Schultz, Gromyko Resume Talks As Secrecy Prevails GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) - Porters and Photographers
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GOP challenges three Sea Bright appointments, B1 GREATER RED BANK EATONTOWN He's NFL's MVP Baseball Hall of Fame LONG BRANCH Miami's Dan Marino Ml Sportswriters elect Today's Forecast: a unanimous choice. Brock and Wilhelm. Partly cloudy Page B3 Page B4 Complete weather on A2 The Daily Register VOL. 107 NO. 162 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER . SINCE-1878 TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1985 • 25 CENTS Schultz, Gromyko resume talks as secrecy prevails GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) - porters and photographers. men, "There are no briefings while Secretary of Slate George P. Shultz When he arrived at the American the meetings are under way." and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei mission, Gromyko smiled and When he arrived at the American A. Gromyko resume their dis- waved to newsmen. Then he and mission for the afternoon session, cussions today under a lid of tight Shultz laughed and joked about note Gromyko waved and smiled to secrecy in an effort to revive taking at conferences. newsmen and then was escorted into nuclear arms talks. Shultz personally escorted the building by Arthur A. Hartman, The pair met for more than six Gromyko into the reception, held in U.S. ambassador to Moscow, and hours yesterday in two sessions, one the American mission after the Paul H. Nitze, chief arms control at the Soviet mission, and then again second round of talks. The two men adviser to Shultz. yesterday afternoon at the U.S. smiled and appeared relaxed after Then, during a two-minute photo mission. their long day, and when photogra- session, Shultz and the often stem Other than two public displays of phers called on Gromyko to turn Gromyko engaged in highly good humor, there was no indication around and face their cameras, animated banter on the subject of of progress. Shultz cut in to say, "We have this conference note taking. The aim of the two-day con- convention when we go into a room. Reporters did not catch all of the ference is to chart new formal He (Gromyko) goes to the left and exchange, but it started when some- negotiations to reduce the nuclear I go to the right." one asked the 75-year-old Gromyko, arsenals of the superpowers and to When a reporter started to ask who was holding a note pad, "Have avert a space war. The Soviet!) had Gromyko a question, he stopped you got that in your notes?" abandoned nuclear missile talks in him, saying in English "No inter- Gromyko held up his pad and tore Geneva in late 1983. views. No fair." off the top page, saying "Perfectly AMOclatad Pr»M photo Shultz met first with Gromyko in The atmosphere was good-humor- right." RECEPTION — U.S. Secretary ol State George Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, last night. Earlier the morning in a session that lasted ed arid relaxed. Then Shultz joined in decribing Shultz, left, shakes hands with his Soviet counter- in the day, both men met in two session to discuss 3'i hours, an hour beyond schedule But meanwhile, hundreds of re- how a labor arbitrator he once knew part, Andrei A, Gromyko, at a reception at the U.S. disarmanet proposals. After lunch, Gromyko went to the porters waited in vain for officials would "write furiously on the right American mission for a second to tell them what had transpired side of his note pad and every once meeting that lasted nearly three during the talks. American officials in a while make notes on the left hours. had inicated earlier yesterday there hand side." At a reception given later by the would be a briefing, but later word Shultz said the arbitrator ex- Middletown board mulls American delegation the two princi- went out to the contrary. plained that he took down what pals in the long-awaited talks en- Bernard Kalb, State Department people said on the right side and on gaged in banter witnessed by re- spokesman, told a crowd of news- See Secrecy, page A2 unique high school plan BY ALAN SIPRESS continued, would go beyond reunify- Burned in jail cell fire, ing a township at times bitterly MIDDLETOWN - The Board of divided, but providing more op- Education last night tentatively portunities for students. For in- supported a high school realignment stance, underclassmen would no scheme under which all township longer be excluded from computer man in critical condition students in the ninth and 10th grades facilities due to their popularity would attend one school and all with upperclassmen, he said. Also, BY CHRIS HAND the time, police said. shocked," said Kenneth Stafford, his students in the 11th and 12th grades classes that were previously under- Parker was first taken to brother-in-law. "I can't imagine attend another school. subscribed would more likely be RED BANK - A 20-year-old man Riverview Medical Center by Red how that would happen. He's never The proposal, made by Dwight R. filled by placing all students of the remained in critical condition in the Bank First Aid then transfered to been in any trouble. He just can't same grade in one building, he burn unit of St. Barnabas Medical Pfenning, board vice president, the bum unit of St. Barnabas. express himself like you or I can. I came in the wake of the disclosure added Center. Livingston, last night after He had apparently been staying just can't imagine him setting he apparently set himself afire in last week that the board was The only problem. Pfennig with his parents in Red Bank for the himself on fire." the municipal jail, police said. considering a redistricting plan that claimed, would be the consolidation Christmas holidays. Stafford said he spoke to Parker critics said would make Middletown of the high school sports programs, John Parker of Long Branch was Family members said yesterday in the hospital. High School South the school of the including the elimination of one arrested last Thursday for disorder- they had trouble believing that affluent college-bound students and varsity football team. ly conduct "both in and outside" Parker set himself on (ire. "He said he fell asleep and woke up and was on fire," Stafford said. High School North the school of the "Too often major academic de- police headquarters on Monmouth "He didn't do it, that's for sure," Family members said Parker economically less advantaged. cisions are made on the basis of the Street at approximately 11:24 p.m., said Rose Parker, his mother. "It's Under this plan, prepared by the accessibility to sports programs," police said. impossible." Mrs. Parker said her received burns to his face, stomach, neck and legs. Kiernan Corporation of Cin- he said "Everybody can recognize A few minutes after he was son smoked occasionally and had a the educational benefits. The board No' court date been set In the naminson, students from the gener- arrested and placed in a cell, Parker package of cigarette* on him when ally less advantaged areas north of has to decide whether to continue incident which is still under in- DWIGHT R. PFENNING — who was described by relatives as he was arrested. Route 35 would attend High School with the traditional approach to vestigation, according to police. being retarded — set his clothes on "They said he had a pack of North and students from the more that we cannot come back together, education or to make Middletown fire, police said. Newport* and they took those," she Patrolmen Peter Noble, Joseph affluent areas south of the highway he's also not telling the truth," one of the most unique if not the The flames were extinguished by said. "How come they didn't take Minko, John Schutle, Aurelio Ramos would attend High School South. Pfenning said. "It's time that the most unique educational system in police officers on duty and a civilian the matches?" and Peter DeFazio are handling the By a unanimous vote in a special Middletown board and the communi- this state. that happened to be in the station at "When I saw him today I was investigation. workshop session, the board ty got back to the idea of A HIGH Sconzo said he was unaware of authorized Superintendent Guy M. SCHOOL." any other district using such a high Sconzo to initiate a study of the Loud applause from the more school arrangement but added that feasibility of dividing high school than 100 individuals in the he was excited by the proposal. He students according to grade rather auditorium of the Lincroft School told the board that he would report Kean wants state to focus by the end of the week on how long than geography. interrupted Pfennig's presentation "If anyone says we're not really on this and several other occasions. a full study of the proposal will divided, he's not telling the truth. The advantages of dividing the require. on environmental woes But if anyone says we're so divided high schools by grade, Pfennig See Middletown, page A2 BY TOM ROSENTHAL the environment in New Jersey," message released yesterday. Associated Press Writer proposed a MM million program to Kean, in the message prepared clean up toxic wastes and construct for a joint session of the Legislature Arts center funds sought TRENTON (AP) - Gov. Thomas garbage-to-energy plants and sewer today, also proposed programs to H. Kean, calling 1985 "the year of systems in his "State of the State" improve the educational system. RED BANK - Sen. Richard Van velopment or redevelopment of through the Interlocal Government On Jan. 18, Kean will deliver to Wagner, D-Monmouth, met yester- their theatres if they so choose.