B-6 The Bradenton Bradenton, Herald Florida Thursday, 33505 June 9, 1977 Florida briefs Man says ex-commissioner offered him $5,000 bribe JACKSONVILLE (AP) Norman C. Faul of Lake City says former Columbia County Commissioner Frank N. Thomas told him that for $5,000 he could get out of a first-degree murder charge with probation. Faul said he rejected the offer, but nevertheless it happened as Thomas said. The testimony was given Wednesday during the federal trial of Thomas, charged with perjury for telling a grand jury he didn't solicit such a bribe.
Faul said he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Nov. 8, 1971, for the barroom shooting of Carl Dicks. A few days later, Faul said, Thomas came to see him in jail. "Mr. Thomas told me that for $5,000 cash it could be arranged whereby I would be taken up to the judge's chambers, plead guilty to manslaughter, be placed on probation and it all would be over with," Faul testified.
He said he meant to go along and his wife borrowed the money. But he said he changed his mind after talking with his son and rejected Thomas' proposition. Faul testified that he dismissed his lawyer and hired A.K. Black of Lake City. Faul was released on bond, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was put on 10 years probation in 1972.
He testified he paid Black $5,000 for his legal services. The judge who gave Faul the probationary sentence was Circuit Judge Samuel S. Smith, convicted six weeks ago of possessing and conspiring to distribute 1,600 pounds of marijuana. Smith has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Thomas, 65, was a witness before the grand jury which investigated the marijuana case along with other reporied crimes in the Lake City-Live Oak area of North Florida.
The prosecutor in Faul's case was Virlyn Willis, who is Thomas' son-in-law. Willis is listed as a potential witness as the Thomas trial continues. Councilmen, police chief resign EDGEWOOD (AP) Two town councilmen and the police chief of this small community near Orlando have resigned as a result of a dispute over a third council member. The resignations of Councilman Anibal Rodriguez, Council President Howard Hatfield and Police Chief Tommy Thompson came after a heated council session Tuesday, Mayor Craig Andrews said Wednesday. Rodriguez submitted a motion to impeach Councilman Clyde King for alleged misuse of powers.
The motion failed on a 2-2 vote, with King not voting. A controversy involving King began in January when Hatfield wrote Gov. Reubin Askew that King has misused city property, interfered with an arrest and tampered with traftic tickets. The governor asked State Atty. Robert Eagan to investigate.
An investigator for Eagan reported that "no criminal, prosecutable wrongdoing was found." Childers declares war on Alabama TALLAHASSEE (AP) State Sen. W.D. Childers has declared war on the state of Alabama because it increased hunting and fishing licemse fees for out-of-state residents. The Alabama legislature recently doubled such fees and Childers told the Florida Senate Wednesday that it should follow suit. "This is war, total war.
I have just declared war on the state of Alabama," said Childers, a key Senate leader. Childers, D-Pensacola, particularly upset because the fees will hit hardest on his North Florida constitutents who often hunt and fish in neighboring Alabama. He said non-resident Alabama hunting licenses were being raised from $25 to $50 while non-resident fishing licenses were going up from $5 to $10. He proposed similar hikes in Florida, which he said would raise $45 million to $65 million in new state revenue from the $17.5 million out-of-state sportsmen who visit Florida each year. Childers said he would propose raising non-resident fishing licenses from $7.50 to $10 and the non-resident hunting licenses from $26.50 to $50.
Man accused of rape arrested DELRAY BEACH (AP) A man accused of raping and pistol-whipping a 72-year-old woman who was recovering from open-heart surgery was arrested Wednesday as he stepped from a bus in Statesboro, Ga. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Lt. Richard Sheets identified the man as Harry Lee Sheffield, 26. Sheets said Sheffield is charged with armed rape, armed robbery, armed burglary and aggravated assault with a gun. Sheriff's detectives said they will go to Statesboro to return Sheffield to Palm Beach County to face the charges.
trial. The victim was reported in fair condition at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach. Former pastor is sentenced SEBRING (AP) A former pastor of the First Baptist Church here, charged with luring young girls to his office with candy and bubblegum and then assaulting them, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years probation. The Rev. Lonnie Earnest broke down and cried in his wife's arms as he was taken to Highlands County jail to begin serving his term after Wednesday's sentencing.
Earnest pleaded guilty in March to two counts of lewd and lascivious assault and one count of battery in connection with sexual advances made to girls aged 7, 11 and 12, according to court records. Judge J. Tim Strickland gave him five years for each charge of lewd and lascivious behavior, the terms to be concurrent, and 60 days on the battery count. Earnest was accused of using candy and bubble gum to lure the girls to his office during a church gathering in 1976 and then kissed them and rubbed the private parts of their bodies. As a condition of probation, Earnest must leave Highlands County and seek psychological treatment.
Ex-legislator ordered to fix door PENSACOLA (AP) A former state legislator who pleaded guilty to battery and trespassing has been fined and ordered to fix Maggie Lee Kroll's broken door. R.W. "'Smoky" Peaden, 44, was indicted by the Escambia County grand jury last March. The charges arose from a Feb. 14 incident involving Peaden and Miss Kroll.
He pleaded guilty Wednesday, admitting to breaking a lock on Maggie Lee Kroll's apartment door after their relationship erupted in a dispute. She was hospitalized with a concussion. Escambia County Judge Frank Bell sentenced Peaden to suspended jail terms totaling five months and fined him more than $700. Peaden also was ordered to pay Miss Kroll's medical exenses, repair her door and refrain from confrontations with her. Peaden served i in the Florida House from 1972 to 1976 and was a member of the Pensacola Police Department for 12 For Used Car Bargains Try The Bradenton Herald Classified Adsi Phosphate- Continued from Page B-1 The Manatee-Hillsborough operation, labeled the Four Corners Mine (because it is near the point where Manatee, Hillsborough, Hardee and Polk counties converage), will replace the company's Bonny Lake Mine in Polk County.
That mine is expected to be depleted by 1981. Jean Terry, general manager for Grace's agricultural chemicals group, said only 12,000 of the 18,000 plus acres in the two counties will be mined, over a period of 18 to 20 years. About 41 per cent of the annual volume of phosphate mined in the operation (a figure ranging up to five million tons) will come from the Manatee tract. On other aspects of the operation, Doyle and Terry said: More than 300 employes will work at the Four Corners Mine. Some of them will be transferred from the Bonny Lake Mine.
New employes will be sought from Manatee and Hillsborough counties. The annual 1 payroll will be about $6.5 million. Reclamation will result in lakes, agriculturalses, improved pasture land, reforestation and wildlife habitats. The land currently is used for cattle grazing. Grace will use up to million gallons of water per day in processing the phosphate.
A water recirculation system and proposed recharge well system is expected to conserve ground water. The company is conducting an extensive radiological sampling program at Four Corners to determine the prospect of radiation danger. Processed phosphate will be shipped from the port which If Your Ad Appeared Here Today, Thousands Of People Would Be Reading It RIGHT NOW! James Doyle is "most economical and convenient. We would prefer to use Port Manatee," Doyle said, "because Tampa is If a railroad spur is built to the Grace site, the company would ship its phosphate out of Port Manatee. Or it could transport the ore to the ort via trucks.
"We have done our best to try to promote the Doyle added. He said Grace has a storage area at the port, and recalled he assisted Manatee County Commissioners in their efforts to develop the port. The company will "go to great lengths to spend whatever time, energy and money is necessary to protect the environment." He said that Grace, which has been mining in Florida for 50 years, has "the most complete, well-thought out environmental protection plan in the industry. We are absolutely sure it will protect the Maas Brothers FLORIDA SUNCOAST RESTAURANT Luncheon or dinner is always enjoyable in our Suncoast Restaurants! Excellent food and service at moderate prices. FRIDAY EVENING FEATURES BREAST OF TURKEY 3.25 FILET OF SNAPPER 3.50 LEG OF LAMB 3.75 ENTREE INCLUDES: Potato, Salad, Vegetable and Roll Basket Your favorite co*cktail served at all times Dinner served from 4:30 P.M.
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Each project report must be typed, double-spaced on plain white paper. Contestants may report on one or more projects, describing in 500 words or less why they began the project (s), how they implemented them, what they accomplished. Each project will be judged separately. CATEGORIES ARE: projects benefiting the elderly; benefiting the physically or mentally retarded children or the disadvantaged and deprived children; affecting the cultural life of the community; involving environmental improvement or developing civic pride; for the purpose of scholarship funding or aiding the educational process; aiding the health concerns of the community. Awards will be made in each of the categories with a Grand Prize to the Club of the Year.
All reports must be accompanied by an official entry blank. The judges decision is final. All project reports become the property of The Bradenton Herald. REPORTS AND ENTRY BLANKS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM, JULY 15 The Bradenton Herald MAIL OR DELIVER ENTRY BLANK Manatee Living Dept. POB 921 AND PROJECT REPORT Bradenton, FL 33506 The (name of club) submits its project report and entry blank in The Bradenton Herald's Community Service Contest for 1976-77.
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