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the total in Florida to 500.
OCALA R - James A. Duff,
Summeryille, Ga, exhibited the
grand champion Of the 18th an.
nual Southeastern Fat Stock Show
Wednesday, an l8.month-oId Ito.
pound black Angus steer.
The reserve champion, also an
Angus, was exhibited by H. f.
Virgins Jr., Future Farmer OF
America from Live Oak. A Here
ford steer owned by Hurley Roun-
tree Jr., Safety Harbor, won the
All Club championship.
Friday, 165 Of the show animals
will be sold at auction.
JACKSONVILLE IA state rep
resentatiye says the proposed Inter
american Cultural and Trade
Center at Miami is necessary to
help ward off Communism and
will mean many more millions of
dollars to Florida.
Rep. Robert Floyd, former Mi
ami mayor and now attorney for
the center, told a Meninak Club
luncheon the two Americas need
to be bound as closely as possible
together TO stave off encrOaching
Communism.
Decision will be made Friday,
he said, whether to ask the Re-
construction Finance Corp. for IS
million dollars to begin the project
which has congressional approval.
MIAMI BEACH Up - A state
wide search continued today for a
maid and $4,000 in cash and other
missing items from the Miami
Beach home Of DR.. and Mrs.
Walter Hotchkiss.
Two counts OF grand larceny
we're filed by Assistant County So
licitor Mike Zarowny against the
maid, identified as Margaret Agnes
Welsh, As, Cleveland, o.
One count was for the cash and
the other for jewelry, clothing and
other items valued at more than
$50" which Mrs. Hotchkiss said
were missing.
Mrs. Hotchkiss told bet. n. ],
Shepherd she had been keeping
the $4,000 in a suitcase for 0
friend and that when she opened
the case Tuesday the money wa.
gone.
MIAMI an = The University oil
Florida had more than 10000 stu
dents last year and is now the
largest state university in the
South. according TO It's president
DR.. ]. Hills Miller.
In an address at the Miami
Rotary Club Wednesday DR.. Miller
said Florida had the largest en-
rollment Of married students II
the country and reached SO, Cox
adults through It's short course ant
extension work.
The university Is carrying on 1
six million dollar research pro
gram and win soon let contrac
for two million dollar SUDDEN
housing project, he added.
JOPLIN, Mo. M1 - patrolmai
Clay Brown uncovered some en-
terprizing guzzler's plot 10 syphoI
off beer from q Joplin bar room
Brown was called TO the tayerl
Wednesday TO investigate repor
of a prowler In the basement.
He noted a small pipe inserte,
through hole In the first floor
Immediately beneath a beer keg
The beer bibber had plugged In,
pipe with cork, apparently intend
ing to return at night and replen
ish.
CHARITABLE, Ariz. R - Scar
Nj. Ward, 26-year-old Almo. Idaho
man who admitted killing hi
mother and then stuffing her bod
In the trunk compartment OF hi
car, today win be returned /
Idaho authorities. He waived es
tradition.
Ward was arrested here WedneS
day without offering resistance al
though he had loaded % calibe
rifle and several hundred round
OF ammunition In the car.
Ward said he killed his 62.yeaI
old mother. Mrs. Alice Ward, dun
ING . fight Tuesday In Idaho. War
said he quarreled with his mothe
because Of his lo.week growth q
beard and that she objected 10 hi
contemplated trip to Alaska.
CHICAGO R - Cold weathe
Wednesday delayed n fur-coate
suburban matron from paying he
traffic fine BY standing at an In
tersection and counting passin
automobiles.
Mrs. Evelyn Msneou, 20. High
land Park. had agreed to max
the traffic survey in lieu Of a 81
fine for speeding. She said She
rather 80 to jail than pay the fine
insisting she was innocent.
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