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The Miami Friday, Sept. 9, 1960 seven men working on Riddle cargo ship were injured, one seriously -Herald Staff Photo by Lewis McLain Tail of Plane Being Overhauled Was Nearly Shorn by Rampaging C-46 Runaway Plane Injures 8 Men, Rips Up 2nd Craft on Ground By GENE MILLER Herald Staff Writer A runaway C-46 cargo plane swerved off a concrete ramp at Miami International Airport Thursday, smashed into a parked C-46 and injured eight men. Seven Riddle Airline employes, fixing up a plane for hurricane evacuation, were thrown to the pavement when a taxiing Ransa C-46 knifed into them at 12:15 p.m. A spinning prop grazed Richard Tomlin, 48, of 10631 SW 178th cutting his head and chest. He was in Jackson Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

suffered lesser injuries. Brake Put On B-Girls By Court By C. G. BERNING Herald Staff Writer A Dade Circuit judge granted an injunction Thursday against a Miami Beach strip-clip joint ordering the B-girls, in effect, not to entice the customers. State Attorney Richard Gerstein promptly interpreted the injunction as the "first of the knockout blows against the strip joints." "This type of prosecution is more effective than any criminal prosecution," Gerstein said.

He figures that if anyone proves the strip joint is now. operating illegally, it will face contempt of court. Judge Robert H. Anderson granted the injunction against the Club Pigalle, 215 22nd after testimony from C. Stanaland, district superintendent of the State Beverage Department.

Stanaland testified that on July 22 he bought two drinks for a Place Pigalle. named Camille. Then, he testified, she offered to take him to her room if he would buy her a bottle of champagne. The Town Crier helpeu VARIETY CLUBS of the world will gather at the Fontainebleau Hotel next April 25- 29 for their annual convention. In Miami, the club is responsible for raising the money necessary to carry the charity patients at Variety Children's Hospital In nearly half a hundred other cities, including London, Dublin and Canada, BELL each club carries on some charitable operation.

A national convention means a lot of work. Already the boys are digging in. George Hoover, international executive director, does much of the groundwork. But most important is the general chairman. The Miami club has selected a man admirably fitted for the job: Bill Scully.

Bill is a tall, white haired, lusty lad who has retired from business. He was vice president and general sales manager for Universal Pictures. He's a member of the children's hospital board. He's quite a golfer at LaGorce, quite an Irishman any way you look at him. Unbenched? Poodles are going to a show Oct.

2 at North Miami Elks Club. It says here it's to be "Unbenched and Obedience AKC." You tell me what "unbenched" means. I'm confused. Entries close Sept. 20 and all poodles are eligible.

Mail entries to Mrs. J. R. Zimmerman, 209 Lafayette Miami Springs. Bouncing Buck Watson B.

Hancock sent me a dollar last Christmas. I know, because he came in Thursday morning to thank me for sending him a thank-you note. "Also I'd like to get the dollar back," he explained. "I might give it back to you next Christmas." So I've something to look forward to. Bobbing Boats Margie Paxson of our women's department was walking up Miami Ave.

Thursday morning, on way work. The bridge was and she stood watching her, as boat after boat went up. the river. Beside her was another young woman, stymied by the bridge. She was a very impatient lass too.

"Well all I've got to say" she snapped, "is that this is a silly time to have a boat show." Marge gently explained a few facts about hurricanes and the relative up-the-river safety for the boats. $3,000 Gift Out at Variety Children's Hospital a building was needed in which to house various types of equipment. Charles Procacci of "Rooms of Ease by Deluxe" heard about it and went out to investigate. As a result the hospital gets a 15 by 30 foot structure with an aluminum roof. It's a gift that would retail at $3,000.

Such friends keep the hospital in position to give the children the best possible care. Art Exhibits Here's another exhibition by local artists, some 30 paintings. They're at the Dade Federal branch at SW Eighth St. and 19th Ave. This organization has been most generous in helping ambitious local artists.

Another upcoming exhibition will be the work of famous Mexican artists, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Mexico's independence. ft will show at Museum of Modern Art, N. Bayshore Dr. 'at 20th starting Sept. 18.

The patron is Antonio Carrillo Flores, Mexican ambassador to United States. According to Riddle officials, a Ransa mechanic, Robert Reed, 36, of 3810 NW 62nd was taxiing an unloaded C-46 on Ransa's cargo ramp at the west end of the airport off NW 36th St. E. M. Leath a Riddle vice-president way to lunch, said the planes was moving at about 60 miles an hour when it missed a ramp turn, raced across a 75-foot lawn onto an apron, and plowed into the Riddle craft.

Mechanic. Reed, the pilot, told police later the brakes failed as he lost control in a gust of wind. Three Riddle mechanics were working atop an engine stand. Four other men were unloading airplane parts beside a truck. The runaway craft hit at an angle, first snapping off a fivefoot wing tip of the stationary plane.

The wing 'tip slipped right inside the Ransa wing. Then, spinning wildly, the Ransa plane demolished the truck. Its left engine chopped right into the Riddle plane's fuselage and stopped finally. Said Ray Wiley, a Riddle spokesman, "We are darn lucky it didn't blow up. It was fully loaded with gas." He estimated damage to the Riddle craft at the Ransa, $60,000.

Besides Tomlin, injured Rid- John T. Oughton, 22, of 279 Azure Way, Miami Springs, a mechanic. David Murray, 40, of 1411 NW 71st St. Robert Wagner, 34, of 2901 W. 16th Hialeah, a mechanic.

Domenick Varacchi, 35, of 3301 SW 36th Hollywood, a mechanic. James W. Norman, 36, of 4500 SW 98th Miami, mechanic. Thomas F. Tolar, 48, of 8121 SW 97th Miami mechanic.

Police said most suffered cuts and bruises, as did the Ransa mechanic, Reed. trueit Herald Comics Section 16-17 TV-Radio Complete State News Donna Poses Flood Peril to South Florida RIDDLE die men were: Ransa officials were unavailable for comment. Miss Florida Pins Her Hopes On Reading of Original Skit Special To The Herald ATLANTIC CITY Miss Florida pinned her hopes on winning the Miss America crown on her presentation of the problems of a beauty contestant Thursday night. Kathy Magda enacted the reading in a quilted robe and pale blue pajamas. The 19-y a r- KATHY old Fort Lau- derdale beauty's skit came after a last-minute copyright hassle with Author Thornton Wilder.

Kathy originally planned to present a reading from Wilder's "Our Town." She wrote her material with the help of one of her former teachers at High School, Fort Lauderdale. "Many of the people here have said the judges are looking for something original," Kathy's mother, Mrs. Phil Magda, said. Mrs. Magda said Kathy only Metro Commission K0s Charter Data on Ballot The Metro' Commission cided Thursday that no charter amendments will be placed on the November ballot.

Meeting hurriedly, the commission cancelled a 10 a.m. session set for today to consider charter amendments and voted down a half dozen proposed changes Thursday. They cancelled today's meeting because of the hurricane threat. County Attorney Darrey Davis pointed out that Friday is the final day on which Tourist Complaints Spur State Action Private 'Welcome Stations' Rapped Herald Service TALLAHASSEE The Development Commission launched an attack Thursday on unofficial roadside welcome stations in Florida designed to promote private enterprise. Executive Director B.

R. Fuller said the commission had received complaints from tourists who said they went into what they thought were state or local welcome stations, 'and somebody tried to sell them something. Fuller said the commission's objection was the use of the term "welcome station," although it was not copyrighted FLORIDA ROUNDUP FSU Names Campus Doctor by the commission. The commission will ask TALLAHASSEE such businesses to stop call- ty meeting today ing themselves welcome sta- first agenda item tions, but if that doesn't work, semester, opens at Attorney Ford Thompson was University. authorized to take legal.

ac- Speakers will be tigos to change their names. ident, Dr. Milton Industry Growth at New High TALLAHASSEE (AP) New plants and major expansions announced for Florida in August set another record high, the fourth successive month in which new records were posted. Robert Jackson, business research manager for the State Development Commission, said that 179 plants and were announced last expansions increase of 61 over August last year. He also told the commission at its monthly that Florida led the new meeting, plants employing over 25 employes with 162 during the 12 months ended June 30.

Of these, 101 were announced since Jan. 1. Jackson gave no employment estimate of the 179 plants announced last month. But the 46 biggest ones will provide jobs for about 4,000 persons. Largest of the new plants will a Radio Corporation of America facility to open in Palm Beach County next year which will employ 1,000 persons.

It will produce electronic computer systems. The Pearce-Simpson firm in Miami will expand its production of plastics, metal products and electronic products in a move which will create 400 new jobs. Other new plants will produce scientific equipment, aluminum windows and other building supplies, embroidery, clothing and houseboats. Most of the new plants will go into operation next year. He said that the RCA plant at West Palm Beach eventually is to be expanded to employ 8,000 persons.

The commission's international trade department said that new markets must be sought, particularly in the Caribbean and South America, for the products from Florida's industries. Rites Set For Tampa's Ex-Mayor TAMPA -(UPI)- Funeral services are scheduled Friday afternoon for D. B. McKay, Tampa's leading historian, former newspaper publisher and former mayor. McKay, 92, died at his home Wednesday night following a long illness.

He had suffered several heart attacks. Funeral services were scheduled for his home at 2405 Bayshore Blvd. at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will follow at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

Streams, Lakes Already Swollen By JEANNE BELLAMY and JOHN BOYLES Herald Staff A "high water alert" was ida from Ocala south because The warning came from the Florida Department of "Any heavy rainfall," he of streams, lakes and low-lying Central Florida already is plagued by high water from floods this summer. Silver Springs at Ocala, for example, is gushing water at 1.5 times normal, an all-time record. Wakefield urged people living in low spots, farmers, cattlemen and citrus growers "to inform themselves of their 10- cal conditions" and "take reasonable precautions to safeguard livestock and property." anything like the 19-inch rainfall on Turks Island would cause serious trouble. Their view adds up to this: the less rain, the less flooding, and vice versa. Dade County's water.

control engineer, F. D. R. Park, reported one note of cheer. It is that the highhigh tide PARK this month oCcurred last Tuesday, so a storm tide wouldn't be piled atop that peak ocean level.

High water problems during a hurricane come from two directions. One is horizontal the swollen, wind-lashed sea sweeping over low coasts. The other is vertical torrential rains. Because South Florida is flat, floods don't roar down valleys. Instead, they creep into sight as rain overflows the porous rock underground, fills low spots first, then spreads out.

Water gates in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties were ordered opened fully to allow water to drain east into the ocean by the Central and South Florida Flood Control District. Park and others said Dade County is in better shape for hurricane rains than other parts of South Florida. Up to Thursday, conditions Other experts agreed that spot flooding, at least, is likely if the storm dumps much rain on the peninsula. They said anything like the 19-inch rainfall strictly normal. The year's rainfall to date was only 0.16 inches more than usual.

In observation wells of the U.S. Geological Survey here, the underground water table registered average or lower for this time of year from Stuart to the Redlands. Some wells showed higher levels in the Everglades west of the coastal ridge. Park said gates in the west of Miami were being shut Writers issued Thursday for all Florof Hurricane Donna. John Wakefield, director of Water Resources in Tallahassee.

said, "will result in flooding lands." Thursday to hold out overflow from the Glades. At the' same time, salt barriers near the mouths of a dozen canals were being opened for maximum drainage. Lake Okeechobee, nicknamed the wellspring of the Everglades, stood at. 14.5 feet above sea level Thursday. Army Engineers at Jacksonville, who run the controls of the big ain for, a level between 12.5 and 15.5.

feet during September, the height of the hurricane season. Channel 10 Ruling Is Protested PARK A Federal Communications Commission refusal, Thursday to grant further postponement of the transfer of Public Service license to operate Channel 10 here drew a tartly worded protest to the U.S. Court from the broadcaster. The commission "is in no position to act as fact finder or judge, said Public Service's brief to the court before which it has an appeal of the FCC's withdrawal of its license. its appeal plea to the Public Service, had coupled court to have the FCC's order to give up its license by Sept.

30 stayed until the court. has had time to consider the case. practiced her act for four days. Although Kathy, a 19-yearold brunette, did not place in Wednesday night's bathing suit judging, her mother said Miss Florida was not "greatly disappointed." "Many of the people we talked to at breakfast Thursday said they had picked Kathy to win," Mrs. Magda said.

"We have heard the judges are looking for something original in the talent division. And Kathy has certainly got that." Kathy described her act as a "combination of MacBeth and Pygmalion and Marilyn Miss Florida will wear a traditional white evening gown for tonight's formal judging. Although she hopes her father and sister will fly to Atlantic City from Fort Lauderdale Saturday, Miss Florida said there is a chance Hurricane Donna will interfere with their plans. The commission's original order of July 14 took away Public Service's license by Sept. 15 but granted Public Service a postmonement until Sept.

30. Its action Thursday would deny any postponement beyond that date. "A proper regard for the nature of its own involvement" in charges of improper influence of an FCC commissioner in the Channel 10 award, the Public Service brief added, should have prevented the FCC "from even attempting to decide" whether Public Service should be disqualified from further operation of its station WPST-TV without a full and fair court hearing. The commission has granted L. B.

Wilson Inc. of Cincinnati, one of the four, original contestants for channel a four-month permit to operate the channel. amendments could be approved for placement on the November ballot. Lucky Streak Turns for Two JACKSONVILLE (UPI) Two teenagers ran into a streak of bad luck Thursday. In the course of one hour they pulled five break-ins and netted only $6.82.

They were also caught. Rapped and Dr. A. J. Brumbaugh, director the Board of Control's Planning Commission for a university at Boca Raton.

Residence halls will open Sunday on the campus and classes will get started Sept. 19. Mistake Nets Fine, 50 Days TAMPA Mackey Johnson forgot to clean out his pockets before going to police headquarters to answer a traffic charge. The mistake cost him 50 days in jail or a $100 fine. The 62-year-old Negro didn't have funds to post bond and was ordered to jail.

When a guard searched Johnson, prior to locking him up, he came across a wad of lottery tickets. City Judge Bob Johnson Thursday sentenced the defendant to 50 days or $100 for possession of the tickets. GOP Paying Demo Bill BRADENTON The Republican Party has given financial aid to the Democrats in Manatee County, but not of its own choosing. County headquarters of the two parties are side by side in a bank building. The electric meter for both offices is located on the Republican side.

The lease agreements provide that each party pay $150 in rent each month and that the Republicans pay for utilities. The Republicans got an electric bill for $180 the other day, a good portion of which is for lights and air conditioning at Democratic headquarters. A faculwill be the as the fall Florida acting presCarothers, -United Press Telephoto You're Looking Right Smack Into the Eye of Dangerous Donna view from a hurrican hunter plane shows what's bringing heapy rain..