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Fair's Dog Smokie Put On Probation for Life Colonel Taken At His Word A fried chicken lover appar Sheriffs deputies, after two weeks of hard range riding, have placed six men in the calaboose on charges of cattle rustling. Sheriffs Inspector John Salla said the six men have been charged with larceny of 14 head of cattle valued at about $1,000. Warrants have been issued for one other adult and one juvenile in connection with the thefts. Those charged were identified as Lonnie Nichols, 17, James E. Ballen-tine, 25, and Jack G.

Ballentine, 34, all of 8611 39th Wilford R. Williams, 19, I and Andrew Williams, 29, both of Rt. 1, Tarpon Springs, and James D. Proctor, 26, of 3805 E. Hanna Ave.

Bonds for each are $3,000. Salla said a warrant has also been issued for Johnny W. Lumley, 17, who has fled the state. The arrests were made over a period of several days by Dep. Jack Beville and Grant Hutto.

Salla said the thefts were made at night from pastures using a truck to transport the animals to Pinellas and Pasco counties, where several have been recovered. ently has taken the slogan "Take It From the Colonel" in an unintended manner. THE MAX walked into the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at S202 Florida Ave. and ordered a bucket of chicken with all the trimmings. When the clerk, Mrs.

Helen Scocca, handed the chicken to him, the patron fled as she was ringing up the "sale." SHE TOLD investigating officers the man was not in sight when she returned to the counter with the manager. She said she could not identify the man, but added he was wearing "gold" pants. It By JAMES WALKER Tribune Staff Writer Smokie, Jim Fair's dog, was given lifetime probation yesterday. Even the prosecuting attorney didn't have the heart to ask the death penalty which wouldn't have mattered anyway because the commissioners came to the trial with their order already typed. Smokie will have to report to the Hillsborough County Health Depart ment monthly, under proper leash, to satisfy health officials he is being kept under continuous control.

The climax (o the case of Smokie drew to a close before the County Commissioners yesterday with a series of character witnesses for the dog. One woman, Mrs. Helen Carmen, was in tears. "I'd put my home up to save that dog!" Another woman, Miss Nell Stewart, testified that Smokie wasn't vicious and -A SMOKIE he must behave had, in fact, calmed her 12-year-old son's fear of dogs with his gentleness. Smokie was on trial on (Continued on Page 3, Col.

1) 6 Face Rustling Charges THE TAMPA TRIBUNE Section tampa A i LOCAL NEWS TAMPA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1969 Disputes Draw Officials PoYerty Fight Erapts pl Jpf By MARY ANNE CORPIN Tribune Staff Writer Two Atlanta regional officials from the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity flew into Tampa yesterday to straighten out reports of inter-agency con- flict in the case of blind widow Mrs. Emmer Williams. Involved were Project Pride, the Neighborhood Service Centers and Urban Renewal. Francisco Rodriguez, execu-tive director of the Tampa Economic Opportunity Coun cil, said before the meeting that "Atlanta had received a call complaining that the NSC's had engaged in action that amounted to a conflict of interest involving Project Pride." Staff Photo by Bruce Montgomery Bob Gilder Passes the Hat for Mrs, Emmer Williams' House Government agency representatives donated $15 during a heated session of 9 a Mi 'Ml mWi, 2 I Iff SHh pa qlZUt 1 1 mp tmm ftW pp MNpi Florida Leaders Air Troubles for immediate answers on the myriad of problems facing the cities today, and the questions chosen involved Model Cities and the National Labor Kela-tions Board.

By MARY ANNE CORPIN Tribune Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE Florida had two chances yesterday to ask the Nixon administration Some 374 community leaders from Florida and south Georgia were in Jacksonville, one of 26 cities participating in "an historic towohaU meeting to enlist private enterprise and community resources in solving community $4.2 million first-year grant early in April.) Romney said the administration "is taking a very hard look" at the Model Cities program. "I'm afraid it's been oversold. In no case was it far enough along to proceed when we took it over." Sec. of Labor George P. Schultz, was asked "Does your department have any proposal to restructure the National (Continued on Page 10, Col.

1) Last week, Urban Renewal director Tom Fox was quoted as saying the NSC's stepped in and told 72-year-old Mrs. Williams, her daughter, and five grandchildren that they didn't have to move from their condemned home into public housing, after Urban Renewal and a social worker arranged for it. Neighborhood Service Centers come under OEO, while Project Pride, which requested that Mrs. Williams' house be condemned, and Urban Renewal, are HUD agencies. Before the meeting ended, the OEO men were urging "a coordinated effort.

All of this has to be dovetailed." But the OEO officials comments were overshadowed by an emotionally-charged attempt to prevent the city or government agencies from interfering in construction of a new home for the widow. Mayor Dick Greco informed the group that under the Model Cities plan, Mrs. Williams' neighborhood is slated for eventual use either as an educational complex or for multiple residences. Greco said he doesn't like the idea of letting Mrs. Williams have a new home built on her present lot (union labor has volunteered to do the work) of it will cost the city tax dollars to buy the home from her "in two or three years." "Is it fair to let her build and then force her to move again?" asked Greco's administrative aide, George Bcrrett.

i "More so than to move her into public housing," shot back Bob Gilder, president of the local NAACP and of TEOC. Warren H. Dawson, assistant city attorney, questioned "whether your planning is long-range or on a day-to-day basis. I question whether building the house there would be the best answer." Gilder replied that he had already told Mrs. Williams of the possible plans for her area and that she had said "If I'm (Continued on Page 3, Col.

1) 36 (jV' filfe The Tampa Bay area had more than 50 delegates at the three-hour national teleconference, in which Vice President Spiro Agnew and five members of the Nixon cabinet told of administration plans and fielded questions in the two-way color television hook-up. It was sponsored by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in response to President Nixon's warning that the nation has approached the limits of what government alone can do that private-public partnership is needed in each city. the Nixon administration recommend support another round of Model Cities planning grants or any similar program?" asked a Jacksonville official.

George Romney, secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-poment, replied, "Model Cities hasn't been thought out very carefully by the prior administration. The 150 cities included in the first and second round are more than can be assisted by supplemental funds made available to provide meaningful programs." (Tampa is one of the first-round cities, and local officials are anticipating approval of a Staff Photo by Fager August A. Busch Jr. Talks Zoo Gardens proposes a $900,000 small animal zoo expansion Project To Cost Gardens To Build Zoo Tampa Ship Aground Off Honduras The 210-foot cargo ship Sea Venture, en route to Tampa with a cargo of frozen stuffs, ran aground on a reef near Belize, British Honduras, yesterday morning with nine persons aboard. Capt.

Bob Fearon of Delta Lines Agency of Tampa, representatives of the vessel, said he talked to the ship's master, Capt. David Stiles of 713 Orleans Lakeland, and that neither the Sea Venture nor her crew was in any danger. Captain Fearon also said a vessel summoned from Belize was standing by to give any aid necessary. The vessel, based in Tampa, sailed to Belize a week or so ago carrying general cargo, according to Captain Fearon. The ship is of Panamanian registry.

Spring, You Have a Sting! Remember, just a week ago, when suddenly it was Spring? And the weather behaved accordingly? Didn't last. Yesterday, out at Al Lopez Field, Mrs. Don Leslie and daughter Lisa, from North Carolina, must have thought they were at a "winter training" game of the Cincinnati Reds. Isn't that a football blanket? Today's forecast: A high of 62, with intermittent rain. Warmer tomorrow.

Staff Photo by Bill Lamneck aardwolves, fruit bats, mongooses and several cats. A simulated swamp will be situated in the center of the area. Man-made ant mounds will house large colonies of working ants, shielded by large plate glass windows to enable (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) New Firemen, Police Pension Fund Formula Okayed during the day and prowl at night. A large contact area will permit children (and adults) to hand feed many of the mals, including goats, lambs and llamas.

Other major attractions in the complex will include hugs ant mounds, walk-through bird displays, a nesting area, seal and otter pool, and a nursery and kitchen. Busch said in addition to the entertainment aspects of the small-animal zoo, the complex will have significant educational value and will complement the survival program for animals which has been in effect at the Gardens for years. Since opening in June, 1959, Busch Gardens has drawn over 15 million visitors. Richard J. Bender of St.

Louis, vice president of corporate affairs, said the man-made mountain will contain 13 nocturnal exhibits and will be the focal point of the zoo. Animals to be displayed at the nocturnal exhibit will include vampire bats, hedge hogs, bush babies, kangaroo rats, three hyrax, aardvarks, By EARL EMMONS Tribune Business Editor Anheuser-Busch Inc. yesterday announced it will begin construction May 1 of a addition to Busch Gardens to accommodate a small-animal zoo on a two-and-one-half-acre tract between the monorail and the brewery. The new attraction will be known as the "Boma," an African name for a small-animal compound. It is scheduled to be open before Jan.

1, 1970. An admission will be charged, but the amount has not been determined. The announcement came from August A. Busch Jr. at a press conference during a company board of directors meeting here.

Included in the new complex will be a 35-foot man-made "mountain" which will house small nocturnal animals. A unique feature of the mountain will include the installation of special lighting designed to change the living habits of the animals so that during daylight hours they will live as they would at night. 1 Normally, the animals sleep ment chiefs are considered, would contribute VA per cent of his salary. And the highest paid member, making $15,000 a year, would contribute about 12.7 per cent of his salary. But the contributions for the city will be higher.

MEMBERS of the plan, who now contribute 4 per cent of salary, would pay 6 per cent on the first $4,000 of their earnings and increase their contribution by 1 per cent on each additional thousand dollars of salary to $10,000. From $10,000 to $12,500 the employe contribution would jump 3 per cent, to 15 per cent per $1,000, and contributions for earnings over $12,500 would be 25 per cent of salary. While the scale graduation for employe contributions is involved, trustees will furnish firemen and policemen examples so they can figure their contributions. By JACK GREENE Tribune Staff Writer Tampa Fire and Police Pension Fund trustees, after months of work, agreed on a new pension fund for firefighters and police officers. BY A UNANIMOUS vote, the trustees approved a contract that will increase contributions and benefits and make the plan, now $31 million in the red, financially sound.

Members of the fire and police departments will vote, probably around the middle of next month, on the agreement. Employes under the new contract would make payments on a scale that is graduated with their income and the city will increase payments each year until the program is actuarily sound, BEGINNING in October, the city will contribute an amount equal to 11 per cent of the employes' salaries and each year the city contribution will jump 2 per cent until the fund is actuarily sound or the city's contribution reaches 40 per cent. It is expected, however, that the city contribution will top during their off before it would reach 31 per cent in 10 years. One of the new benefits included in the plan is a provision TWO EXAMPLES discussed by the trustees long meetings to hammer out a contract were: for cost of living increases to retired employes, those living increases coming from investment earnings above 5 per cent. Trustees anticipate 8 per cent earnings on investments.

The member who makes a salary of $3,000 a year, about the average when all employes from the new man to the depart-.