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Theirs was a flourishing business, with some 130 clients in the greater Miami area, including motels, restaurants, neighborhood groceries, a printing shop and luxury homes. Juan Maristany 38 and Eugenic Acosta, 49, made monthly service visits, according to police, and offered attractive discounts for client referrals. They charged $50 for the initial house call and up to $20 a month thereafter for visits. Commercial customers, however, paid as much as $400 a month. Their alleged business: turning back electricity meters to reduce utility bills...
...Acosta and Maristany are now facing trial after a caper at a waterfront Coral Gables home. State agents watched while Maristany stood guard and Acosta opened the meter box on the outside of the house and turned back the dial. They were arrested when they went to the front door to receive payment for saving Real Estate Broker James Carbonell at least $180 on his monthly bill. Soon after, a utility representative handed Carbonell a $4,000 bill for six months of unpaid electric service...
...Acosta had another reason to be pleased with the victory. "I really wanted this one," he said, "'cause Harvard just rejected me at their law school. Now I'll just have to go to Columbia...
While losing to Acosta was no disgrace, losing the second game certainly was. The Lions, who entered the doubleheader with a .242 team batting average, roughed up starter Jim Keyte for four runs in two-thirds of an inning and reliever Rob Alevizos for six more in the following three innings. The game--and the season, possibly--was over almost before it had started...
...Indof, Viti, Pearce, LOB--Columbia 6, Harvard 3. 2B--Brown, Blattman, Kelley. HR--Hanewich. SB--Stukes. S--Indof. Sf--Harrewich, Viti. Columbia IP H R ER BB SO Acosta (W, 6-3) 7 4 0 0 0 5 Harvard Clifford...