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a THE TAMPA TIMES, Friday, February 8, 1980 Times Wire Reports School must explain big order MIAMI Most people know that he would rule Friday on the defense reoil-rich Arab sheiks have a weakness quest for a mistrial. for gold-plated bathroom fixtures, but there's not much need for such lavish Lawmakers line appointments in a high school plumbing up class. TALLAHASSEE Three lawmakDade County school officials have ers already have lined up in hopes of been busy this week explaining how a succeeding Insurance Commissioner sunken bathtub with 24-karat gold Bill Gunter if he challenges U.S. Sen. plate grab bars, a portable jacuzzi Richard Stone this year.

whirlpool, four toilets, a bidet with Terry O'Malley, D-Fort Laugold-plated trim and a snazzy, expen- derdale, Rep. Carl Ogden, D-Jacksonsive kitcen sink got on the order list for ville, and Sen. Paul Steinberg, D-Miami MacArthur South High School, an in- Beach, say they want to take Gunter's stitution for troubled youths. Cabinet job if he resigns to run. MacArthur Principal Solomon Gunter touched off the jockeying Barnes and Dade School Superintend- when he confirmed he is seriously lookent Johnny Jones have explained the ing at a race against Stone, who edged mistake to the satisfaction of the school him out of the U.S.

Senate seat in 1974. board, but the board still wants a writ- Two other Democrats, Buddy MacKay ten report on the "gold plumbing of Ocala and Richard Pettigrew of caper" to ease the minds of taxpayers. Miami, already are running against Stone. Mistrial possible DADE CITY The spector of a mistrial loomed late Thursday over the first-degree murder trial of Buddy Earl Justus after the court heard tape recorded statements in which Justus admitted kidnapping, robbing and shooting a Lakeland woman. Defense attorney A.R.

Mander complained that a statement from Justus transcribed by Georgia law officers and a similar statement obtained by Pasco County authorities were not made available to him despite his requests. "My demands were timely made and I was hit with a barrage of paperwork at the last minute," Mander protested during a hearing on a mistrial motion after the sequestered jurors had been sent to their motel for the night. Circuit Judge Wayne L. Cobb said Deaths Hillsborough BORN, Sandra Joyce, 23, Riverview. Stowers Funeral Home.

DANIEL, Mrs. Charlsey 87, Plant City. She was a member of the Garden Club and the First Baptist Church. Wells Colonial Funeral Home. DIAZ, Mrs Nieves 91, Tampa.

Roel Curry Funeral Home. HOWELL, Mrs. Betty Tampa. B. Marion Reed Funeral Home.

FRISCIA, Sam 63, 820 Poinsettia Drive. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, the Sons Italy and the Parkland Civic Club. Marsicano Funeral Home. LOVE, Mrs. Alice 89, Tampa.

Born in Sparks, she was a member of the Seminole Heights United Methodist Church. F.T. Blount Funeral Home. McMACKIN, Mrs. Ethel 56, Tampa.

Garden of Memories Funeral Home. Tampa; and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Snipes Hamilton Funeral Home, 6718 N. Armenia with Father Joseph E.

Beaumont, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, with graveside services conducted by Pearl of West Lodge No. 146 AM. Masons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening 7 to 9 p.m. Snipes-Hamilton Funeral Home McMACKIN Mrs. Ethel M. McMackin, 56, of Tampa, passed away Thursday. Family and friends are requested meet at the Garden of Memories Cemetery at 1:00 p.m.

Saturday for graveside services conducted by The Rev. J. Gordon Ralls, Pastor- of The First United Methodist Church. Survivors include son daughter-inlaw, J. A.

Jeannie Lane; grandson, Jason Lane, all of hom*osassa; two brothers, Al Stucky of Ft. Lauderdale, and Roy Stuckey of Warner Robins, Ga. Mrs. McMackin was a native of Florida and a resident of Tampa for the past 40 years. The family will receive friends from p.m.

this evening at the funeral home. GARDEN OF MEMORIES FUNERAL HOME 3716 E. LAKE AVENUE MILLER Lt. Col. Alan D.

Miller, U.S.A.F., 56, of Greer, South Carolina, and a former longtime resident of Tampa, passed away Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Chapel of the F. T. Blount Company Funeral Home, 5101 Nebraska Avenue, with Dr. H.

Floyd Folsom, Pastor of the Idlewild Baptist Church, and Captain Charles W. Echols, Chaplain at MacDill Air Force 4 Capsuling The World Times Wire Reports New canal sought TOKYO The United States has expressed strong interest in building a second Panama Canal, a project that would be jointly promoted by the Panamanian government and Japan, a top Japanese industry official says. Shigeo Nagano, president of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told a news conference Thursday: "I had a positive indication through meetings with (U.S.) government and congressional officials that the United States is interested in the project." Nagano returned to Japan early this week 1 from a week-long trip to Washington and Panama to seek cooperation for the construction of the new canal. Japanese officials have said a second Panama canal would greatly reduce freight costs and travel time of merchant ships between South America and Southeast Asia. At present, vessels above 50,000 tons have to detour around the Cape of Horn to transport commodities to Asian nations.

China shuffle PEKING China has carried out: a sweeping reshuffle of top military commanders apparently intended to stem the generals' growing influence in the world's largest armed force. Provincial radios and newspaper dispatches indicated Friday at least six of China's military regions changed commands, including strategically important Peking and Urumqi which borders on Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. Mob kills 12 NEW DELHI, India A vengeful mob torched a hamlet in northeastern India, burning to death 12 villagers of the untouchable caste, officials said today. Between 100 and 150 villagers armed with shotguns in central Bihar state marched on the town of Parasbigha shortly after midnight Thursday and sprinkled kerosene over its makeshift huts, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. More taken hostage SAN SALVADOR, El Leftists took 10 more people the capital, raising the total a member of El ing junta warned "energetic would be taken to insure the The Student Revolutionary a new addition to El of leftist "popular seized the National Business and took at least hostage, authorities in the The students in that manding free education and dent bus fares.

BALDINI FROSTPROOF Funeral services for Gail Keen Baldini, age 50, -a resident of Bend, Oregon, who passed away Tuesday at her home in Bend, will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the First United Methodist Church in Frostproof, Fla. with Rev. William Swygert officiating. Interment will follow in Silver Hill Cemetery, Frostproof.

She was a former resident of Winter Haven and Frostproof, attended Frostproof schools and graduated from Southern Seminary in- Virginia. Survivors include 1 son, John Bill Jones, Bradenton; 2 daughters, Mrs. Cynthia Hughes Varner, Winter Haven, and Mrs. Theresa Hughes Houser, Orlando; her mother, Mrs. Theresa W.

Keen, Frostproof; a CHICAGO One mother fainted when she saw her late son's bracelet and other parents sobbed out loud as prosecutors opened the murder trial of John W. Gacy Jr. with a tally of his alleged victims 33 young men and boys. The prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the former building contractor, while Gacy's attorneys hope to prove insanity. On Thursday, the first day of testimony, 12 witnesses related the disappearances of the first 10 youths among 22 who have been identified.

The bodies of 29 youths were found on the northwest suburban Norwood Park Township property owned by Gacy, most of them in the crawl space under the house. Four additional bodies were found in Chicago area rivers. The first bodies were discovered in January 1979 by police who had gone to the Gacy home while investigating the disappearance a few days earlier of Robert Piest, 15. the disappearance Salvador. hostage in Salvador's rulnumber to Chrysler measures" DETROIT peace.

year at the rate Brigade more than $1 Salvador's array tors say. organizations" The nation's School tinue at about 10 persons 1980 as it tries capital said. to keep it afloat ministry are de- not assured. lower stu- In a report of $1.097 billion, AP photo Tears of joy Raymond Romero is embraced by friends after tiary. Romero had just been told that his 26-yearbeing overcome with emotion Wednesday at the old brother, Robert, who is an inmate at the main entrance to the New Mexico State Peniten- prison, was all right.

Capsuling The Nation Times Wire Reports Parents become emotional at Gacy trial lost in a single year and $24 million more than the company had predicted. The loss amounted to $17.18 a share, compared with a loss of $3.54 in 1978. a The report also disclosed that Chrysler had not repaid loans of $70 million, that it had current liabilities greater than current assets in the amount of $111 million and that Canadian banks had restricted its use of $68 million in deposits. Congress in December approved loan guarantees totaling $1.5 billion, but Chrysler has not yet arranged them. Company officials said they hope to complete the guarantee requirements, including a financing package, before issuing the first quarter shareholders report.

Congress wants apology WASHINGTON Forty members of Congress have asked President Carter to publicly apologize for the FBI's alleged ethnic slur in posing agents as Arabs seeking to bribe congressmen. In a letter to Carter, Rep. Mary Rose Oakar, D-Ohio an Arab-American Thursday said it was "deplorable" that FBI agents posed as Arabs in the investigation because it "perpetuates an unjust stereotype." Copies of the letter, signed by 40 members of Congress, also were sent to FBI Director William Webster and Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. The letter said, "It would appear that a determination was made at some level that an 'Arab masquerade' would render the covert action more plausible. Funeral Notices Funeral ices will be held at 3:00 Saturday.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Care, P.O. Box 6311, Clearwater, FL 33518. DIAZ Struggling Chrysler Corp. lost money last of $3 million a day for a record total of billion and it's not in the clear yet, its, audi- No.3 automaker expects the losses to conthe same rate during the first three months of to put together federal guarantees designed something Chrysler's auditors said was released Thursday, Chrysler listed a 1979 loss more than any U.S. corporation had ever her husband, Mr.

L. L. (Buck) co*ker of Auburndale; a brother, Mr. J. T.

Ayers of Greensboro, N.C.; an aunt, Mrs. Ola, Mae Wills, of Commerce, Ga. and a nephew, Mr. David A. Robinson, Colorado Springs, Colo.

BOHNER Chrysler a big loser sister, Mrs. Betty Jane Fulton, Frostproof; 3 grandchildren. Whidden Funeral Home, Bartow, in charge of arrangements. co*kER Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva Ayers co*ker, resident of 2234 Ariana Auburndale, Florida and wife of L.

L. (Buck) co*ker will be held from the Ott-Laughlin Chapel, 645 West Central Avenue, Winter Haven at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Perry Tomlinson, Baptist Minister Ret. of Wauchula, officiating.

Burial will follow at the Auburndale (Florida) Memorial Park. Friends may call at OttLaughlin Chapel, Winter Haven, from 7-9 p.m. Friday. Mrs. co*ker, a native of Banks County, came to Auburndale from Atlanta, Georgia in 1946.

She is survived by TAMPA'S MOST MODERN MORTUARY Pre-plan for the future at today's prices! We have our own crematory Serving the Tampa Bay Area for 22 Years 988-7371 C.E. PREVATT FUNERAL HOMES You PREPAY Funeral Expenses For Information Without Obligation Call 229-7261 FUNERAL HOMES 3800 N. NEBRASKA 10520 N. FLORIDA AVE. 13- A Tug arrives KEY WEST The fire -scarred oil tanker Aries and eight crewmen still aboard since Wednesday's blaze finally began a trip to Key West late Thursday.

A commercial tug arrived to tow the 600-foot powerless tanker and its cargo of diesel from its location in the Gulf of Mexico to either Jacksonville or Norfolk, Va. The Coast Guard cutter Diligence was enroute to Key West with another 21 Aries crewmen. Two of the ship's crew members, injured during the fire, were awaiting their fellow sailors. All but the fire fighting crew boar. ded the Aries' two lifeboats and a rubber liferaft and left the ship.

Those who remained battled for six hours before they extinguished the flames at 7 p.m. Wednesday. MICHELS, Oris 79, 8112 N. Blvd. Snipes- Funeral Home.

MILLER, Alan 56, of Greer, S.C., and formerly of Tampa. A native of Vallejo, he was a member of the Idlewild Baptist Church. He was a retired U.S.A.F. officer and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. F.T.

Blount Funeral Home. PHILLIPS, Frances Audrey, 1, Riverview. Stowers Funeral Home. SHAUGHNESSY, Patrick Howard, 51, 4013 Lawn Ave. He was a native of Minneapolis, Minn.

Curry's Funeral Home. WITTY, Raymond 57, 640 Hays Rd. He was born in Berlin, Wis. A.P. Boza Funeral Home.

Polk co*kER, Geneva Ayers, 64, Auburndale. She was a native of Banks County, Ga. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home. PARRISH, Harvey 77, Lakeland. Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home.

CLEARWATER Carl Millard Bohner, 90, of 2468 Florentine Way, Clearwater, died Wednesday, Feb. 6. He came here in 1951 from his native Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was a retired metalurgist for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was a member of 1.0.0.F., St.

Petersburg, and the Bay Area Senior Citizens Deaf Club. He is survived by his wife, Diane B. Visitation today (Fri.) 2-4 and 7-9 at Rhodes Funeral Home, 800 E. Druid Clearwater, where, serv- JENNIE'S FLOWER SHOP We Wire Flowers PHONE.872-8441 2730 W. COLUMBUS DRIVE Funeral Homes Crematory BORN, Sandra PHILLIPS, Frances Fri.

Visit Sat. 2P, Riverview 341 Blount FUNERAL HOMES EDWARDS, Bobbi Jo 10A Fri Nebr Chapel DUCLOS, Arthur A. "Duke" 2P Fri The Church of The Nativity WESTER, Maud Ethel 3P Fri Seminole Heights Baptist Ch LOVE, Alice A. 10A Sat Graveside. Myrtle Hill Mem Park MILLER, Alan D.

Col 2P Sat Nebr Chapel Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Nieves P. Diaz, age 91, of Tampa, will be held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Dora Weigel, Alice Diaz, and Aida Allred; son, Roy C. Diaz; seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.

Please omit flowers. The family will receive friends this evening 7 to 9 p.m., at the Chapel of ROEL CURRY FUNERAL HOME, LTD. 4730 N. Armenia Ave. Telephone 877-7676 FRISCIA Mr.

Sam M. Friscia, 63, 820 Poinsettia lifelong resident of Tampa, passed away in a local hospital Thursday morning. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Christ The King Catholic Church at which time Mass of The Resurrection will be celebrated by Fr. Norman G.

Balthazar, Pastor. The family will receive friends Friday night from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Marsicano Funeral Home with Rosary services scheduled for 7:30 p.m. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Vivian V. Friscia, Tampa; son, Kenneth F. Friscia, Tampa; daughter and son in law, Karen and Richard Diaz, of Tampa; brother, Joseph M. Friscia, Lakewood, sisters, Mrs. Grace Antinori, Mrs.

Lilly Midulla and Mrs. Sarah el Jennings Funeral Home, Inc. 6900 NEBRASKA PH. 237-3345 FOSTER, Helen G. 10 AM Fri Chapel HARVEY, Edna F.

7 PM Tues Chapel Capitano, all of Tampa. Pallbearers will be Richard Diaz, Dennis Noto, Jimmie Antinori, Sam Capitano, Augistine Friscia, Dr. F. Vizzi and Thomas F.W Martino. He was Pres.

of P.C. Martino member of Christ The King Catholic Church, veteran of World War II, American Legion Post No. 73, Sons of Italy, Knights of Columbus Council No. 667, Tampa, and Parkland Civic Club. Entombment will be in Myrtle Hill Mausoleum.

Marsicano Funeral Home HOWELL LOVE A memorial service for Mrs. Betty I. Howell will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the B. Marion Reed Hyde Park Chapel, 258 Plant Ave. Mrs.

Howell is survived by her husband, Joseph H. Howell of Temple Terrace; a son, Stephen J. Howell of Temple Terrace; a daughter, Shaaron H. Loveless of Remington, and one granddaughter, Leslie I. Loveless.

B. MARION REED DANIEL PLANT CITY Funeral services for Mrs. Charlsey P. Daniel, 87, a resident of 804 W. Baker.

who passed away Thursday, will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, 1980, at 11. a.m. from the First Baptist Church with Dr. Ron Cherry officiating.

Interment in Oaklawn. Cemetery. Mrs. Daniel was a resident of Plant City for the past 62 years, a member of the First Baptist Church, life member of the Plant City O.E.S., and Worthy Matron in 1929, Treasurer of Alice Olin Club, Woman's Club, Garden Club, B.P.W., owned and operated a floral shop for many years in Plant City. She is survived by her son, Mr.

Funeral Notices Charles A. Daniel, Temple Terrace; granddaughter; Mrs. Virginia Decker, Atlanta, great-granddaughter, Miss Paula Decker, Atlanta, niece, Mrs. Myrah Jones, Belleair Bluffs; nephews, Mr. Tolbert Bushong, Winter Haven, Mr.

Kenneth Arthur, Gulfport. The remains will lie in State one hour prior to time of service, at which time casket will be closed. Arrangements by WELLS COLONIAL CHAPEL PLANT CITY, FLA. Mrs. Alice A.

Love, 89, of Tampa, passed away Thursday morning. Friends and relatives are requested to meet Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park where graveside services will be conducted by Rev. Clarence McAdams, Minister of Visitation of Seminole Heights United Methodist Church. A native of Sparks, Georgia, Mrs. Love had lived in Tampa since 1925, and was a member of the Seminole Heights United Methodist Church, and was a Sunday School teacher in the Church for many years.

Survivors include Morris Love, Claude Love, Mrs. Helen Pellam, Mrs. Anne Sanders, Mrs. Corrine White, Mrs. Georgia Nicholson, Miss Elizabeth Alexander, Mrs.

Sara Clements, Alex Love, and Evan Love. F. T. Blount Funeral Home, 5101 Nebraska Avenue, in charge of arrangements. MICHELS Oris A.

Michels, age 79, of. 8112 North Boulevard, died Wednesday. A retired chemical engineer, he had resided in Tampa for the past 28 years and was a member of Florida Lodge No. 309 AM, Hartford, Michigan. Survivors include son, Roger E.

Michels, New Port Richey; daughter, Mrs. Sharon L. Morgan, Base, officiating. Interment will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, where full military honors will be accorded by the MacDill Air Force Base Ceremonial Team. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m.

A native of Vallejo, California, Col. Miller had lived in Tampa most of his life, and was a member of the Idlewild Baptist Church. He graduated from flight school at Sheppard Field, Texas, and flew a bomber in World War II and the Korean Conflict, where he received a Purple Heart. During his 28 years in the service, he receive numerous awards and commendations, including the Joint Service Commendation Medal. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as a Lt.

Col. with the 1928 Communications Group at MacDill Air Force Base. Col. Miller worked with General Telephone in Tampa after retiring from the Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.

Ruby K. Miller, Greer, S.C.; two sons, Alan D. Miller, Fredericksburg, Bruce Edward Miller, Taylors, S.C.; three daughters, Beverly Forsell, Whanton, N.J., Glenda Melching, Sharon both of Tampa; six grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; his mother, Mrs. Leona Miller, Covelo, one sister, Helen Ogle, Waterford, and one brother, Ralph Miller, Covelo, SHAUGHNESSY Funeral services for Mr. Patrick Howard Shaughnessy, age 51, of 4013 Lawn will be held at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning at the St.

Mary's Episcopal Church, 4311 San Miguel. Rev. Thomas G. Garner, Rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, will officiate.

Cremation will follow. Born in Minneapolis, he had been a resident of Tampa for 25 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Katherine Shaughnessy; mother, Mrs. Mareta Linneman, Isle, 2 stepsons, Howard Myers, Germany, and Phillip Myers, Hilliard, 3.

stepdaughters, Phyllis Grant, Venice, Yvonne Montgomery, Istachatta, and Vivian Rase, Tampa; sister, Mrs. Audry Schaul, Crystal, Minn. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a contribution to St. Mary's Living Memorial, 4311 San Miguel or to the American Cancer Society, 2708 West Kennedy Blvd. The family will be at Curry's Funeral Home, 605 S.

MacDill Friday evening between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. CURRY'S WITTY Private Funeral services for immediate family members only of Mr. Raymond T. Witty, age 57, of 640 Hays Brooksville, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the A.

P. Boza Town 'n Country Chapel with interment to follow in Grace Memorial Gardens in Hudson, Fla. Mr. Witty was a native of Berlin, Wisconsin, retired Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force with 26 years of service, an area resident for over four years, and employed by the U.S.

Postal Service in Tampa. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Yoshie (Nagao) Witty; a son, Robert Witty; daughter-in-law, Maria Luisa Witty; two daugh- ters, Misses Carol Witty and Mary Witty; two brothers, Robert Witty and Elmer Witty; five sisters, Blanche Ettery, Gladys Holbach, Ann Holbach, Frances Nimmer, and Lyda Potter; one grandchild, Salvador Ray Witty. Friends may view Mr. Witty Friday from 12 noon until 8 p.m.

and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chapel. A. P. Boza Town 'N Country Chapel 6902 W.

Hillsborough Ave..

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