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BOCA RATON NEWS Vol. 15, No. 39 Friday, Jan. 30, 1970 16 Pages 10 Cents Student protesters heard Pollution Question dominates forum ByPETEPEPINSKY minute recess to restore order in the "I'm most pleased with the After Dr. Fred Eidsness, consulting Anti-pollution demonstrators from hall after plac ard -carrying students representation of younger people," engineer, addressed the group in favor Florida Atlantic University forced a broke up the meeting with demands to Maull stated, acknowledging the of the sewer treatment expansion bond temporary delay in last night's town be heard from the floor. Ironically, presence of about 25 FAU students who issue, the protesters became so in- meeting called to discuss two bond there was only one side to the pollution bore placards which spoke out against volved that Maull, in his capacity as issues and a referendum question. argument ... they and the speakers pollution. Some even wore gas masks. moderator, recessed the meeting for 10 Deputy Mayor Harold Maull, appeared to be in almost total "I've always wanted to get them in- minutes to quell the disturbance the moderator of the meeting, called a 10- agreement. volved," Maull added. students were causing. The vanguard of the protesters was Robert Goldstein, 28, an FAU student and marine biologist. "It's a shame that long haired young people have to YOUR DAY stand up against pollution when older 197Q JANUARY 197D people should be looking out for their M T W T children and grandchildren," the 12 3 bearded Goldstein argued. "Pretty 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 soon you won't have any more fresh 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 water and you won't be able to grow 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 any more plants full of DDT." 25 26 27 28 29 135131 Maull and the protesters were put at odds because of the ground rules of the meeting. The four speakers — County A chimpanzee at lion Country Safari seems rather bored by the com- Commissioner George Warren and ments on his Mnfolk in a book, "The Naked Ape." Perhaps hell find the FAU Dean John De Grove, speaking on movie more exciting. (UPI Teiephoto) Do beach acquisitions; Eidsness on the sewer treatment expansion, and Les Reed, CATV representative — were to you answer written questions from the Zone board asks audience following their addresses. Goldstein attempted to address the dig? meeting from the floor following Grab your bucket and shovel Eidsness' speech. Maull refused to for beach access and hustle down to the north allow it and recessed the meeting. municipal beach tomorrow at, 1 Goldstein kept speaking, amid jeers A recommendation that the city Beach, according to Tore Wallin. p.m. The recreation department and booing from the audience. consider buying nearly 300 feet of The board decided it would not is holding a sand modelling "We are all in agreement," Maull beachfront property for beach access concern itself with now easily the land contest, open to all ages, and stated as he called the group back to road and parking spaces was for- could be obtained or what it would cost fifteen trophies will be awarded order. "The only pollution the world warded to City Council Thursday night but with what land was available for to the winners. You can register has is people. We are going to have to after the Planning and Zoning Board beach access because it is still vacant. face up to wasteful consumption. We gave it unanimous support. for the competition at the Members of the FAU-based "Citizens' Revolt Against Pollution" ' 'This is absolutely our last chance to cannot waste land on cemeteries — the The P&Z Board, which has long seen Community Center or at the protested insufficient sewage treatment facilities last night at the town gain access roads to the beach on A-l- land must be used for the living." the gaining of beach access facilities beach itself between noon and 1 meeting hi the Community Center. Other placards advised, "To Hell With A. Either we do it now or forget about as a "pet project," is recommending pjn. Saturday. Dig? the Smell," "Help Boca Vote Yes For New Sewers," and "P U." Eidsness called for fast action on the it forever, because we'll come back that t!:c en-neil look into squiring t*o sewage treatment prot-lern,- We hav ,- later and find all that land built upon," adjacent lots that lie about halfway the technology — all we need is the said Rodgers. money," he satted. between Spanish River Park and the Montessori extension of Northeast Sixth street. Chairman James Becker admitted Senate closes door Goldstein later stated that he was that there "could be some difficulty in Alvina M. Rinaldo, founder, associated with an anti-pollution One lot, having a 143-foot frontage, is obtaining the land in question, but that directress and teacher trainer at campaign at FAU which will feature a now owned by Drew Land Co., and the is not our immediate concern. Our the Alpha Montessori School at on Carswell hearing "Pollution Teach-in" April 22 on second parcel is a 150-foot-long lot immediate concern is recommending the Loretto Learning Center in campus. owned by the Boca Raton Club. to the City Council that this land be Kansas City, Mo., will address The purpose of the meeting was to Robert Rodgers, chairman of a added to beach acquisition program." the public in the Henderson WASHINGTON (UPI) —The Senate William Proxmire, D-Wis., also has discuss the three referendums to be committee looking into the University School cafeteria placed in front of the Boca Raton possibilities of buying up property for The parcel owned by the Drew Land Judiciary Committee decided today to announced his opposition. Co. is presently assessed at $42,900, the tonight. cut off public hearings into the A new civil rights charge was raised voters Tuesday. The sewage treatment public access roads, said the board bond issue requires $4,000,000 to would be wise to recommend the Boca Raton Club-owned land at The subject of her lecture will Supreme Court nomination of Judge G. Thursday against Carswell, and was $45,000. be the Montessori Method of Harrold Carswell and begin closed- described by Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., replace the present sewer treatment acquisition of both lots so adequate In other action, the board appointed teaching, a revolutionary method door deliberations on Tuesday. as "the most damaging testimony so system and provide a.minimum of 90 parking could be provided. a subcommittee to study a request by which utilizes all the student's far." per cent treatment of effluent. It is a "If you're going to have a beach Chairman James O. Eastland, D- members of the Atlantic Homeowners senses. The lecture is scheduled general obligation bond levied on all access road," Rodgers said, "you Miss., predicted that the Carswell John Lowenthal, professor of law at Assn. of Boca Raton to hold a public to begin at 8 p.m. property. should have space for parking. If you nomination would be approved at the the Newark, N.J., campus of Rutgers hearing on rezoning land between A-l- Tuesday meeting but Senate GOP The beach acquisition bond issue is don't, you'll have people parking along University, accused Carswell of the side of the road and you'll have A and the Intracoastal Waterway. Leader Hugh Scott said HO time for a hostility to volunteers trying to for $2,500,000 to allow the city to vote was set. purchase additional ocean front congestion and an unsafe situation." Fred L. Bradfute, president of the Quick facts register black voters and to their Rodgers and Assistant City Planner "The committee will recommend his northern lawyers. He recited a per- property in the vicinity of the present association, and M. E. Skinner, vice confirmation by a good margin," South Beach. Mark Rudisill told the board that about president, asked the board to consider sonal experience he said bore out 50-60 cars could be parked on each lot, Weather: Cloudy andlmild.today Eastland said. "I will have the Carswell's 1948 pledge that he The final referendum asks for voter rezoning all undeveloped land west of for a total of 100-120 cars if the lots A-l-A to R-3-C, a zoning for single- with a sixty per cent chance of majority report ready within 24 yielded to no one in "the firm, approval of a cable television were combined. family and low-level multiple family showers. Clear and cooler hours." vigorous belief in the principles of operation in Boca Raton on a franchise tonight and tomorrow. High Scott said the vote would come basis to the city. Sponsor of the One hundred cars is more than the dwellings. The two men claimed the white supremacy and I shall always be number of cars which can presently be area was now a "hodge-podge" of yesterday was 83, low this Tuesday or Wednesday. He predicted so governed." meeting was the Citizens for Boca morning was '. 68. High only four members of the committee, Raton, Inc. parked in the parking lot for the South zones. tomorrow 77, low tonight 67. at most, would vote against Carswell. Noon today 85., Scott predicted Senate confirmation Boating: Seas 2-4 feet today, by a vote of 85 to 15 or 80 to 20. increasing to 3-5 feet Satur- The GOP leader said he did not UF campaign opens today day. Winds southerly 5-15 expect any "new and devastating mph, shifting to northerly 10- revelations" in the Carswell case.