Hide Article Text (OCR)
iarypu-TlOfilnnls,,300Hiedyearond-litcdPolice StationScene of Battleb m-in-IhcsiantiiisU.S.Blonpdu-. rc-Uris ates for-con-4*55. un-fi Hr- A o a andIBS—id a■ized due-t rc-was untySol.DAt HomesteadHOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP)-Mln-utes afler prisoner was let outof ills ceil, tiie local police stationbecame a shambles of blood, debris and gunfire in a siege nearly two hours long.When the battle ended at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Robert Shaffer, 26, the rangy Negro prisoner, lay dead of shotgun blasts. Desk officer Ted Beam, 38, shot and held hostage by Shaffer, was hospitalized in critical condition from a bullet wound in the back. Two other officers were treated for minor hurts. Two women station-house clerks were treated for shock.Shaffer, who was being held on a disorderly conduct charge, jumped Beam after complaining of illness and being brought to the station office.He yanked Beam's gun out of its holster, shot' and clubbed Beam, fought off other officers and fired at them as they fled outside.Acting Chief Robert S. Dewitt broke his hand in the scuffle with Shaffer. Dade County patrolman Jack Allen, one of more than 30 police who rallied to the scene 30 miles with of Miami, was cut by flying glass when Shaffer fired a bullet through a window pane. Mary Lou Lawrence and Julia Cain, clerks, locked themselves in a station house room when Shaffer went berserk. Officers outside rescued them through a window.Police fired into the building when they failed 1o induce Shaffer to surrender, but ceased fireHere's The Prof Program For PTDie following preliminary draft of a proposed “action platform to be presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers at its meeting in Sarasota Nov. 18-20 has been announced:The Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers, recognizing the need to meet present day realities, recommends the following areas for study, for fact-finding, and for possible legislative action: 11. Adequately expanded library services for 1he citizens of the stale, designed to bring Florida’s public libraries to the national level and to provide good libraries for the elementary and secondary schools of the state.2. Concerted effort for the utilization of all educational television channels allocated to Florida.3. Active sOpporl for adequate appropriations for effective welfare programs for Florida's children.4. Conscientious' support of the United Nations, believing it to be an outstanding instrument for world peace.5. Comprehensive studies that will lead to effective solutions of the problems of children of migrant families.6. Well developed programs of cooperation among parents, school authorities, juvenile courts and all other youth agencies in dealing with behavior problems.7. Continued strengthening of the Florida School Health Program and support for community - centered programs of physical fitness and sports for youth and adults.8. Equal opportunities for im-THE NEWSwhen Beam called oue that “he says he's going to kill me if yuu shoot any more.Then officers saw Shaffer beating the helpless Beam about the head. They fired tear gas into the station and charged in, shooting.
Newspaper Details
Fort Pierce News Tribune
Fort Pierce, Florida, US
Tue, Nov 18, 1958
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael F.
FL, USA 24 Aug 2017
Other Publications Near Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce News
Fort Pierce St Lucie County Tribune
Fort Pierce Tribune
News Tribune
Fort Pierce Evening News Tribune
