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csap THS LIBRAE* OP B R tOQ NW 2 AVE J3OQA RATON F. Insight Week's market Remember Korea? Details on P. 8 & 9B 30CA RATON NEWS It's the topic: P. IB Vol. 15, No. 135 Sunday, June 14, 1970 30 Pages 10 Cents The building falloff This chart shows the number and value of building permits issued for Boca Raton during the first five months of 1969 and the first five months of 1970. Included in "other" are ad- ditions and alterations to existing buildings, public buildings and demolition. Jan.-May, 1970 Jan.-May, 1969 Type No. Value No. Value Single family 164 $4,329,950 232 $ 5,736,500 Sluggish economy stalls Duplex 8 211,000 9 197,500 Multi-family 10 9,148,000 28 16,994,400 Business 14 1,013,500 16 765,000 some construction projects Other 457 1,520,425 410 1,251,700 By PETE PEPINSKY and observers, who blame financing already issued for the construction of Through May of this year, a total of almost $25 million, had been issued. Only 10 multi-family dwelling The biggest drop was in single- News Staff Writer problems for most of a $9 million multi-family dwellings are sitting idle 653 building permits, with an permits were issued during the first decline in the value of building permits and nearing expiration, mostly estimated value of $16,222,875 had been family and multi-family permits. The tight money market has taken issued this year. because the holders are hung up on issued. During the same five-month Business construction permits held See ECONOMY'S, P. 14A, its toll in Boca Raton's building A number of building permits financing. period in 1969, 695 permits, valued at fairly steady. Col. 1 progress, according to local builders WEEKEND Hotel hostage's story New crisis 197Q JUNE 197O M W in Jordan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Steaks—and steady fear |14| 15 16 17 18 19 20 inevitable? 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (UPI Newsman Gerard Loughran of Inter-Continental Hotel. On the other you." The sound of gunfire chattered on all 28 29 30 Beirut was one of 65 persons who spent hand, they endured bullets smashing That was news that we kept to sides. AMMAN, Jordan (UPI) — Despite a three days as captives of Palestinian through windows and the threat of ourselves. Were they serious about Arab guerrillas of the extreme fragile peace in Amman after five guerrillas in Amman's Hotel Inter- death by firing squad. shooting us? Marxist Popular Front for the days of fighting, diplomats said today Continental. ) The newsmen among the captives After it was all over, Dr. Georges Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) oc- Palestinian guerrillas and the Jor- AMMAN, Jordan (UPI) —On the one had the additional privilege of inside Habash, the guerrilla leader, said. cupied the Intercontinental and danian government were so far apart Safety... hand, there were $2.50 steaks served information about our future: "If the "We were not joking." Philadelphia Hotels at noon Tuesday. in their views that a new crisis seemed King (Hussein) doesn't meet our on paper plates with creamed potatoes The captives ate dinner by can- There had been shooting since 5 a.m. inevitable. demands, we will blow up the hotel and Safety is worth thinking about and good whisky for the 65 persons dlelight in the nearly empty six-story Guerrillas controlled much of the take you out one by one and shoot specially for kids. They can held by Palestinian guerrillas in the hotel. We were cut off from the world. See HOSTAGES, P. 14A, Col. 1 city but government forces surrounded benefit from the thinking hi it with tanks and heavy weapons. another way — by picking up prizes if they come up with the His 'day' coming To achieve even a temporary break best slogans for the News safety Land-swap in the fighting, King Hussein of Jordan slogan contest. A blank for en- had to agree to remove his uncle, tering the annual contest is on Sherif Nasser Ben Jamil, as comman- Page 10B. showdown Steve never saw the ball der-in-chief of the army. Hussein warned it was his last Steve Walker never saw the baseball concession and that if backed into a and that hit him in the eye. corner, he would fight. Diplomats said is Monday Steve, 14, had been watching from the guerrillas were keeping the pressure on with their rejection of a City officials will find out Monday the sidelines as a group of boys played the flag baseball. Kneeling on the ground, he political settlement to the Middle East whether there is any need for further crisis. discussion about a proposed sewer looked up quickly when someone Sunday is Flag Day. You can treatment plant site land-swap with calledhis name A basebsO struck him Hussein repeatedly has said he fly your flag and read about it, Florida Atlantic University. squarely in the right eye, fracturing would negotiate with Israel. This too. Insight today has some in- the cheekbone, damaging the sinus difference on such a basic issue is teresting flag facts. The Building Committee of the and causing bleeding behind the eye. bound to result in more friction and University's Board of Regents, which Steve underwent surgery on May 17 cause the crisis to flare again, the offered the city a 53-acre tract at the at Boca Raton Community Hospital to diplomats said. Reading north end of the FAU campus in ex- remove the blood clot which formed change for the city's present plant site behind the eye, but his vision remains More than 500 persons were killed or on Glades Road, recently rejected a impaired. He can distinguish only light wounded in the street fighting over program city proposal that the university pay and shadow in the damaged eye. guerrilla demands >. to be allowed for the costs of moving the plant. Steve will receive another operation unrestricted raids on Israel from There are still vacancies in the soon at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jordanian bases. remedial reading program at - Mayor Tore Wallin, City Manager Miami. Doctors say that a plate will Foreigners were fleeing the country, J.C. Mitchell School. The Alan Alford, City Engineer Jean have to be inserted into the cheekbone many leaving their belongings behind. program is sponsored by the Vansant and Dr. Fred Eidsness, the and the sinus passage will be restored. The U.S. Embassy was reduced to a Palm Beach County Board of city's, consulting engineer, will meet They can't make any prediction on the skeleton staff and Britain warned all Public Instruction, and if you'd with the building committee in return of his total vision, however. Steve Walker awaits yet another operation its citizens in nonessential jobs to like to enroll your child, you may Tallahassee Monday morning. "They still can't do too much on the leave. register him on Monday from eye," his mother said., Steve is an among his favorite out-of-school has declared June 28 "Steve Walker In Cairo, political sources said 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Class - City Manager Alford said that the eighth grader at Boca Raton Junior pastimes. Day" and will hold a benefit steak Egypt intervened with the Palestinian schedules will be arranged at the four would finalize discussions with the High School, and numbers fishing, To help defray the cost of the needed dinner at the Post headquarters at guerrilla leadership to protect time of registration. committee and find out whether there horseback riding and swimming surgery, VFW Post 4038 in Boca Raton noon. American lives and secure the release is any further room for negotiation of captives in Amman. before the city goes ahead with its Quick fads present plans to build the plant on the Glades Road site, at the university's Weather: Partly cloudy today doorstep. and Sunday with chance of The council sought to defray the Even a bubble-gum day... afternoon thundershowers. Low Saturday night 73, high city's estimated share of the moving costs, $750,000, by raising the Sunday 88. Even bubble-gum chewers will have rink. Parents' permission and a small university's sewer rate some 2000 per Boating: Seas 2-3 feet, higher their day of recognition in the summer Parks program is heavy fee for transportation and price of cent, providing the city with an ad- recreation program being sponsored admission will be required for these near scattered thun- ditional $60,000 annually to pay the dershowers. Variable winds jointly by the Boca Raton Recreation will begin Monday. Children should trips. principal and interest on moving cost September. Recreation programs will 10 mph becoming easterly Department and the Palm Beach register at the school nearest their loans. be in full swing at Memorial Park, Weekly scheduled will be given to tonight. Sunday's tides, High: County School Board. Addison Mizner Elementary School, J. home and take part in activities there. children every Friday. Additional 4:33 a.m. and 5:27 pjn.; Low: The summer recreation program C. Mitchell School, Boca Raton Junior The building committee and Cafetoriums at Addison Mizner, J. C. information may be obtained by 11:22 a.m. and 11:52 p.m. university officials.rejected the rate opens Monday and closes Friday, July High and Boca Raton Senior High calling the Community Center, 395- Fishing: Deerfield Pier reports 24, and is open to Boca Raton School.

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