Payoff case figures Trafficante and Lazzara freed on bond
Tampa producer Frank Trafficante and tavern owner Augustine Lazzara were released on bond after arrests in the Pinellas payoff scandal. Indicted with Bowes and ex-County Atty C Ray Smith on bribery and conspiracy charges, the men deny involvement amid photo-identification claims and ongoing probes led by West Palm Beach State Attorney Phil O Connell.
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Clearwater
Pinellas County
Tampa
Frank Trafficante
Augustine (Primo) Lazzara
St. Petersburg
William H. Bowes
Atty
C. Ray Smith
Trafficante
Lazzara
Ragano
Tamabout
Bond
John M. Napoli
United Bonding and Insurance Co
Indiana
West Palm Beach
Phil O’connell
LeRoy Collins
Pinellas
Clair Davis
Arvida Expands Local Footprint with Service Stations
Arvida plans to bring new residents into the area to boost property interest while pursuing erosion controls and potential light industry. The company forms Arvida Oil Co and intends a chain of service stations on the Florida east coast, with construction to begin within 120 days.
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Arvida
Ringling
Arvida Oil Co
Milton Weir
Gulf Oil Corp
John Weir
Sarasota
Florida East Coast
Weir
Litte
Police report widespread charges and accidents in Sarasota area
Dana Fox, 53, of 2033 Florinda Dr was jailed then released on 200 bond for selling beer to a minor. Lester Price, 35, 4221 Normany Lane, faced reckless driving after a mail box and car damage incident. A 9 year old boy was injured when struck by a truck. Jerry McNeal, 28, was charged with reckless driving. Robbery, thefts, and license issues also appear among ongoing investigations and summonses.
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Sarasota
Dana Fox
Florinda Dr
Lester N. Price
Normany Lane
Fruitville Rd
Oriente Ave
Price
J. B. Skuse
Michael Silverstein
Clematis
South Trail
Hillview St
Memorial Hospital
Tampa
Jerry Lee McNeal
Russell
Bartow Cooper
Ella Mae Colson
25Th St
State Beverage Department
Federal Alcoholic Tax Unit
U.S. Highway 41
State Beverage District
Tom Anderson
W. Sills
The
Mary A. Schram
Caribbean Dr
Ruth W. Harvey
Cove Terr
Arvida appoints veteran hotel executive as general manager
Boca Raton Arvida Corp names L Bert Stephens as general manager of its hotel division in a move announced by John Weir. A 25 year hotel veteran, Stephens previously owned Lago Marcea in Fort Lauderdale and rebuilt it into a leading property. Born in 1919 in Jacksonville, he began as a Waldorf-Astoria page and later studied at Penn and Cornell.
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Arvida
Weir
City
Coolidge Park
St. Armands-Lido Realty Corp
Boca Raton
L. Bert Stephens
Arvida Corp
John Weir
Stephens
Arvida Stephens
Fort Lauderdale
Jacksonville
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Local Obituaries Span Harrison Miller Muth and Smith Notices
Obituaries report Erwin Ray Harrison 66 of St. Charles Circle died at home after Detroit tenure as hospital administrator. John Miller of Washington Court, Nora Elizabeth Muth of Englewood mother of Blanche Nicol, Lakemore Stevens Funeral Home and Al Joe Smith 13-year-old Booker Elementary student are named with service times and survivor details.
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Erwin Harrison
Erwin Ray Harrison
St. Charles Circle
Venice
Nora Elizabeth Muth
Blanche Nicol
Englewood
Rawiles Funeral Home
Lewis Stancil
Englewood Baptist Church
Englewood Cemetery
al Joe Smith
N. Pershing Ave
Booker Elementary School
Weather Roundup and National Temperature Notes
Local forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Sunday with scattered showers in the afternoons and early evenings. Lows Sunday around 70 to 75 with variable winds 5 to 12 mph. Salt Lake City and Bismarck, ND top 90s on Friday in AP survey. nationwide lows and rainfall forecast noted.
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Salt Lake City
Bismarck
N.D
Associated Press
Car Flips And Burns In Washout On Casey Key
A Casey Key resident identified as Gunar J. Grands escaped with no injuries after his foreign make car rolled in a washout on Casey Key Road near the island’s north end Friday night. The vehicle burned to a complete loss as Nokomis firefighters responded. Deputy N Stevens confirmed Grands crawled to safety and was unharmed.
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Casey Key
Gunar J. Grands
N. Stevens
Grands
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