New Jersey Ball Mixes Politics, Music" Inaugural Parade Cancelled
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Memorial service honors former school teacher, B1 GREATER RED SANK EATONTOWN San Francisco super Behind the scenes LONG BRANCH Montana sparkles as Congressional aides discuss 49ers rout Dolphins. their roles in Washington. Today's Forecast: Continued cold, windy Page B2 Page A3 Complete weather on A2 The Daily Register VOL. 107 NO. 173 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER . SINGE 1878 MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1985 . 25 CENTS New Jersey ball mixes politics, music" BY ALAN FRAM Frank Holman, chairman of the James Courier, said politicians 10 GOP county chairmen and dis- Avenue from the Capitol to the Toms River. "We could have put New Jersey State Republican Com- were discussing the possibility of cussed ways the state party could White House. WASHINGTON (API - Several enough clothes under our uni- mittee, said he was not aware of any Kean not seeking public financing in help local campaign activities. This had a direct bearing on the forms." hundred politicians and activists other Republicans preparing to seek a re-election bid. Such a decision Kean himself said he had spent Toms River High School South from New Jersey celebrated Presi- Traci Graves. 17. a senior and the party's gubernatorial nomi- would enable the governor to raise most of the day working on his state marching band, which had been trombone player from Pine Beach. dent Reagan's second inauguration nation. ' and spend an unlimited amount of budget message, which he will selected to represent New Jersey in with a party of their own, but much N.J., said, "We've been practicing "If he (Kean) doesn't run, I think money, and could serve to scare off deliver soon. the parade. for one and a half months. The of the talk centered around home- the shock would be so great that I some Democratic challengers, they The 210 students, many of whom state politics. "I finished it two minutes after crying may come later. I don't don't think anybody would come said. the kickoff." he said, referring to said they wished the parade had nol know. But it was the right decision ' Virtually all of the about 700 forward," Holman said. "It would Meanwhile, informal meetings Sunday evening's Superbowl game. been cancelled, showed up at the Among the other Republicans celebrants, who gathered for the be no contest." were held throughout the weekend While couples danced to the music ball in full uniform and played two attending last night's affair were New Jersey ball at the Sheraton Kean himself was more coy. by GOP activists to discuss of high school jazz bands from marches, accompanied by their Reps. Christopher Smith. Dean Gal- Washinton Hotel last night, were Asked about his prospects for seek- strategies for the upcoming cam- Cherry Hill. N.J., and Princeton. pom-pom girls and other students lo and Marge Roukema. as well as Republicans, and all agreed that ing a second term, he said, "This paigns. All 80 seats in the state N.J.. some talk revolved around the waving banners. Mary Mochary, the former US there is no doubt GOP Gov. Thomas isn't the evening for that." Assembly are also up for grabs this decision to cancel Monday's outdoor "I think we should have Senate candidate, and Robert Brcn- H. Kean will seek a second four-year Two of the state's GOP law- fall. swearing-in ceremony and the tra- marched,'' said Thomas Fesen. 16. nan. of Brielle, president ol First term this fall. makers, Reps. Matthew Rinaldo and Holman said he met Sunday with ditional parade down Pennsylvania a junior baritone-horn player from Jersey Securities. \ \ Inaugural parade -. » : v ~ cancelled because 1 1 Y 1 V •i of frigid weather WASHINGTON (AP) - Outdoor Washington had the appearance of a spit-shined and polished ghost town as sub-zero temperatures forced President Reagan to cancel his inaugural parade, leaving the the city all dressed up with no one to show. "I would like to cry," said Ron < Walker, chairman of the 50th Ameri- i • can Presidential Inaugural Commit- • ',> tee, after the record cold forced i t abandonment of the long-planned outdoor pageantry. V •1 The National Weather Service forecast high temperatures in the ItefMMf MM* b« Cart Pwkw teens today, with the wind chill REDUCED TO RUBBLE - This is what is left of St., Red Bank, yesterday, after an early morning fire factor at 10 to 20 degrees below zero the interior of Ludwig's Deli Caterers at 10 Wallace damaged it and the adjacent Bargainland. — making it the coldest Inaugural in history. Today's noontime inaugural cer- emony, in which Reagan was to repeat his oath-taking and deliver his inaugural address, was moved Two Red Bank stores inside to the Capitol Rotunda. The president's committee attempted to schedule a gathering of the over 10,000-plus parade participants at the. Capital Centre coliseum in are destroyed by fire Landover, Md. in the afternoon. BY PATRICIA DEDRICK spreading to surrounding buildings. Neither building was occupied at It was only the second time the Fire Chief Robert Holiday said. the time of the fire. parade has been called off because RED BANK - Firefighters However, several adjoining build- According to Holiday, those of bad weather, the first being battled gusting winds and sub- ings sustained some minor damage, routed by the fire were allowed to Andrew Jackson's in 1833. freezing temperatures for approx- he said. return to their apartment at about How cold was it this time around? imately 5 hours early yesterday It was so cold that, despite disap- Firemen were forced to retreat noon. NEW TERM BEGINS — President Ronald Reagan takes the oath monring while fighting a blaze with from Ludwig's interior and from the pointment over the cancellation, Fire Marshal Stanley J. Slckels of office for his second term as president yesterday in a private White caused extensive damage to roof of the building as portions of the said local and county investigators some participants were relieved Ludwig's Deli Caterers at 10 floor and roof collapsed, said Hol- are trying to determine how the fire they wouldn't be outdoors. As par- House ceremony, as first lady Nancy looks on. Wallace St., and the adjacent iday. started. ade costume designer Donna Bailey Bargainland store. "Remarkably, there were no in- "County officers were requested put it: brief procession." Belvoir outside Washington. Eighteen residents were safely juries," Holiday said. to assist due to the extensive "I'm sure the kids playing brass Ms. Bailey said she issued 20,000 "It's a tragedy," said Jake evacuated from an apartment build- Both buildings suffered extensive property loss," Sickels said. instruments would have had the skin pieces of wardrobe this week, fitting Hansen, director of American Con- ing east of Ludwig's as firemen damage, but no estimates on the Firemen were assisted by aerial ripped right off their lips. But I 400 college band members and 200 servative Union, about the parade successfully kept the fire from amount of damage were available. See Fire, page A2 would have liked to see at least a singers and dancers staying at Ft. See Inaugural, page A2 Monmouth County in a deep freeze The "Alberta Clipper" came sail- blizzard. Sunday night, a temperature of 3 Pomona. ing into the Northeast yesterday and State police reported seven minor degrees was recorded at the airport. The story is the same from the everyone hopes it will sail right out traffic incidents on the Garden State With wind gusts of 20 mph to 30 upper Midwest all the way to the as quickly as possible taking its Parkway, with two occuring within mph, the cold translated into a wind Gulf states, and the wind chill felt bitter-cold temperatures with it. the county at exits 114 and 104. chill factor of at least 40 below, said like 85 below zero in spots while The National Weather Service has The New Jersey Turnpike re- Laura Hogan, another weather snow blocked roads and stranded dubbed the large mass of arctic air ported minor fenderbenders also, specialist. hundreds of motorists around the that came roaring out of Canada, the with no injuries reported on either The brittle weather was expected Great Lakes. "Albert Clipper." roads. to continue into today due to the And the cold weather threatened The frigid blast produced at or Both the Parkway and the Turn- slow-moving air mass that orig- Florida's citrus industry. below szero temperatures through- pike wwre reported clear of any ice. inated over the North Pole, experts Record low temperatures for the out most of Monmouth County last drying rapidly as temperatures said. dates were set in at least 58 cities. night. dropped, so little iceing over was "There is no indication that things including Chicago, which reached 27 The bitter-cold temperatures cou- expected. are going to warm up. " said Ross degrees below zero, toppling the old pled with gusting winds of 25 mph No relief is in sight today as Gardner at the NWS station in See Monmouth, page A2 drove the wipd chill factor to near forecasters predict a high of only 15 SO below zero in some areas, degrees with winds diminishing according to forecasters. somewhat. Residents were warned to avoid Temperatures continued dropping -Monday throughout the day, and a record low excessive exposure to the weather Index Make a Date A7 and to bundle up snugly when going of 4 degrees was recorded at Movies A8 outside. Newark International Airport last Advice B7 night, a National Weather Service People A2 The elderly and infants, said to be Business A5 Obituaries A7 most susceptible to the extremely specialist said.