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Miami Beach braces for conventio n price checks
City and three agencies rally to curb gouging during political conventions after a 1968 hot dog price scare. The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce the Beach Tourist Development Authority and the Florida Hotel and Restaurant Commission will staff 24 hour hotlines with extra personnel and a convention hall desk. Hotels risk fines up to 500 dollars after hearings for overcharging while federal guidelines prohibit winter rate hikes. Hot dog inside Convention Hall priced at 35 cents versus 95 cents nearby with fries included.
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Leonard A. Baker
Miami Beach
Internal Revenue _ Services
Holger Euringer
Jacksonville
South Florida
Euringer
Convention Hall