Resorts: Boom over Miami

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It was like the good old times—only more so. Florida's hotel operators, who have been doing a lot of wall-to-wall wailing in recent seasons (too many rooms, not enough people), suddenly found they were swamped with customers.

At Miami Beach's Roney Plaza, overflow customers were checked into beachside cabanas. Said the Roney Plaza's general manager, Jack Mitchell: "The nearest toilets are halfway down the promenade, so we've equipped each cabana with other arrangements. We're calling it 'The Cot 'n Pot Club.'" The Fontainebleau was embarrassedly forced to house Peace Corpsman Sargent Shriver in a cabana beside the huge pool. Other Fontainebleau guests were roughing it aboard a fleet of yachts and houseboats tethered in nearby Indian Creek.

What had brought vacationers flocking in such numbers? Hazarded one hotelman: "Sunshine, space shoots, and the chance of seeing the Kennedys at play."