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'. _ .. .V -s: J Kenilworth Democrats fued; hew dig' evolves; princesses portrayed 0a.rw.OQd\ thief thwarted; Page 15 Guerriero honored; Little League debuts . VOL- 87 No. 18.Published Every Thursday Page 14 JSPS i:«; flOp Second Class Postage. Paid Cranford. N.J 20.CK.MTS In Our Olive green . , to green acres ••''•»•-•;• * tops the state Sign up A team of' Latin Club students from studied Latin in high school and will be Cranford High School won the state continuing' the study in college. Registration forms are now championship during academic com- The local club also received a pi ?vaildble; for The Chronicle Run pct44ioH&Satefdayand bhthcom for June „ l. They may be p4Satefdayand bruught~hmne~ "vvITfch recognizes it as one of the - top picked Up at Ihe newspaper or at the the coveted state trophy. three Latin clubs' in the stale. The-club Community Center at Alden and The local team includes Captain advisor is Alice Alldian. Miln. A $4 pre-entry:, fee paid Robert Ragone, Jamie Mindlin^ Brian Club members acquired 44 ribbons in through May 29 entitles trie entrant Ldvineand Daniel Kastelman. They will various, competitions ' Saturday. Other to a T-shirt and eligibility for the one represent New Jersey at the National Latin students who. won' individual mile fun run, three mile and six mile Latin Convention this summer at 'tire events'are: Peter Murad, Anastasia 1 runs; The,fun run only costs $1. T,- University "of- Tennessee. Prassas, Frances Quinn, Robert Kelly, shirts will.be. available only to pre- The statewide competition 'Saturday" Megan Durning, 'John Coogan, Kalhy was at the annual Latin Convention at Meade, Kyra, Fedash, Lucille .Westnn,. /':" Cherry Hill High School East. Lisa Weiner, Barbara Holub, Claire Levine was named this year's Venezia, Joyce'-Pickering and Wanda. recipient of the $300 New Jersey Junior Chih. '•" Classical League scholarship awarded" ''Theclub team also'took first place in.. Don wins anrtuallylo a graduating senior who has Olympic competition in basketball-. •Don Hey burn won another coveted award in pole" vaulting: a charnpion- ship at the Penn Relays, the first for a local prepster since coach Ray White came in 1966. White's CHS girl's squad is,off tq.a running start. In AAU competition, Robbie -i = "« t Pender won first place in stale 'tourney. Page 13, - 'N* " .. r ..'."'••.'.;•. This old house, went down'quickly Friday tcr open •• wil'{j»become part of open space parkland under expanded vjstaj of Rab.W-a.V- •Bk/.ex of-f Springfield'^dtpen,,Acres program. Town's..offering1 price held swjprise^z "Avenue. Structure'was built hy desr^nHant—of—LUm-—^—tEr-° taa—u ' ~ ndemnation pro • . ,.M.,^. ^..u^iuic wdt. uum nv HR.snp'nriant—c4—feff—sA—$!>2,4&6—Ihrouyir"~c"o7idemnatir. Rev. Arnold Dahlquist was town's namesake, Josiah Crane, and: cleared site ceedings, the first-here in 17'year's. Page 2 honored as ."Citizen of the Year" by "th—e Chamber o( ^Commerce1 last week. He concluded the ceremonies by bestowing an honor himself. • _ "One of the richest blessings in my experiences is a happy and full marriage,'1 " he testified, and thereupon presented-a surprise: tickets to "Oklahoma!" and a dinner date, to his wife Betty, who was in the audience. Page ' 2 . Last chance Monday is the deadline to register for either party's primary June 3. ' The township clerk's office will be | open extra hours, from 8:30 a.m. to 9' -p,.-m-7-tonight—F:r|day andMondaytoZ 'facilitate registration. Check In at I Room 106 in the Municipal Building:. Gar.wood- tand .-jCenilwortiv clerH's. office will also be open Monday 1 evening. • 'Certamen' team which took_&tate—trophy^—torn—tetf- ) ••' ' ""KasTleman, Brian Levineme, , RobnooePiHagorte ft-Rag one anandd JaJamir e Mindlin the board in A'icer A'ldian's classroom Beginning this month home Pholos bylSreg Price. 1 delivery of The Chronicle will cost $9 a year/Subscribers can save on that New park by taking advantage of a two»year. "ratc~Til""$T77"nTsirig~£osls of news- I paper production and delivery are responsible for the increase. Special, discounts are still available to senior citizens and students away from • home, Meantime, the. local paper, .has changed-printers. See" the 1 editorial, Page G. .—.!-= store can . Bocciecourts, paddle tennis courts and modern playground equipment will be A 74-year-ol'd oCranford vCoinan was 'escape, police saidt Paper, drive added to public recreational facilities struck in the neck by an assailant down Mrs Bechtold, It Columbia available ,in Cranford as part of im- town Friday, A siispect was 'arretfted" on her wij'y to. catch a train to after being chased bv pqlii-e. 'lamfield Boy Scout Troop 75 will sponsor a ip three loc, J£_jvjL,, pnrjcrHriWSa'tuTclay troml) a.m. UY parks. ••the in'cideiii occurred at ftr5fi'a.m,. Many I 2 p.m. at Hillside Avenue School. - ...i- .,-v • .» 'Hie boccie courts . arc planned- for "•commiuers .iiliTt^"crwTrtTfwTr~w"iTrK(.'rs For pick-up, call 276-11363 by Fridjiy Lincoln Avenue Park, near tho Pep- victim, Mary- Bechtold, stagger-away witnessed the chase and arrest evening. • '' from the assault which-took place on the peridge Tree, along with Mod-U-Log v The victim-'was taken to Mi'monyl apparatus consisting of 18 separate units • south side of the avi ntiP~TOnt"'the_.riiil-' General Hospital''where she was ad- including swings', slides, climbers, pull- road station bus stop.'.He radioed .for aid. mitted for treatment, of neck injuries. 'She' }oked_ -up bars-arid bridges'. Thi s~pa r k*Wi I la 1 so"' . Police safd the 'suspected assailant Slle was reported ln'satisj'actory con, •&• H^y£]3irri _;i ri?Cho.w-t.i:nflRr raced -north on fool lowurcl Alden, then rtition this' week A sign on a bulletin board outside Mod-U-Log equipment will also be •JTSt-rrrwaTTlThe old ITrefibuse oji North •Avenue, Spotting a patrol car coming The suspect was identified as Ralph the Cranford Municipal Court reads: added to the Johnson Avenue Park, near Thomas, 20, or 1039 Anna St , Elizabeth. "When God made man, She was the rehabilitated rowhouses, along with lowar'd him, he allegedly reversed direction .and ran back up-Alden"wher.e Lt. Donald Curry said he attacked the I joking." .. __, v landscaping, picnic facilities, a games he was capUired in front of Photo Plaza •victim "for no apparent reason " area and a basketball court. by'I.t. Harry VV'ilde and Officer John Thomas was charged with aggravated Tlu; paddle tennis courts will be near Lowrey, who-.were- aotong many assault, resisting arrest and possession Update the entrance to the Centennial Avenue of a controlled dangerous substance in •ii policemen who had converged on the recreation complex. Horseshoe pits, "scene, £ . • an improper container l|e was taken to,/ , t Broadcast of the made-for-TV picnic tables and new. .evergreens are the county jail. A bail of $lt),(H)o set.in'.', ' dramatization of Mother Seton's life Citizen of .Year: .Rev. Afnold Dahlquist was honored by Cranford planned for the same complex, between Chamber of Commerce. Ed Force, left, and Rev. George Pike, right, Mrs. Bechtold'and Baerkept their eye Superior Court was reduced to $7,500. in which.Corey Steele- of. Cranford the indoor pool and the baseball fields. n on the iussaijant throughout- and-tin' participated in presentation. Page3.- 2. Probable cause hearing was -sot in has a,role is now planned for the. The projects will be funded through "officer radioed reports of the M-urficipal Court here May 13. 'Christmas season. It was originally the federal community development i scheduled for Mother's Day... Bob grants the township has received, Gaven, the CHS senior who intended reported James Leon, recreation and this month to set the world's record L parks director. He hopes the facilities for the longest continuous run, in- ' will be in place sometime this summer. curred an injury before he could try. r Total outlay for these developments is TR says holiiTglfl TiylTgain nextTalL ""$65,000"." "" 7" "'—.•, "•"'"; eyes public forum The recreation department has also y Thomas O'Brien Jr. said the board proposed a total expenditures of $135,100 needed to seek the assistance ol aiwlANNKSIUHAN would conduct a forum early next month Uiiiril .-iliuiilu )!,t-i in^'olved in a .'.'higher ft- t v 1 residents "in more direct wdVs.'.'J.le ^Twer tht- rtexlfHve-"y e'a'rs"'ihrciugh' the' -^The'-'ohai-niiati-—-of- UH -- tVanfori -••lo-sdiertJlde;is"oh"[lit?sLi'sii]bjects"m' the' 3 honored sai'd'tlinrcriinroriThnil'suffered ;i "brain level; more meaningful kind of plan-' locally-financed capital program. These Planning Board says he wants to involve context of the master plan nmg." including assessment of capital P'H'ce persons have received drain" of talent and needed to expand . include the renovation of the Adams residents more directly in the planning improvement recommendations He "Cranford Downtown Citations" public participation m decision making Avenue Park, renovation of the Walnut process arid will solicit public views on 'O'Brienr in an interview, also said this type of activity was ideal for a from the (-number-of Commerce. The June forum would be an example 'It Avenue tennis courts, reconstruction of key decisions facing the township. These elaborated on his view that Hie Planning built-up community like Cranford, They are. Morris Siegel, Mrs.-Evelyn Board should screen capital ' im- tho Orange Avenue tennis courts and include specifically the future of the of how • "healfhv,',intelligent debate" where questions of land use planning are Biach and Frank DiTulio.