BOCA RATON NEWS Vol. 15, No. 35. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1970 32 Pages 10 Cents Reed eyes court pressure 9 One -manv vote district 'almost inevitable •«*• By PETE DONAGHUE has three state' senators, and runs all of his district — covering four counties chance to elect one of their own. the Miami Herald could control the one-member districts in 1971 becaua the way from the/Edst coast to Fort and with more than 50 cities and towns. "Coral Gables or Homestead could entire 22 member Dade County 1970 census information will be State Rep. Don Reed sees one- Myers. Two of. them, Skip Bafalis and "I have to spend seven days a week elect a Republican," he said. "Cubans delegation. If each legislator were computerized by tracts, rather than member Florida legislative districts in Jerry Thomas, live on this coast, while trying to represent all the people of and Negroes do not have proportionate elected from a smaller district, and be geographically definable boundaries; the near future. Sen. Elmer Friday comes from Fort this big district," he said. "Some representation in the Dade delegation able to be closer to his constituents. the information will be on tapes, and The Boca Raton House minority Myers. months I log nearly 4,000 miles within because it is elected at large. A Reed said, this influence would not be the state can buy the tapes. leader says the Supreme Court is All, however, must campaign the district plus 1,000 to 2,000 more legislator should represent the neigh- possible. Reed sees no reason legislative pushing the legislature with its one- throughout the run at-large in the going to Tallahassee for committee borhood in which he lives,Minority After the 1970 census, the new state man, one-vote mandate to the point entire district, which covers Glades, meetings and other speaking groups should have representatives constitution will require the legislature districts can't cross county lines, where one-member districts are Henry, Lee and Palm Beach Counties. engagements." who live alongside them and are to reduce its size. although this has not been the custom almost inevitable. In the House, Palm Beach and Rep. Don Reed says he and the elected directly by them." The senate, now with 48 members, in the past. The Republican leader also says he And although Reed said he objects to Martin Counties have six represen- Republican party are in favor of one- There seems to be a shift, Reed says, must be reduced to between 30-40 is opposed to unicameralism, and feels "court interference" in the legislative tatives, all of whom must run at large member districts — where each house in the traditional Democratic position members, while the house — now with process, he is in favor of the one- in both counties. and senate district would be smaller against single-member districts, some 119 seats — must be within a range of that the courts have been forcing member district plan. Reed says this creates a serious and have only one representative. of which is based on opposition to the 80-120 districts. states in this direction. After five years of constant court problem for legislators in both travel This, Reed feels, would allow "ward system." The number of seats in each house Unicameralism removes half of the battle, a Miami federal court in time involved and the fact they must minority representation which is now Other powerful forces against single was left flexible, Reed said, so future legislative process, according to Reed, January, 1967, threw our the represent a consituency with diverse not possible within the larger three or member districts, according to Reed, reapportionment districts could be who cited the difficult process for the legislature's reapportionment plan backgrounds and interests. more-member district include the state's largest circulation divided more exactly into the total passage of a law under a two-house and replaced it with one of its own, Just last week State Rep. W.H. Reed says if this plan were adopted, newspapers in Miami, St. Petersburg state population and come within the system. which will stand until after the 1970 Reedy of Leesburg said he would not Palm Beach could elect a Democrat, and Jacksonville. one per cent deviation allowed under "The legislature's function," Reed census. run for reelection because of the and minority ethnic and political In Miami, for example, Reed the one-man, one-vote ruling. said, "is not to pass laws, but to The district in which Boca Raton lies demands placed upon him by the size groups in Dade county would have a charged that the editorial influence of Reed predicts it will be easier to get represent people." YOUR DAY Pacific Flu bug hits 197D JANUARY 197D S M W S 12 3 region 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Inlet 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 55126 27 28 29 30 31 drenched By United Press International Another in a series of Pacific storms Winter drenched Northern California today. More than two weeks of nearly con- dredging tinuous rain have brought many rivers to flood stage in the area. arrives Southerns swept away the remains of a freak snow storm that caught even forecasters by surprise Friday. Monday Near or below zero cold continued in Northern New England to parts of the delayed The Paul Winter Consort will Midwest. Erie, Pa., set a record low of appear at Marymount College 9 degrees below zero late Friday night. Monday night at 8:15 p.m. The It was the sixth record low tempera- Boaters should exercise extreme ture recorded in Erie this month. Boca Raton will have to wait a few group is modelled on the more days before the Boca Raton Inlet caution in the vicinity of the inlet Renaissance ensemble and is In the West, heavy rains continued on cause mudslid-« and limited . is cleared, according to Mayor Emil because of floating dredging equip- comprised of twelve nonam- g .Danciu. , plified instruments,^-', may be flooding. San Rafael in Marin County, ment. The inlet will be open during the north of San Francisco, reported rain operation but it will be closed to permit hard pressed to describe their The dredging operation was music, but you're sure to enjoy it. for the 17th consecutive day, a record. the installation of the submerged originally scheduled to begin discharge oipe. Families were evacuated along the yesterday. However, Danciu said he The total operation will take ap- Sunshine league Eel River in Humboldt County and the Freezing temperatures in Charlotte, Tenn. enabled Tommy Foster, 7, to received a memorandum from Inland proximately one month to complete. Russian River in Sonoma County strike up a friendship with a pair of "long Johns" hung on a clothesline for a Services Co., contractor for the project because of flooding. The Russian River stating that three of the dredge Milwaukee and Miami lock few hours. The dredging project became was expected to crest at 40 feet, eight operators were ill, forcing the delay. horns and mallets on the polo necessary because of shoaling in two feet above flood stage. field Sunday afternoon in Sun- spots in the inlet. Gale warnings were posted on the Danciu said, "Providing that the Windblown sand had caused a bar to shine League competition. Game Egyptian planes penetrate operators can return to work on time is 3 p jn. Leading the action coast from Oregon to Central build up along the north side of the California. Winds gusted up to 50 miles Monday, the dredging will begin at inlet, just west of the mouth. Another will top goalers Harold Barry, that time. They should be able to start Benny Gutierrez and Del Carroll. an hour in the San Francisco Bay area. shoal is located near mid-channel Travelers warnings were in effect inthe deep into Sinai peninsula pumping out the sand by Wednesday." toward the lake side of the curve. Sierra Nevadas as heavy rain was The dredging is part of Arvida Cor- Dredging of the inlet to its full depth driven by strong winds. poration's agreement with the city to Quick facts By United Press International after the explosions and could be see and width was completed last April by on the Egyptian west bank of the open and maintain the inlet for a In New York City, building in- Egyptian bombers with fighter period of one year. The contract will Arvida as part of a one-year ex- Weather: Partly cloudy Saturday canal. perimental agreement with the city. spectors settled a labor dispute with escorts attacked three locations in the expire in April. afternoon through Sunday. the city late Friday and agreed to Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula (Continued on Page 6A) Low Saturday night 55 high crackdown on landlords who neglect today, including a raid on El Arish, the Sunday 75. apartment heating regulations. Mayor region's largest town. Boating-.Seas 2-3 feet increasing John V. Lindsay earlier termed the An Israeli spokesman said the strike to five feet and higher in the heating situation an emergency and at El Arish, 28 miles west of Israel, VC, North Viets' barrage Gulfstream Late Saturday thousands of persons were without was the closest Egyptian bombing through Sunday. Inland heat in 10 to 20 degree weather. attack to Israel in 22 years. He said it waters will be choppy. High was the closest since 1948 when tide Saturday at 9:35 p.m. Twenty-two Georgia counties, in- Egyptian planes hit Tel Aviv. centers on Tay Ninh area Highs Sunday at 9:59 a.m.