2 Children Perish in Manalapan Fire by LINDA ELLIS and KATHY SELIGMAN Went to Summon Help When the Fire Began to First Aid Squad, Police Said
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Monday 4Johnny is Smarter Than You Think9: Giants defeated, Specials A new series on education, page 5 Jets win, page 9 The Daily Register Monmouth County's Great Home Newspaper VOL.104 NO. 116 SHREWSBURY, N,J. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1981 25 CENTS 2 children perish in Manalapan fire By LINDA ELLIS and KATHY SELIGMAN went to summon help when the fire began to First Aid Squad, police said. engulf the two-bedroom apartment in flames. The member of the Viviani family in- MANALAPAN - Two infants died yesterday "A couple of neighbors tried to help him," terviewed by The Register said he did not know in an early morning fire which gutted an apart- said one resident of Viviani Drive, "but it was how long the Carters had lived in the apartment. ment at 4 Viviani Drive where they reportedly too late. It's a terrible shock. They had a good He said that smoke detectors had been installed were staying with three other children. family life. It's kind of unbelievable." in the apartments in the early spring. Paul Chalet, first assistant Monmouth Coun- The 17-unit apartment complex is owned by He added that the owners had been main- ty prosecutor, said Katisha Carter, 18 months, the Viviani family who live in the township. A taining the buildings and making needed repairs and Azziza Carter, 2 months, died from carbon family member, who asked not to be identified, but that tenants had "damaged" the interiors of monoxide poisoning as a result of smoke inhala- said the family was planning "in the near some of the apartments and that litter and tion. The other children, Sidney Carter, 4, Malik future" to close down the apartments and have garbage was strewn around the property and on Carter, I, and John Campbell, 10, of 17 Viviani them demolished because of the increasing cost some adjacent property. Drive, a relative of the other children, were of utilities. "That place scares me to death and it apparently unhurt from the fire, which broke out The fire is being investigated by both the always has," he said. UnuaiMMntiUcnhfu shortly after 1 a.m., according to police. township police department and by the Mon- He said the apartments were built around the mouth County Prosecutor's Asron Squad, ac- mid-1950s by the Viviani family which owned the SOUTH BAND MARCHES — Drummers from the Middletown High School South The childrens' parents, Sidney Carter, 23, cording to Chaiet. land there. But, he said, in recent years, upkeep marching band move along in yesterday's Veterans Day parade in Middletown, and Katie Carter, 24, were reportedly at a party organized bv Middletown VFW Post 2179. Police said the fire apparently started in the and energy costs of the building had become in East Windsor when the fire broke out. Of- increasingly expensive. ficials said Katie Carter was taken to Freehold rear of the four-room apartment in a pile of old clothes. The two infants who died were in the The fire is being investigated by Lt. Peter Area Hospital, Freehold, where she was treated Vanderwiel and Patrolman Gary Ascough of the for s shock and released. front bedroom, Chaiet said. Police said the entire apartment was heavily damaged in the township police force and by Fred Dispensiere VFW holds its largest Chaiet said the children had apparently been blaze and that other units in the building were and Donald Manning of the county arson squad. left unsupenrised. According to authorities, the evacuated. Chaiet said the prosecutor's office is review- 10-year-old tried to put out the fire and got two Police said all three township fire companies ing the case and will decide after investigation of the children outside responded. The children were taken to Freehold and review whether to file criminal charges Middletown parade Neighbors interviewed said the 10-year-old Area Hospital by the Manalapan-Englishtown against the parents. MIDDLETOWN - Under brilliant skies Minna Snyder, conductress of the Dept. of yesterday afternoon. Middletown Veterans of New Jersey VFW Ladies Auxiliary Foreign Wars Post 2179 held its annual Veter- Units marching in the parade included ans Day Parade, its largest ever, lasting for several area VFW, Elks and American Let three hours. gion posts; volunteer fire companies and Court rules Essex votes Music was provided by four area high first aid and rescue squads from Middletown school marching bands and the Duffy String Township; area Boy Scout and Girl Scout Band, a Mummers group from Philadelphia. troops; and several antique cars. Grand Marshal of the parade was Felton Special groups, such as the Raritan Road B. Payne, a past commander of Post 2137. A Runners, a motorcycle club, and the Rifle- parade escort was provided by the Mid- eltes, a drill team from Middletown, also must be part of total dletown Township Police Dept. and the Po- took part. lice Explorers. I Unofficial totals from Tuesday's election Gold Star mothers honored were Mrs. NEWARK (AP) - The state Supreme Court Morris Pashman stayed that order Friday pend- showed Kean with a lead over Florio of 1,143.569 The parade began at the Bayview School Dorothy Smith, past president of the Dept. of ruled early today that an unknown number of ing a hearing by the full Supreme Court. at 1 p.m. Marchers proceeded down to 1,141,(22, according to the News Election New Jersey, Gold Star Mothers; and Mrs. emergency ballots in Essex County should be Pashman's stay came after Kean s attorneys Leonardville Road, through Campbell's Junc- counted as part of the official results in the Service. Agnes Bleiuitt, past president of the claimed the paper ballots were not delivered to tion, turned on Cherry Tree Farm Road, and state's foggy governor's race. The final totals in Mercer, Monmouth and Bayshore chapter of Gold Star Mothers. the superintendent of elections until Wednesday. then turned again on Nilson Avenue to pass Those votes will be included in today's Hudson counties will not be released before State law requires the ballots be delivered Tues- the reviewing stand at Wilson Avenue and Hundreds of area residents lined the pa- certification of county election results. The today's certification. day night and the time delay could have allowed Chapman Terrace, near the VFW post. rade route, cheering and waving as the certification will clear the way for court mo- Essex County's total depends on the unknown for fraud, the lawyers contend. Watching from the reviewing stand were marchers wound their way through Mid- tions for any recounts in the state's closest number of emergency ballots which were im- Munn said he was not aware of the details of Mayor Frank A. Self; township committee dletown. Mrs. Elsie Suenna, co-chairman of gubernatorial race in a century. pounded before the high court ruled at 12:30 the Supreme Court decision and he said a formal members; Col. Theodore S. Block, director the parade, said that not only was this year's The Boards of Canvassers of each county are a.m.. order would be released later today of the Army Command at Fort Monmouth; parade the largest ever, but it was also the required by law to meet in their respective The state Supreme Court ruled 6-0, with Both political parties have been getting Assemblyman Richard Van Wagner and Mrs. longest. courthouses at noon today to vote on whether Justice Daniel J. O'Hern not participating the ready for a potential recount. they will accept their final figures, said Secre- conference call which led to the decision, that Florio has said he probably would request at tary of State Donald Lan. the Essex County emergency ballots should be least a partial recount. His campaign has re- Candidates cannot seek a recount before the counted, said Ken Munn, spokesman for the tained Tom Downes, a Michigan laywer special- tallies are certified by the county canvassers. Administrative Office of the Courts. izing in recount efforts who played a key role in The county certification also brings the still- The emergency paper ballots were cast when New Hampshire's cliff-hanger Senate race in settled election closer to a state certification on an unknown number of voting machines alleged- 1974. Dec. 1 and the naming of a governor-elect. ly malfunctioned in Essex County. Democrat John A Durkin eventually won the Both Republican Thomas Kean, who is Retired state Supreme Court Justice Mark seat in September 1975 The first official results guarding a slight edge with an unofficial lead ot Sullivan, appointed as a special election judge gave the seat to former Insurance Com- 1,947 votes, and Democrat James J. Florio have by Chief Justice Robert Wilentz, had ordered missioner Louis A. Wyman, the Republican can- been waiting anxiously for today's tallies. those emergency ballots be counted, But Justice See Court, page 4 Self, facing mayoralty opposition, sees Mosca case not affecting vote By SUSAN HOOPER five that want it. I don't know. I haven't spoken committee member, who said that at this point to them yet." he would support Self for mayor, agreed with MIDDLETOWN - Mayor Frank A. Self said McGrath agreed with Foulks that the allega- Linder. yesterday that allegations that he tried to in- tions against Self had in no way influenced his "We're all on the same frequency," he said. fluence the decision of Municipal Court Judge decision to seek the post of mayor. "No matter who is elected mayor, we will all be Kenneth E. Joel in the trial of Middletown High able to work together smoothly." NORTH BAND ON PARADE — The Middletown High School North band is shown, School South football coach Richard Mosca have "I had the desire to be mayor last year," he marching In yesterday's Veterans Day parade.