U.S. Probes Ocean Sewage Dumping
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10 To W SEE STORY BELOW Sunny and Cool Mostly sonny and cool today, THEDAILY FINAL tomorrow and again on Son- } Red Bank, Freehold ~T~ day. Clear and cool tonight Long Branch J EDITION 28 PAGES Monmonth County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL 94 NO. 93 RED BANK, NJ. KRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1971 TEN CENTS Freeze Extension Fear Fires Up Teachers ByBETTESPERO teacher 11 years. Related Stories, Page 17 John W. Patterson, a Long Branch resident and a former social studies .teacher at Rumson-Fair Haven High School, ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey teachers, who have given agreed contracts finalized before the freeze should be honored. the federal wage freeze the cold shoulder ever since its in- A past president of the 3,500 member Monmouth County ception, are apparently ready to boll over if the freeze is ex- Education Association, Mr. Patterson suggested an educator tended Into 1972. should have been appointed a member of the federal wage- The wage freeze is one issue that has aroused intense in- freeze board. He expressed hope, however, teachers would be terest and almost ironbound solidarity among teachers victorious hi their court suit since, be said, a similar suit filed throughout the Garden State. That interest and solidarity in a Louisiana Court was settled hi favor of that state's teach- abounded here yesterday at the start of the annual New Jer- ers. sey Education Association convention, spurred on by reports Even administrators, or at least one of them, agreed with that the federal wage freeze review board appointed by Presi- the teachers on the issue. dent Nixon is considering extending the freeze into January. 'Shame' Is cited Equally frigid in its feelings toward the freeze is the Kenneth Noland, principal the past eight years at the At- NJEA, whose policy making delegate assembly voted yes- lantic Elementary School In Colts Neck Township, commented terday to seek federal legislation to permit still-frozen 1971-72 it was a "shame" that teachers had spent the time and effort salaries to be used in computing pension allowances for retir- to negotiate salary contracts only to find those endeavors were ing teachers. fruitless. Big Pension Factor Mr. Noland, himself a former teacher, was lucky, he said, Harry W. Baldwin, Wall Township, chairman of NJEA's and got in right under the freeze wire. He received his raise a Pension Policy Committee, said using current salary levels in- week before the controls started. His wife was not so lucky, stead of higher ones scheduled before the freeze would per-, Mrs. Ramona Noland however. manently reduce the pensions of retiring teachers, since tbeir Mrs. Nancy Bacz Kenneth Noland John W. Patterson Mrs. Ramona Noland, a remedial skills teacher at the Tin- retirement allowance is a percentage of the average salary for nied their rights in not being able to receive salaries that were four years, said she enjoyed teaching because she liked work- ton Falls Elementary School in New Shrewsbury and a veter- the highest three earning years. negotiated for and agreed upon last Spring, months before the ing with young people but also felt teachers should be well an of 14 years as a teacher, is working under last year's sala- Suit Is Brought freeze was imposed. And Shore area teachers queried at ran- compensated for the effort they put into their jobs. ry. When asked how she would view a freeze extension, Mrs. Meanwhile the state association, in conjunction with the dom here yesterday stressed they were right in step with the "A lot of other people could probably be affected less by Noland gasped, "Oh, how terrible!" National Education Association, is battling the present freeze NJEA stand. / !he freeze than teachers have been," Mrs. Racz added. Despite a day-long survey among the several thousand via a federal court suit seeking to invalidate the wage curbs as "Teachers always end up getting discriminated against, The freeze Is wrong, period, according to Walter J. Koz-- teachers assembled in this seashore city, not one dissention of they pertain to teachers, on the grounds that "malad- especially concerning wages," declared Mrs. Nancy Racz an loski, an eighth grade teacher in Howell Township and a Free- opinion could be found on the freeze issue. As Mr. Patterson ministration has deprived teachers of due process under the English teacher at Freehold Regional High School. "I would hold borough councilman. put it: fifth amendment." not sit quiet for January. The teachers will not stand for it." "I'm still getting the same check I got last year—and we "Of course I'm opposed to the freeze affecting teachers. New Jersey teachers obviously do feel they have been de- Mrs. Racz, a Colts Neck Township resident and a teacher signed that contract last April," complained Mr. KozlosM, a But then, would your get any other answer from a teacher?" U.S. Probes Ocean Sewage Dumping By LONIA EFTHYVOULOU NEWARK - The federal government yesterday threat- ened legal action against 10 Jersey Shore communities if they continue to dump raw sewage off Atlantic Coast beaches. Herbert J. Stern, U.S. At- torney for New Jersey, said his office has been instructed to begin an investigation "to determine whether a number Register Staff Photos by Larry Pema of shore communities are vio- TEACHER CONVENTION — Spectators tt the annual New Jersey Education Association convention lating federal pollution laws that started yesterday in Atlantic City peruse the myriad educational exhibits on display in the mam- by dumping solid human moth Atlantic City Convention Hall. Thousands of teachers from oil over the state attended the con- waste approximately 1,000 vention. Related Stories, Page 17 feet from the Jersey coast line." Monmouth County munici- pal officials and conservation experts, on one hand wel- Herbert J. Stern Mayor Cecfle F. Norton Michael J. Rafferty comed the federal action as Eye Bipartisan Assembly "long overdue," and on the said, "is definitely a health trom discharging human as a deadline, since, accord- TRENTON (AP) - One of rangement were enhanced by riale, an independent, will oc- went their way they would other severely criticized it be- hazard," and added that may- waste and to obtain other ac- ing to Mr. Stern's office the the leading Democratic candi- the announcement of Demo- cause, although directed ors should respond to his ceptable alternatives for its practice begins on Dec. 15 and cupy the remaining seat. have 41 seats and outright against the municipalities, it dates for the Assembly speak- cratic Assemblyman George May Change control of the lower house. request to voluntarily refran disposal. November 15 was set See Ocean, Page 2 ersfaip Is talking about the Richardson, a black from ignores federal agencies such However, Republicans The makeup in the Senate is as Ft. Monmouth, not men- possibility of bipartisan lead- Newark's Central Ward, that claimed last night that a tabu- 24-16 in favor of the GOP as ership of the lower house. he would not vote with his tioned by Mr. Stern, and lation of election returns in Democrats reduced the Re- termed as "one of the major S. Howard Woodson, D-Mer- party to organize the Assem- Essex County's District UD publican 3-1 majority to a 2-1 bly if the Democrats accepted pollutants in the Shrewsbury cer, a former minority leader, put Republican John Trezza majority. River area." Federal Building Pact said yesterday he would sup- the vote of white militant An- ahead of Democrat Eldridge thony Imperiale to give them In the Assembly, it takes at The U.S. Attorney's office port bipartisan leadership if Hawkins by one vote. least 41 votes to elect a speak- the committee chairmanships, a majority of 41. The Republicans have also said letters nave been sent to er, who in turn appoints com- the mayors of Asbury Park, staff money and other patron- The latest figures on asked for a recount in Ber- mittee chairmen and other age positions were divided Tuesday's election show the gen's District 13E where a Avon, Belmar, Bradley Spurs Formal Protest legislative aides. Woodson, equally. Democrats with 40 seats and Democrat was a narrow unof- Beach, Deal, Manasquan, Republicans with 39. Impe- ficial winner. If both recounts who is black, did not rule out Neptune City, Neptune, Sea Prospects for such an ar- accepting Imperiale's help. Bright and Spring Lake, By JANE FODERARO the General Services Adminis- feet for office and research He said he thought there were where, according to a tration (GSA), went to the projects, while remaining some Republicans who would spokesman of the office, "the WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Dworman Building Corp., also space, on the ground floor, vote for him for speaker to practice has been going on in unsuccessful bidder on a gov- of New York. The contractor will be for "commercial" break a deadlock if a biparti- some areas, for nearly 40 ernment project,-to serve Ft. plans to erect a six-story, use, namely retail shops. Stavola Aide Called san arrangement on legisla- years." Monmouth, N.J., charges that 750,000-foot facility at Tinton The Tinton protest, now un- the final contract was Ave. and Wayside Road in - A . See Bipartisan Page 3 The practice, Mr. Stern der study by GAO - the rank- awarded illegally and will New Shrewsbury for use of ing federal agency on fiscal cost taxpayers $8 million the Army's Electronics Com- procedure, unleashes a num- more than it should. mand at nearby Ft. Mon- ber of charges at both the AggressiveMiddleMan While grounds to be bro- mouth. The government GSA and the Dworman firm, ken next Tuesaay for a ?25- agrees to lease 535,000 square Sea Federal, Page 2 By WILLIAM J.ZAORSKI State Police detective also agent, and will play taped million government office disclosed that Stavola said he conversations the agent had The Inside Story building in New Shrewsbury, FREEHOLD - Joseph made no effort on his own be- with Stavola and Martineili, Pickets poised on Rt.