The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 87

INSIDE Local News Section Meratt Jg Sunday March 24 1968 Possibly This Week ilk Price Hike i To Hit Consumer Staff Photo by BILL SANDERS Camel Would Walk a Mile for an Enthusiastic Circus Fan crippled Bahamian youngsters described it as mon fun 51 Bahamian Children Fly Here for Fun at the Circus Photo by A MITCHELL precision flying team highlighted the second annual air fair Saturday at the Homestead Air Fair A repeat performance is scheduled for 1 pm today at the Homestead General Airport Biplane Stunts Biplane stunts and aerial acrobatics by the Thunderbirds an Air Force Censorship Not Justified come to learn writing a column that most of the time when a fellow says he liked an article really saying that what I wrote agreed with his point of view Anyhow a couple of episodes in Dade County this past week set me to thinking: How much free expression of ideas can we tolerate? At North Miami High School the administration banned an editorial by stu-' dent editor Janet Gandy criticising the recent teach walkout Reason: It might make a lot of the fat ulty mad In another episode at an institution of learning the University of Miami peaceful anti-Vietnam draft demonstrators were attacked in the Student Union breezeway by a crowd of and driven out with fists Per-v sonally I agree with the demonstrators but I think their treatment was shameful These episodes seem significant because over the years come to regard school teachers and students among the vigorous advo cates of free expression After all who is better qualified to promote the interplay of ideas and opinions than people deeply involved in the process of education? Being caught up too in this hurly-burly of the press and seeing in action daily its dynamic role as one of the key elements of a free society has given me admittedly a biased point of view So I get sore about censorship management of news or bans against free expressions of opinion I think most readers do too -s Society Free? SO what? Well the lpgjc' exercised by administrators of North Miami vHigh in scrapping Janet's editorial works -out like this: Either the term of the they talk about in journalism class does not apply to school newspapers or it is perfectly all right to prohibit the press generally from criticisms special interest groups The first alternative makes a mockery out of the idea of a free press which the kids are taught in class The second if carried to extreme could well demolish our society I was very glad to see School Board member Jack Gordon go to Miss defense calling on the board to let student publications have their voice As for the UM incident the logic here is that physical violence to put down expression of ideas is perfectly all right when done the name of patriotism (Now where have we heard that before?) In my own student days at the University of Virginia I had an inspired but thirsty professor of history who sometimes would come to class half crocked on Monday mornings and expound eloquently upon the great ideas of man One of the things this professor used to say has stuck in my mind all these years: free society which cannot tolerate self-criticism is not a free But I guess the guy had a lot to learn yet After all he even fully sober Heck of a Note 3-State FBI Swoop Miamian Frisked In Bookie Raid --Herald Staff Photos by BILL SANDERS Edgar Tucker Concentrates on Candy Shrine Circus temporarily forgotten Miami arrest record goes back to 1951 when he was 19 and described as a visitor from Philadelphia The arrest was in connection with 100 pills of a morphine derivative found in another hotel room More recently he was convicted with Gil (The Brain) Beckley and Morton Kane on a federal charge of setting up a nationwide gambling network Beckley was sentenced to 10 years in prison Sklaroff to two years and Kane to five Production Cost Rise Is Blamed By ARNOLD MARKOWITZ Herild Stiff Writer Prices of milk and other dairy products will rise during the next few weeks perhaps as soon as Monday in Greater Miami A source close to the food industry said the expected price increases reflect rising production costs and anticipated federal approval of price increase requests by dairy farmers Three major South Florida dairy companies have prepared new price lists the source said but are waiting to see what the rest of the industry will do before putting them into effect The reason for their hesitation is said to be fear of price-fixing complaints One processor the Home Milk Association is known to be planning the following price increases on milk sold to wholesalers: Gallon jugs up from $117 to $121 half-gallon cartons up from 62 to 64 cents and quart cartons up from 32 to 33 cents Roger Kelly manager of Dade County Dairies Inc confirmed that his company is planning slight in prices charged to wholesalers He said it probably will take effect next Wednesday He said he is not at liberty to reveal how much the increase will be cost of the basic product is he said It is believed inevitable that these and other new prices to be charged to dairy wholesalers will be reflected in retail stores The only questions concern timing and the amounts that shoppers will have to pay Florida Farmers are planning a meeting in Orlando April 9 to discuss requests to the US government for new minimum prices charged to processors "They are expected to receive an increase of 26 to 28 cents per hundredweight 46 quarts of raw milk Insecticide Poisons 2 Two South Dade children were poisoned Saturday when they swallowed- tick and flea insecticide intended for use on dogs The two three year olds were recovering late Saturday after being rushed to Miami Baptist Hospital where they received emergency treatment for swallowing dermaton a petroleum-base liquid insecticide The children were identified by hospital officials as Tracy Gibbs 3 the daughter of James dibbs 10520 SW 200 Terrace and Jeff Barton 3 the son of Avril Barton 10491 SW 200 Terrace SINATRA AVA bleau late Friday night with 29 pieces of luggage a maid ard a secretary a And there was Whitney Mortimer 18 with a grin like Crescent Cove who in a way was responsible for all these coming For when Whitney was a baby and was brought to Miami for treatment it was that was begun in the Bahamas to help with his medical ex By JEAN WARDLOW Herald Staff Writer jelly kept falling out of his donut 1 mile-high hairbow nearly blew off in the winds Godfrey could only get his Batman balloon halfway blown up And Dexter had to be ushered out of the path just in time to let three elephants rumble past But outside of that things went calmly enough when 51 wide-eyed Bahamian youngsters most of them crippled children from Nassau and the out islands as well as others from the Ranfurly Home and Emergency Hostel got one of the biggest treats of their lives Saturday The youngsters skirts starched out to herer big bows tied securely turtlenecks up tight and even their correctional shoes polished smartly boarded the big plane at Nassau's airport just shortly after sunup over Government House for their big day It was a specially charged Eastern Airlines flight arranged by Mahi Shrine To bring the youngsters to Miami many on their first plane trip to see their first circus "Fun mon one teenage boy in a dark suit kept chanting softly on his way to the plane it had a whistling in the dark ring for like many others it was his first trip and he wondered what it would be like Five-year-old Olivia Arm-brister smiled shyly as Stewardess Kalen Childs lifted the bundle of pink in her arms and carried her aboard add A worried-looking little girl in a red bow watched behind her then came too "Hi called the steward and she hid her grin behind a hand and walked past The braces made a small sound he called to the next And a little boy clutching the rail with one hand an unbelievably small crutch with the other climbed aboard grinning broadly A big strapping teenager Tyrone Olander to become a dentist I came next It look like he has any difficulty at all But he had polio "from the time I was born a he describes himself Boy Drowns In Canal A four-year old Pinewood Park boy drowned Saturday while playing with his 14-year old sister in Little River Park four blocks from his home Police said the boy Mark Putnam son of Mr and Mrs Guy Putnam 2351 NW 104 Terrace apparently fell into a canal at the park without being seen He was missing about 30 minutes before he was found floating in the canal Artificial respiration was administered by the Metro fire department rescue but the boy was pronounced dead on arrival at North Shore Flamingo to Get Power by Cable Acts to Appear AIR SHOW WHAT: Second annual Air Fair WHEN: Final performance at 1 pm today (Sunday) WHERE: Homestead General Airport FEATURING: Thunder-birds and Air Force precision flying team ADMISSION: $5 per car including all passengers or $250 for single admissions CIRCUS WHAT: Mahi Shrine Circus WHEN: 2 pm and 5:30 pm today WHERE: Tropical Park FEATURING: The Great Wallendas ADMISSION: General admission: Children $1 adults $150 would have done to the esthetics in the wildest part of the he said The first 17 miles of overhead lines go through an area that is not seen by the public It is by far the biggest underground wire project undertaken by the power company Each of four heavy wires is covered by a newly developed plastic But only three of the three-phase cables will be active carrying more than 2000 volts The fourth wire is a spare that can be cut on in case trouble develops in one of the others The power may go on Wednesday if the system tests' out okay said the spokesman Park concessions at Flamingo include a large motel restaurant shops a marina camp grounds and residences for park people Channel 23 Fire Halts Broadcasts penses Funds were started for work of the Crippled Committee there funds which provide help for other Bahamian crippled aboard was the informal Turn to Page 2B Col 2 control room about 60 feet away and some transmission equipment was not damaged the entire studio facility is Holstein said The UHF station began broadcasting Nov 14 1967 and claims a 300000 listening audience between North Palm Beach and the Upper Keys insured for fire but our main concern is putting our stock market program back on the air If we have to broadcast from an open he said By ARNOLD MARKOWITZ Htrild Stiff Writer Three high-level bookmakers were raided but not arrested by FBI agents who barged in on them simultaneously Saturday in Miami Beach Conyers Ga and Columbia SC Martin Sklaroff 36 presently appealing a 1966 federal court gambling conviction was frisked by G-men in an apartment at 800 West Ave He lives at 12434 NE First Ave North Miami The agents brought a search warrant and a charge that Sklaroff was using interstate telephone lines to conduct a gambling business At the same time agents in South Carolina raided the Columbia home of Paul Thomas who they say is regarded as the biggest gambler in South Carolina They also struck at the Palace Billiard Parlor and the home of James Hammond Hammond and Poison both described as employes were searched there the FBI said Meanwhile in Georgia other agents walked in' on John Tyler Like the others he is charged with using interstate phone lines for gambling purposes The FBI would not explain why they did not take the suspects into custody at the time of the raids but noted that this is not unusual It is expected that federal grand juries will be asked to indict them and perhaps other persons following which they will be booked on the charges Visits hotel source said Saturday Miss Gardner who reportedly checked into a suite on plush penthouse floor also saw show at the La Ronde Room Friday night the source said Miss suite is near the quarters occupied by estranged wife the former Mia Farrow who popped in and out of town for a brief visit two weekends ago Ava at the Fontainebleau By NIXON SMILEY Hirild Stiff Writer A 17-mile underground cable longest of its kind in Florida is scheduled to begin carrying electric power to Flamingo in the Everglades National Park next week Laid by the Florida Power and Light Co the cable is the most expensive part of a $742000 project to carry power across 34 miles of sawgrass cypress swamp and mangroves to the southernmost community in maim land USA Heretofore Flamingo has depended on diesel-operated generators for its power Half of the project is overhead half underground The first 17 miles of overhead wires cost $102000 to string compared with $644000 for the next 17 miles of underground cables according to a power company spokesman The power company paid for what it would cost to stretch 34 miles overhead The added costs of $542000 for running 17 miles of cables underground was sp'it by the National Park Service and the park concessionaire the Everglades Park Co A park official said the last half of the power line was run underground to avoid having the lines strung alongside the Flamingo highway for 17 miles can imagine what the power poles and the lines I Channel broadcast day went up in a cloud of black smoke Saturday when a fire gutted station newly constructed studios in northwest Dade The fire forced cancellation of all Saturday programming which was to begin with a teen dance party on video tape at 4 pm There were no injuries hope to be back on the air said Holstein vice president and general manager of the UHF television station located at 127 NE First Ave The fire destroyed four $25000 black-and-white TV cameras an $80000 color camera and a $150000 electronic stock market reporting system said station officials who estimated total damages at more than $500000 The fire apparently started in a trash pile just outside the 200-by-75 foot studio according to Metro Fire Lt Bob Akins Akins and northwest district fire units arrived minutes after the 11:43 am alarm was sounded However black smoke from the burning wires and heavy rubber insulation in the soundproof studio covered the North Dade residential area with a disagreeable stench for a half hour The trash fire was set by Akins said Tape and film in the sta Second Sinatra 6Es ANYBODY ever swung a golf club and riiissed knows how difficult it is to keep your cool Under stress some golfers have just got to cuss At the Bayshore Golf bar and restaurant the waitresses were getting tired of hearing it Sometimes the joint sounded like a barracks So they got an idea Fine the cussers and give the money to Variety Hospital Oscar Klein the manager was telling me how tough the fines got made pay a quarter a cuss word Even a In less than a week those girls collected $16 for Vari- By DAVE BEHRENS Herild Stiff Writer In the magic of old Times Square they say eventually meet just about everybody In the magic of the Fontainebleau lobby eventually meet just about everybody Frank Sinatra ever married Two weeks ago it was Mia Now Ava Actress Ava Gardner second wife checked into the Fontaine- Fire Damages Dade Heme A fire at a 3021 SW 97th Ave home caused $6000 damage Saturday Metro firemen said The fire spreading from a patio utility room to the kitchen of a three-bedroom home owned by Louise Dus-tinger started just before noon There were no injuries 1 er Ain't that a hel heck of a note?.