Jetport Issue Occupies Both Party Conventions
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Long Branch Officials Go Before Grand Jury SEE STORY BELOW Mostly Sunny Mostly gunny, quite wantij FINAL humid today, high in mid-8Ds, Red Bank, Freehold low 90s. Long Branch (Iti DeUlli, put 2J I EDITION Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 90 Years, VOL. 92, NO. 257 RED BANK, N. J., FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1969 26 PAGES 10 CENTS Jetport Issue Occupies Both Party Conventions TRENTON (AP)-The long move to insert a plank ban- with out reaching the conven- "We had a good discussion The Republican guberna- aimmering jetport issue sur- ning a jetport in Hunterdon tion floor. •— Joe understands it.better torial candidate, Rep: Wil- faced in public at the Demo- County was beaten down with Would Revise now," said Platform Commit- liam T. Cahill, says New . cratic state convention yes- the consent of the guberna- State Sen. Joseph Maraziti, tee Chairman Raymond H. Jersey doesn't need a. jet- terday while Republicans torial candidate, Robert B. R-Morris, sponsor of a bill to Bateman, R-Somerset. Mar- port. The platform was sought without success to Meyner. establish a state jetport aziti said he asked Bateman adopted with the "no jet- submerge it jn private. At the Republican con- authority, sought to revise to give the convention a port" plank although several Both parties adopted plat- Clave, the full recommenda- the "no jetport" plank in the choice of whether it wanted delegates, including Mar- forms for the 1069 guberna- tions of the party's platform platform to conform to his a "no jetport" plank on his aziti refrained from voting. torial campaign in meeting committee were adopted with- bill. bill for a state authority. out debate. But the real ac- 2 Opposed rooms only a wall apart at a The authority would deter- The plank reads: downtown hotel. tion occurred behind closed "New Jersey does not want Assemblywoman Josephine A plank calling for a tax doors where a proposal to mine if a jetport is needed and does not need a new Margetts of Morris County convention was added to the soften the party's "no jet- and then recommend a site to global jetport, and we will and Morris; County Commit- Democratic platform while a port" plank was grounded the governor and legislature. not implement one." teeman Robert Jones voted against the platform because of the "no jetport plank, At the Democratic conven- tion, a move by Hunterdon CONVICTED BUT FREE — Laurence Wesson of Deal, left, chats with hit law. County Committeenian Frank Red Bank Mayor Asks Bohren to exclude Hunterdon yers, Sidney M. Franiblau, center, and Michael Salandra, yesterday outside court as a possible site was re- where 'he was found guilty of contempt. (AP Wiraphoto) jected. Bohren argued it would help Meyner's image in Hunterdon as a vote-getter if the platform specifically ruled Special Police Force Unit out a jetport in Hunterdon as Gov. Richard J. Hughes had Wolf son Contempt By DORIS KULMAN black youths on the Westside more black men to the force The curfew will begin at 10 done. RED BANK - Mayor Dan- last weekend. and move policemen out of p.m. tonight, tomorrow and "I'll protect my own The mayor said the Red the patrol cars and back on Sunday, and will be pushed iel J. O'Hern last night rec- image," Meyner said, rising back to 11. p.m. on Monday ommended that a special unit Bank policemen "best quali- the beat. to his feet. of police, highly qualified and fied by background, training And Mayor O'Hern recom- if there isn't any further dis- Seen Involuntary trained in police - community and experience" should be order, Mr. O'Hern said. The Hughes has said that if he mended that whenever possi- had it to do over again he relations, be assigned to ar- given intensive police - com- ble, police issue summonses curfew ends at 6 a.m. TRENTON (AP) - Lau- not think Wolfson purposely and assumed he would take eas of potential civil distur- munity training promptly, Also last night, the mayor wouldn't exclued any poten- rence Wolfson, of Deal, busi- failed to meet the deadline care of it. Franzblau, who to persons charged with non- tial jetport site. bance. welded into a Special Patrol and Borough Council met ness partner of reputed Ma- and imposed no fine or jail testified at the hearing, said, Establishment of. the Division, and assigned hi ar- indictable offenses, instead of with. 10 representatives of the A majority of delegates fia overlord Sam "The sentence. He could have re- "If anyone is at fault in this special unit as a fourth pla- eas of potential disturbance arresting them. Youth Council of the Red agreed with the contention of Plumber" DeCavalcante, is ceived an indeterminate fine case, it's me." toon within the police de- during peak crime hours (or- At the same time, the may- Bank Branch, National Asso- Al Feinberg of Camden Coun- guilty of contempt, but he's and a six-month jail term, In making his decision, dinarily 6 p.m.-2 a.m.). or announced easing of the ciation for the Advancement ty who said the plank on a free. partment heads the list of Wolfson had been cited" for Kingfield said he wanted to He also recommended steps curfew imposed last Sunday of Colored People. The jetport proposed by the plat- Wolfson wasfoundguilty of recommendations made by contempt last Monday after make it clear that he would to improve police training, to keep children under 18 off NAACP youths presented 13 form committee was broad by contempt yesterday for fail- the mayor in the wake of the he failed to produce the rec- not tolerate violation of the beet up the department, add the streets after 9 p.m. ' proposals they said would necessity and that to exclude ing to turn his records over outbreak ol vandalism by ords of four companies with newly - obtained subpoena "initiate meaningful changes one county as a possible site to the State Investigation headquarters in DeCavalcan- power of the SIC. But he said in Red Bank to insure the would do injustice to the Commission (SIC) on June v te's office at 21 N. Michigan he was not convinced that safety of citizens in the black others. 19, the date specified in sub- Ave., Kenilworth. Wolfson had purposely violat- community." The Port of New York Au- poenas issued to him. ""'But'Superior Court Judge Takes Blame ed that power; •Men Best Qualified' thority and the major air* "It is my determination Little Silver Residents In recommending establish- lines have been leaning to the Frank 'J: Kingfield, who He said he had informed his that Mr. Wolfson is guilty of ment of the Special Patrol idea of a jetport at Solberg found Wolfson guilty after a former attorney, Sidney M. three-hour trial, said he did Franzblau, of the subpoenas a contempt," the judge said. Division, Mayor O'Hern said Airport in Hunterdon. "He was supposed to produce that "the men best qualified records June 19 and he failed Defeat School Proposal >by background, training and to do so. But I'm inclined to .experience to establish a feel that Wolfson had a right swift restoration of sound po- LITTLE SILVER - Voters to the polls, and sentiment Another board member said to rely upon an attorney; that lice - community relations," Long Branch Officials the attorney would take care here defeated the 1998,009 against the experimental he thinks a new, sllmmed- should be assigned to it. of an adjournment." school referendum yesterday open spaces construction in down proposal will be present- As proposed by the mayor, by a 7 to 4 margin in what the board's proposal. ed soon. the SPD would nave "the ini- Andrew Phelan, the SIC's has been called the biggest School board president Cur- The referendum would have tial responsibility and duty executive director, said after- turnout for a school election tis G. Callan said the board provided funds for a 31,846- of suppressing civil distur- ward he was satisfied' that Go Before Grand Jury the verdict Had upheld his in years. will reconsider the situation, square-fobt addition to the bances . ." The results were 697 Point Road School, including commission's power. "The elementary school prob- Its members would be FREEHOLD - The Mon- Councilman Henry R. Cioffi will be determined by the jur- •gainst versus 414 yes votes, space for 12 classrooms, a "We established what the lems remain and must be equipped with walkie talkies mouth County Grand Jury and Miss Sanita J. Camassa, ors. with 1,111 residents voting. music room, art room, kin- commission could do, that its solved," he said. and other protective equip- heard testimony from four city clerk. Voting machines at the Point dergarten room, and an all- The jury reviewed the rec- orders must be complied ment as needed, and would Long Branch officials in its ommendations of the 1967 Road School, where districts Mr. Callan thanked those purpose room with a kitchen. have Plectron Home Receiv- Monmouth County Prosecu- with," he said. who worked and supported review of a Grand Jury pre- Grand Jury and had consid- three and five balloted, regis- In place of regular class- ing Sets. tor Vincent P. Keuper said Mull Perjury tered 199 for and 235 against. the referendum and added, sentment which made nine ered the prosecutor's investi- rooms, the board proposed a The mayor said that foot the jury will continue deliber- Phelan also said that he Residents of districts one, two "We shall need your support recommendations for the city.