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Champion AM Says Fighting Days Are Done Page 1 15c Daily 90c Week Delivered Serving Naples Marco Everglades Immokalee Golden Gate Bonita Springs Four Sections 24 Pages NAPLES FLA FRIDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 1 1976 AP UPI Wire 54th Year No 59 Carter Says Ford Insensitive to Poor Ford Shelves Past For Today's Tasks PORTLAND Maine (UPI) -Jimmy Carter campaigning on his birthday today is wooing New England voters by depicting the Ford administration as insensitive to the poor at home and in its foreign policy The former Georgia governor now 52 has campaign appearances scheduled in Portland and Hartford Conn then heads south for a stop in Nashville Tenn before jetting to Pittsburgh for the night doing business administration has gone along and as you well know 8 or 10 different leaders in the executive branch of government with the acquiescence or instructions of the President have testified against terminating the Arab boycott" Carter said hurts you especially as Jews but it hurts me too and it hurts our country I see no reason why we should let a foreign nation through economic pressure circumvent or JIMMY CARTER wooing New England GERALD FORD conscience is have bought only a little time for America while cementing Soviet influence in western Europe and keeping Israel in constant peril foreign policy in the last few years has been amoral in nature" Carter said Carter who concedes Ford an edge in defense and foreign policy experience told an audience of Jewish leaders in Boston Thursday Ford has winked at anti-Semiticdiscrimi-nation by international corporations anxious to please wealthy Arab investors Carter said the administration has been fighting congressional efforts to make multinational corporations report any attempt by Arab industries to eliminate Jewish businessmen from corporate offices as a prerequisite for WASHINGTON (UPI) -President Ford his conscience about his political past turned today to problems of the present the election and a number of foreign pot icy issues Ford divided his schedule today between election strategy talks with Republicans including his vice presidential running mate Robert Dole and foreign policy sessions with Foreign Ministers Andrei A Gromyko of Russia and Louis de Guiringaud of France Ford wanted the meeting with the Frenchman chiefly to meet new foreign minister aides said But with Gromyko that 35-year veteran of Sovit-American relations the President had an agenda that included Africa the Middle East and the snail-paced negotiations on a treaty limiting strategic offensive nuclear weapons Aides said the President planned to discuss with Dole the impact of Ford's meeting with the press Thursday He discussed there for the First time his golfing vacations with lobbyist friends and Watergate Special Prosecutor Charles Ruff's reported inquiry into Ford's campaign funds when he was a Grand Rapids Mich Congressman "My conscience is dear" Ford said can say with complete confidence that I am certain that when the investigation is completed that I will be free of any allegations such as I have read Cameramen were allowed to film the news conference in the Oval Office but no sound was permitted He said he hoped any investigation would be dealt with speedily because "justice delayed is justice and said clearing it up would be important to me personally" than politically "I am very proud of my record of personal integrity and I think dial is more important than any impact it might have on the election" he said A Justice Department spokesman spokesman late Thursday confirmed a Washington Post report that the investigation had been initiated by the special prosecutor at the instigation of Attorney General Edward Levi in July Ford asked about accepting free golf weekends from business lobbyists said: "I have never accepted or I believe they have tendered against or that Ford vetoed any such things on the basis of seeking any special privilege or anything Ford first said he never discussed government business while playing with the lobbyists but later modified that answer because a casual way of course we might informally talk about certain matters been sold a bill of Carter said trying to link Ford's name to former President Richard time we really got cheated we got two for the price of one A the second has been even rse than the first as far as people's lives are abrogate the Bill of Rights of the United In Buffalo NY Carter was welcomed by Senate candidate Daniel Moynihan and zeroed in on Ford's economics He claimed die Republicans are now favoring jobs programs which GOP congressmen voted At each stop on his final campaign swing before debating President Ford on diplomacy and defense Carter has been hammering home his contention Ford's vetoes have cost two million American jobs and Secretary of State Henry foreign policies End Seen to Construction Slump Tafag a Jiomraip On Marco Island activity peaked at $71 million for 377 permits The building department issued 979 permits in the 1975-1976 period The permits carried a valuation of $215 million a 16 per cent increase over the $181 million recorded in the 1974-1975 fiscal year There were 900 permits issued in that period BUILDING permits are a good indicator of future construction While the totals in the past fiscal year are below the valuations of 1973 a boom year they still point to increased activity that should help boost local suppliers and the job market On the other hand the county permitted 234 apartment units the past 12 months carrying a value of $76 million Single-family homes and apartments helped to boost construction in the county to $415 million a 212 per cent increase over the previous 12 months when construction volume hit $327 million NORTH NAPLES represented the hottest growth area in the fiscal year just ended There were 917 permits issued for new construction totaling $16 million East Naples followed with 1116 permits for $104 million in construction Collier County is pulling itself out of a recession that plagued the area in 1974 and 1975 was an increase in single-family home construction But there was nothing big and spectacular during the said Harvey Padgett a county building department official "More and more speculating was done by builders This shows more optimism is in the building The building reports showed that $229 million in single-family homes were permitted by the county in the fiscal year just ended The dollar figure represented the construction of 862 homes By JERRY DRAKE Business Editor Construction in Collier County soared 194 per cent in the past 12 months according to city and county building department reports During the 1975-1976 fiscal year ended Sept 30 a total of 4076 building permits were issued for new construction valued at $629 million This compares to 3264 permits issued in the previous fiscal year for construction valued at $508 million SURGE of building the past fiscal year bolsters the belief of many local businessmen that Depot Purchase Nears Completion Pelican Bay Seeks Reduction in Density Grocery Prices Take Slight Rise Tft AmclylU Pratt Higher prices for a variety of items boosted grocery bills during September but the rate of increase in supermarket costs so far this year remains relatively low an Associated Press market basket survey shows The AP drew up a random list of 15 commonly purchased food and nonfood items checked the price at one supermarket in each of 13 cities on March I 1973 and has rechecked on or about the start of each succeeding month The latest survey showed the marketbasket bill increased last month at the checklist store in nine cities with an average boost of 35 per cent Several of the increases however were because items on special at the start of September were no longer on sale a month later ities on March 1 1973 and has rechecked on or about the start of each succeeding month The latest survey showed the marketbasket bill increased last month at the checklist store in nine cities with an average boost of 35 per cent Several of the increases however were because items on special at the start of September were no longer on sale a month later Southwest Heritage Inc today was scheduled to complete the transaction to buy the Naples depot but the purchase has been temporarily delayed Board of directors spokesman Harry Cunningham said the final transaction now is expected to take place within the month The delay is a result of all legal papers not yet going through he said THE NON-PROFIT Southwest Heritage organization kicked off its drive earlier this year to raise $788000 to buy remodel and operate the depot as a community center At a meeting today of a city-county task force exploring possible relocation of the Seaboard Coast Line south terminus railroad sales agent PL Harper announced that the scheduled transaction would not take place today On possible relocation of that terminus from the current Fifth Avenue South location Harper suggested the station may be relocated out of Collier County perhaps in Fort Myers or near Bonita Springs Task force member Egon Hill suggested acquring the land Quarters is on and moving the residents elsewhere The railroad now has a track running east of the Quarters and one running west of the Quarters THE TASK FORCE decided that its first step is to determine the impact on businesses now served by the railroad The developers would like the county to rezone the land for the planned unit development to development-with-regional-impact zoning NENO SPAGNA county planning director said the planning department has not started its review of the Pelican Bay Project but added he hopes to start soon The development recently received the approval of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council By a 7-5 vote the council gave its go ahead after developers agreed to leave about lft miles of beachfront property untouched in exchange for the permission to fill about 130 spokesman for the developer said REALIZE THAT density (the number of units per acre) is a primary concern with residents in the Naples area We have reduced the density to make it more acceptable to the county and Naples residents" said Grover Erickson vice president and general manager for the project The expected population may sound like a lot of people but they will be coming to town one family at a Erickson said He said the reduction in living units was not in single-family homes but in apartment dwellings By DAVID SWARTZLANDER Staff Writer The population of the Pelican Bay housing development will be reduced by about 5000 people according to plans filed Thursday with the Collier County Planning Department The developers of the project Coral Ridge-Collier Properties Inc have filed a planned unit development calling for the reduction of living units from 12000 to 9600 The cut in living units would reduce the population in Pelican Bay located on 2100 acres of land between Seagate Drive and Vanderbilt Beach Road from an expected 27000 by the year 2020 about 21000 a NENO SPAGNA to review plans acres of wetlands The project which will include three shopping centers is expected to yield an annual payroll of $379 million by 1987 in construction and other jobs $260260 Goal Is Set United Fund Kicks Off The United Way fund drive to reach the $260260 goal set for this year was officially started Thursday at a reception for officials and workers at the First National Bank This year's goal is about $18000 more than last year's $242000 goal which was surpassed by about $9000 THE CAMPAIGN which is expected to finish in December will be run the same way as last year's successful campaign Scott Lutgert is campaign chairman The campaign is expected to get a big boost from a fund-raising golf tournament scheduled for next week on Marco Island The tournament is expected to bring in at least $2500 to the campaign's coffers with more than 100 golfers paying the $25 participating foe CHAIRMEN of the capaign divisions for the 1976 drive are: Truman Brown special gifts Mrs Tommye Jones direct mail Thomas Hayer and Robert Sauerwine payroll deductions and large corporations James A McLaughlin and Preble Staver business Mrs Audrey DeRange professional Mrs Vicky Aaron residential Gary Heath agricultural in Immokalee Stephen Poklemba agricultural in Naples John Dunnavant publicity Mrs Annette Winn speakers bureau Thomas Hall Jr special events Robert Godboe Marco business Samuel Waid Golden Gate Mrs Florence Jelks Immokalee Mrs Irene Roland and Mrs Sue McClung real estate and James McGee school systems Allocations for the 14 agencies supported by the United Way are: American Red cross $18000 Big Cypress Nature Center $20000 Boy Scouts of America $30000 Catholic Service Bureau $19350 Fun Time Nursery $15440 Future Citizens $1000 Gulfcoast Girl Scouts $21170 Mental Health Association $15000 Naples Community Hospital $41500 Naples Welfare Association $20675 Salvation Army $4500 USO $1000 YMCA $20000 and the Immokalee Child Care Center $5000 DRIVE STARTED Hie United Way fund drive kicked off its campaign Thursday at a reception held iqthe First Nat foul Bank Among those present were from left Busy Berson Jack Stanley and his wife Jerri Cam palp Chairman Scott Lutgert and Bill Higgs Staff yta by Stale i VM".