at the SRD yard at Wall and 66th Streets.

If the signs don't bear permit showing payment of a fee, they come off the state right-of-way. HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SENIOR Scholarship Winner In 1959 and acain in subse quent sessions of the legislature, I introduced and supported leg islation to abolish the death pen alty and to make it more difti-cult to impose. In our system of Justice, as fine as it is, it it quite possible for an Innocent person to be put to death, and there Is no guarantee against our making a mistake. tive verification that one man has been responsible for these incidents. At least one or two of the descriptions furnished us by victims have varied from another description we have re ceived." One fact which police are quick to admit however, is that, whether it be one man or sev eral responsible, there has been but one area of the city plagued by the crimes a well settled residential area stretching across the northeast quadrant of the community.

BROWN ADVISED that even while it appears the "molester" has disappeared from the scene, residents should not become any less vigilant. "Locked doors are the foremost line of defense in a situ ation such as this," he said "An unlocked door Is all the Invitation an intruder needs to enter an unwary woman's home. "Should you detect the presence of someone trying to break in your house, simply maintain silence as best possible and phone the police," he added. "It's a matter of looking out for your own well being by application of a cool head and common sense." For the gun-happy residents who by rights feel the use of firearms may be the best deter rent to burglars or molesters, Brown advises the use of extreme caution in making cer tain you know exactly who or what you shoot at. Tragic inci dents of late have involved the wounding or killing of one member of a family by another because proper identification was not made beforehand.

Lumber Dealers Open Convention Tomorrow The 44th annual convention of the Lumber and Building Materials Association will open tomorrow in the Floridan Motor Hotel with 350 delegates representing the building business in 50 states. An official welcome will be extended to the lumbermen at a breakfast meeting at 7:45 a.m. Friday. Representing the city will be Doug West, chairman of the City Council. vmm Editor'! Note To spotlight issues In the campaign for governor, The Timet bu asked each of the candldatei to atate hit position on eral topics of broad Interest to help assure an Informed voting- public In this Important election next month.

Here Is today's question, third of five In this public service series: Do you advocate or oppose Soviets (Continued from Page 1) munlst movement and placed It on the verge of a split." Gesticulating angrily, Khrush chev often strayed from his written text as he lashed the Chinese for "subversive activi ties" and mocked them for seeking to attain communism through revolution. "I guarantee you that the Soviet central committee will do everything so that the Red flag will flutter over the whole world," he declared. The premier attacked "re vanchlst" West Germany as the "most, dangerous hotbed" and a source of military threats to Europe's security. But most of Khrushchev's venom was for the Chinese, whom he first began attacking publicly by name about 10 days ago during his Hungarian visit. WAVING HIS fisU and raising his voice, he said, "You cannot play at revolution." Referring to western politicians who had visited the Soviet Union and were amazed by the nation's progress, he said they always asked, "How did those illiterate peasants beat the United States in reaching outer space?" Then, In a patronizing piece of advice for the Chinese to improve their own economic situation, Khrushchev said "You cannot attain outer space in peasant shoes." MOCKINGLY REFERRING to Chinese chairman Mao Tze-tung's economic program, Khrushchev declared: "I can say that in 15 years the Soviet Union will overtake the United States, while in 15 years China claims it will over take Britain." Then, apparently alluding to military threats fr.om either Communist China or the west, he said, "so we should strive for 15 years of peace.

Then we would become Invincible and nobody would fight us." In his 90-minute speech, Khrushchev repeatedly threw barbs at Chinese economic ideas and said all Peking's "revolu tionary squealing was the squealing of despair, designed to divert the Chinese people's attention from their own eco nomic difficulties." "What do the Chinese want," Khrushchev asked. "War or rice?" The premier said the "im perialists" today are happy about the "shameful" activities of the Chinese who "are pursuing a splitting, corrupting policy within the Socialist camp." WEDU, U5F Seek Funds For TV Tower Efforts are in progress to secure federal funds for construction of a television tower to expand the coverage of WEDU-TV Channel 3 and to serve the proposed University of South Florida educational station. LeRoy Lastinger, WEDU general manager, said today that an informal presentation is being prepared for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Lastinger said "It will be the first time three entities are considering a project for the benefit of all three." The third party is the Florida Education and Television Commission, which yesterday approved proceeding with studies on the joint venture at a meeting at USF. The tower would cost about $190,000.

It would support the antennas of WEDU, currently using a 549-foot tower, and USF's proposed Channel 22. Transmitters for each station would be located at the tower and operated by one engineer, representing another saving, said Lastinger. Channel 3 is operated by Florida West Coast Television, a non-profit organization. Tones out dark spots, blotches ers of the Florida Development Commission be curtailed?) ADVERTISEMENT Don't Cut Corns Calluses, Warts Use Hew Magic Rub Off Thmnandi of sufferera from laming eorna. ralluaet, tnd common warta now report anonuninf return witn an amaxing new formulation thai runs them off painlfii'f and tafely without dancer of Infection from cutting, arldi or ahrailrei, Secret li wonder-working medicated crerno callej DKRMA-80FT that aofteni and dlitoltei those- torment inc.

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Don Hilary Stafford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Stafford of 809 W. Ohio, was selected from a list of 30 applicants and seven semi-finalists.

He. is a Tampa Times senior "honor scholar. The award was announced today by "Douglas Cone, co-owner of Cone Bros. NAMED ALTERNATES were Frank Winkles of Hillsborough High School, son of Mr. and Mrs.

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R. N. Cronk Sr. of 4501 Fon-tainebleu. Under scholarship terms, the winner must take the cooperative work-study program at Georgia Tech or the University Here's value home.

This By DANA CESSNA Times Staff Writer Inaction over the past several nights by Tampa's notorious "northside molester" has given rise to a belief by police Investigators that he may have left the area. "Naturally, we can't say for certain," Detective Sgt. Warren Lawton declared today, "but he apparently hasn't put in an appearance in about four or five nights, and this might be an indication he's moved elsewhere." The "molester," as best police can determine, may have been responsible for at least two rapes and four other apparently related attempted molesting in cidents over the past several months. IN EACH CASE, the mode of operation has been relatively similar. He waits until the late eve ning or early morning hours to strike.

Evidence at the crime scenes indicates he prefers the stealthier approach of breaking Into a victim's house through either a darkened rear bedroom or bathroom screened window or, when available, as was in the case of his two rape victims, unlocked doors. Once inside a house, he is equally stealthy. So much so, that several of the victims have noted they were unaware of his presence until he was literally standing alongside them. WHETHER THE "molester" can be termed dangerous re mains questionable. He has threatened to kill several of his victims with a knife if they did not submit.

However, no weapon has yet been seen. On the other hand, he has apparently been scared off by sudden outcries of his victim or by other sudden outside noises. He is sure about his victims only to one extent that they are alone in their homes and that, as best he can determine, there are no men nearby. EVEN WITH the accumulation of victims' reports, the police believe that more than one suspect may be responsible for the rash of incidents. Det.

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