The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 19, 1954, Page 1

THE ver City Hall Jicssthl dea aS San Francisco real estate kidnaped Saturday and held for $300,000 ransom was res- cued unharmed early today by lice who arrested the suspects The kidnaped man, Leonard | * >, Moskovitz, 36, told newsmen with abroad smile: . p Pag. 7 wonderful. I love the police ; Dist. Atty, Thomas Lynch, announcing the break at 4 a.m. identified the two suspects as Har- old Jackson, 57, and Joe Lear, 43, SOUTHERNMOST. NEWSPAPER IN T KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1954 Allies Affirm ‘Intention To CITY HALL, these days, does not give the appearance of its usual “Up in Arms” attitude but a “Down in the Dumps” manner. Construction (or, if you prefer, destruction) busy dismantling the old relic.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. harm, . . “They kept me shackled all the time,” he said, “but they didn’t harm me. They gave me water when I wanted it, and food.” ' He said the kidnapers never re- ferred to each other by name ex- cept Jackson was. called “Dutch,” «He said they talked about a third party-as if he were a boss, “but I think that was just a cover up.” Jackson and Lear glared at newsmen as they were led into the crowded press room at the Hall of Justice, Here is the way the case de- veloped: yr Key Westers who Lactari Mosbovits left bls oitice| uhtomars:taote fo the taneeat on Outer Geary St. at 11 a.m. Bureau at Jackson- Saturday to keep several business —" ems He didn’t keep any! The Bureau returned the Sheriff's Office Holds Gambling Tax Stamps Here Anti-Noise Bill Is Suggested By Mayor Harvey ‘The week of January 24 wad) @esignated as “Noise Abatement! Week” last night by the city. ae oe ee @cale drive agai unnecesvary, Boise in the city. egotiations Set Bay Bottom near City Hanibere a Commission Urges Action On Police Dept. Promotion The question of whether or not there will be a captain of police appointed soon remained uransw- ered last night although the city commission moved to urge Chief Raymond Cabrera to fill the post he vacated when he was appointed’ ito his present position. The commission voted 3-0, with ed his heated opposition to the ap- pointment of a captain, stolidly Carbonell suggested ‘there| is too much gold braid in the de-| partment already.” “I don’t want to throw away the taxpayer’s money — I’d rather see ja couple of policemen on the beat in is to ‘Brown, 2433 Fogarty Ave. Robert. Browns Plan Adoption Of Baby Girl Little Miss Unknown to- day had a new name and a jnew home, The week-old girl who was abandoned on the lawn of the Convent of Mary Im- (maculate here last Wednes- day night is being cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. The Browns, who brought the baby home today from Monroe General Hospital, were running over with hap- piness, establish that the parents are un-| known, the Browns will keep the! child. After that they will start] *jadoption proceedings. Mrs. Brown — Katherine — was (Continued On Page Two) Carleton Smi Is Appointed an seceuey ertoand Weraee ie pees of chairman Benard Frank. | Smith has served on the commis- sion in the past, | At the same time the sion voted to send Frank commis- a letter Reds Still Want All Prisoners Held Until Conference PANMUNJOM ®—The first of i ‘ist war prison- ti-Com mun tody on schedule tomorrow morn- ‘ing, the Indian command said to- day, and the Allies reiterated plans to free all POWs at midnight Fri- day. Li Gen. K. S. Thimayya, In- dian chairman of the Neutral Na- tions Repatriation Commission, said anti-Red prisoners would move southward from stockades in Ko- rea’s neutral zone whether or not ithe Communists approve. He said 349 pro-Communists, in- cluding 21 Americans, might be returned to the) Reds if they agree to accept cso ag enough to ‘mit prepa! 5 PeThe Reds have not answered a letter from Thimayya announcing his decision to return all unrepa- triated prisoners before midnight Friday, the deadline for, freeing them as civilians according to U.N. ‘interpretation of the Korean arm- istice. The Communists want all POWs held until’ a peace; conference de- cides their fate. There had been speculation that the Indians might postpone the prisoner turnback: because of the (Continued on’ Psge Two) a possible vaccine. This amount is in addition to the vast sum needed to finance its continuing programs of patient aid, scientific research fessional education.” The Monroe County director re-.. ported: that the 1954 March of Dimes is proceeding smoothly but said that this was the year of greatest need and that the dimes would have to come from every avenue, including the Dime Cards from the ‘ehiidren in Monroe Coun- ity schools. and pro- Pending further investigation wCity Aids Local Musician’s Union ‘The treasury of gi West’s we cal 202,' American Federation Musicians ‘was increased last night from . comes ‘their national organization ot that the fund is all but deplet success and the with organization wants to continue HE U.S.A, PRICE FIVE CENTS City Orders Appraisal Of | [ReleasePOWs | 164 Poinciana Lots As A Wins breed'dog show. Frank is owne: a year. neapolis, Minn. Lieut. Naas is Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Two Qualify For School Election Carlyle Roberts, from the third district, and Edney Parker, of the fifth district, have filed for re-election to the Monroe County School Board. The election is May 3. Members from three of the five districts are up for elec- tion this year. No one has qualified for the district one position, now held by William Warren, realtor. CAP To Hold Membership ‘Meeting Wed. Cadets, Adults Invited To Join Aviation Group New cadet and senior member- ship applications will be received -|Wednesday evening by the Civil Air Patrol at a meeting set for 8 Pp. m. in the Poinciana Communi- ity Center. A large number of new appli- cations are anticipated according ito the received by Cap- \pearaces in the current member- iship drive. ° The Key West Squadron of the CAP will provide its membership with many opportunities and courses of instruction in aviation |, during the coming year including || eligibilty to attend a two week summer encampment at 2 ma- | jor U. S. Air Force base with all expenses paid: aircraft orienta- || tion flying; instrument flying and use of the Link Trainer; courses in radio transmitting and com- munications Procedures, wea- ther, navigation and :»tinciples of fii Membership in the senior corps Puppy Dog Class CEDAR HILLS FRANK C, six-month-old beagle, won first prize in the beagles’ puppy dog class at the recent’ Miami all- 2123 Flagler Avenue They have been raising beagles for about They also raise Morgan horses at the home in Min- ~esponse t tains A. L. Judge and J. J. Specht) -jgiven the appointment in a letterjhave already staged have metiduring their program of public ap-| Prelude To Purchase Offer Land Amounts | To One-Third Of Total Units | The city commissfon mov- ed last night to have an ap- praisal made of 164 lots in \the Poinciana housing pro- | iject preparatory to making la purchase offer on the pro- Perty. The commission decided ton November 24 to being ne- jgotiating for purchase of a- bout 500 units in the West Poinciana and Poinciana Ex- tension projects. Fear had been voiced ear- lier that the housing units would be torn down and the land returned to its owners. The housing units are owned by the Public Housing Ad- ministration and the land is divided between some 17 pri- vate owners. The city hopes to buy the land and gain title to the housing and op- erate them at a profit. d by Lieut. and Mrs. D. D, Naas, maintenance officer of VX-1— “County Commission Will Hear ‘Report Today On Suggested Independent Airline Service Airport Consultant Will Meet With Board To Tell Of Proposed Service By DENIS SNEIGR The county commissioners: expect to receive word to- day about increased air ser- vice between here and Mi- ami. Harold A. Wilde, Miami airport consultant, is meet-' jing with the commissioners here this afternoon, The expected new service jwill be an independent air-\,, line. There will be no regu-' lar service—only as the num- ber of passengers warrants, Head to come tag Yesterday afternoon the commis- sioners talked with John McDon- ough, manager of Safeway Travel, \Inc., 606 Duval St., who represents |two independent airlines—Aero [Coach and Peninsula Air Transport. Pid ai (Continues On Page Two) Freeman, Ulchar Qualify For St Commis Feb. 23 Election Wilde had been instructed by theme (Continued On Page Two) (Crawfishermen To Hold Meet Agent Joe Knight has issued an linvitation to all local crawfisher- |men and dealers to attend a meetin in the County Courthouse Friday) evening at 8 p, m. Knight said that proposed chang. es in the laws regulating crawfish- He added that General Conserva- tion Agent Earl Ricou will attend ithe meeting. Traffic Meeting Set For Friday jointly with the Tr-°"- “ommittee jnext Friday at 4:30 p, m. | At that time they will discuss a Nengthy list of Tecommendations; ii if FE 8 ith