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Mcgovern Forces File Suit on Issue WASHINGTON (AP) - Cal- Linois Delegation, Which His the California Delegation ityin SEE STORY PACE 3 Showers Likely Very warm and humid THEDAILY today with showers likely this FINAL afternoon and tonight Tomor- Red Bank, Freehold row, cloudy, chance of show- Long Branch . ers. I 7 EDITION 28 PAGES Monmoutli County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL 95 NO. 6 RED BANK, NJ. MONDAY, JULY 3,1972 TEN CENTS luinuiffluiiiiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiniiiuMinHiiiiuiiHiiiiiinniiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnniiiiiuiiiiiniiiniiinimiiiiiiiinu m . _ . - . McGovern Forces File Suit on Issue WASHINGTON (AP) - Cal- linois delegation, which his the California delegation. Edmund S. Muskie. ifornia supporters of Sen. forces won. "The convention is going to "I'm going to see him if George McGovern are seeking "If I thought it would serve be fair," McGovern said. "It President Meany will see to win back in the courts the the interests of a stronger is going to ha the most-open, me," McGovern said. "I wel- 151 California delegates they paity'and heal some of these the least-bossed, convention in come and need his help." lost in the Democratic Cre- wounds and not do any vio- American history." The senator also said he will dentials Committee. lence.to the'cules of the party, In an effort to beef up his ask Lawrence F. O'Brien to A suit was filed with the I would support a com- strength in advance of Miami remain as head of the Demo- U.S. District Court in Wash- promise," he said on ABC's Beach, McGovern said he will cratic National Committee if ington asking a restraining or-- "IssUes and Answers" pro- seek a meeting with AFL-CIO McGovern is nominated. And; der to prevent the revised gram. President George Meany this he said he hasn't ruled out California delegation from McGovern again expressed week. Meany is officially un- having Sen. Edward M. Ken- being seated at the Democrat- confidence the convention committed in the race for the nedy as a running mate, but ic convention, which opens would overturn the com- nomination, although he is feels Kennedy will not be"a. July 10 at Miami Beach. A mittee's recommendation on considered a supporter of Sen. candidate. hearing was scheduled today before District Court Judge George L. Hart Jr. The suit alleges that the Credentials Committee acted unconstitutionally when it BEN SHAHN MURAL — The Ben Shahn mural at Roosevelt was rededicated yesterday afternoon in overruled California's winner- the presence of many dignitaries and art lovers. Seen after the dedication are, from the left, Bertram take-all primary, won by Ellentuck, mayor of Borough of Roosevelt; Mrs. Merna Ellentuck, president of the borough's Board of McGovern. The committee Education; Marvin Sadek, director of the National Portrait Gallery, who was also main speaker at the apportioned 151 of the state's event, and 4th District Congressman Frank Thompson, D-N. J. 271 votes among presidential contenders Hubert H. Hum- phrey, George C. Wallace and others. McGovern would retain 120' votes, but the loss of the 151 Beaches Draw Crowds delegates posed a major set- back in his hopes to win the Democratic presidential nom- ination on the first ballot. Stephen Reinhardt, Demo- cratic national committeeman' For Holiday Weekend from California who an- nounced'the suit, accused the More than soo.ooo sunwor- equalled a record set there in mated that 3.5 million cars the Earitan Toll Plaza of the Credentials Committee of act- shippers jammed New Jersey 1962. would use the Garden State Garden State Parkway. At ing "solely from political con- beaches yesterday to take ad- Temperatures around the Parkway and the New Jersey one point a dozen or more, siderations" in taking the vantage of the first warm state ranged from the mid 70s Turnpike over the four-day cars stood idle with their frus- delegates from McGovern. weather weekend since the in Atlantic City to 91 in New- holiday and to some motorists trated passengers nearby. - McGovern, still, the easy summer started. ark where the record-high it may have seemed all the Those motorists might have front-runner with 1,276.9 com- By midday the beach pa- temperature was set in 196S cars were on the road at once. been heading for some of the mitted votes with 1,509 needed trols in Asbury Park and At- when the thermometer hit Overheated cars were a picnic areas where crowds for nomination, indicated yes- lantic City reported crowds 102. Those .who never got to common sight and often were unusually small for the terday he would be willing to approaching record propor- the shore could probably be caused tieups. One area warm weather. At Barnegat compromise on the challenges tions, but^hey kept coming, found at mountain resorts or where they were particularly Light State Park there were, to the California delegationr possibly after hearing that the on the highways. It was esti- concentrated appeared to be thousands of parking spaces. whicji he lost, and to the It good weather may be short lived. The U. S. Weather Service forecast for, today.called for partly cloudy skies throughout the state and a chance of People's Blockade Keeping showers or thunderstorms de- veloping by afternoon. It was all good weather, though, as the second day of the July 4 holiday found many thousands seeking the sun Nightly Vigil at County Jail that hid for most of June. (See June weather story, page 3.) By HILDY FONTAINE grass roots level. abedience and loitering in Haverford (Pa.) College phys- In Wildwood, 250,000 per- A group of approximately 25 connection with antiwar dem- ics professor, said no antiwar Register staff pholo by tarry P«nw sons were reported on the MIDDLETOWN - Nightly people walked around the onstrations locally — visual protesters were in the waters PREPARING FOR THE FOURTH — Michael Mottershead, 8, left, and beach. In, Atlantic City there' vigils at the County Jail, county jail carrying lighted contact with antiwar sympa- surrounding the Naval Ammu- was another 133,000 and inr As- Freehold, begun last week by William Eastmond, 6, prepare for the Fourth of July celebration by deco- candles and singing songs. thizers. nition Depot (NAD) at Earle rating William's bicycle with the American Flag. bury Park 125,000, which supporters of the People's The result? Last night's vigil followed a this past weekend because Blockade, are continuing. It afforded prisoners — meeting at the Manalapan they are "waiting for definite Last night's vigil climaxed some of whom are in jail be- home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee information on a ship's leav- Power Seen a weekend in which antiwar- cause they could not pay fines Kohns in which plans for sea ing." supporters continued planning levied against them in Munici-' blockading and petitions were Discussed Legal Action Adequate ways in which the Indochina pal Court here after hearings discussed. He said the group discussed Action Against Police conflict can be halted at the on charges of civil dis- Dr. William Davidon, a various aspects of the legal situation whereby the First For State Unitarian Church of Mon- NEWARK (AP) - Only a mouth County, Lincroft, un- protracted heat wave could By Church Dismissed successfully sought an in- jeopardize New Jersey's sup- junction barring township po- India, Pakistan Reach MIDDLETOM - Town- unless there is a bona fide religion, speech and assem- ply of power reserves this lice from church property. snip police willnot be prohib- complaint from the church. bly. summer, according to the- U. S. District Court Judge State Public'titilities Commis- ited fromany church grounds Unitarian Church officials, Police allegedly were taking -George H. Barlow refused the if their presence there is war- offended at the presence of down license plate numbers of sion and the state's major injunction last Friday. The utilities. Peace Action Accord ranted. police on church property out of town guests at the matter was left for Peter 0. U.S. District Court Judge June 11 prior to war protest -church who are affilliated The PUC and the utilities SIMLA, India (AP) - after five days of talks in this Bhutto would meet again "at Frunzi, township attorney, said over the weekend that George H. Barlow late last demonstrations at the Earle with the People's Blockade of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Himalayan resort, said Indian a mutually convenient time in and R. Webb Leonard, Ameri- Naval Ammunition Depot, voltage reductions this sum- ana President frilfikar AI,i week in Trenton refused to is- Philadelphia, a combination and Pakistani forces will with- the future-and that in the can Civil Liberties Union at- sue an injunction sought by sought to keep police off their of groups seeking to bar am- mer are "unlikely" because of Bhutto reached their first draw from the territories th :y meanwhile, the representatives torney, representing the the state's.estimated 20 per the First Unitarian Church of property on the grounds that munition ships from leaving peace agreement early today seized last December along of the two'sides will meet to church, to work out amicably. police action violated its'con- cent reserve capacity. But and promised future negotia- Monmouth County to prohibit Earle NAD, allegedly for In- India's western border except discuss further the normaliza- Earlier in the day a "town police from church property stitutional right to freedom of dochina. they declined to rule out the tions on the other issues be- tion of relations, including the in Kashmir. There they will meeting" of approximately 90 Judge Barlow conferred possibility altogether because tween their two nations, in- maintain the cease-fire line questions of repatriation of Blockade people, Unitarian of the influence a lengtlily hot cluding Kashmir and the Pa- prisoners of war and civilian with lawyers of both the Uni- established by the two-week Church members and local tarian Church and the town- spell would have on the use of kistani POWs in India.
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