Action Unlikely in Fortas Affair WASHINGTON (AP) — a Flurry of Proposals for a Jurisdiction," Eastland Said
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Taxpayer Unit Fights Broad to River Proposal SEE STORY BELOW Sunny and Mild THEMM FINAL Sunny and mild today. Clear and cool tonight. Fair and Red Bank, Freehold mild again tomorrow. ,> Long Branch EDITION (Set Details. Pits 91 I 7 Mbnmouth County's''Home Newspaper for 90 Years VOL. 91, NO. 220 RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1969 22 PAGES 10 CENTS uniiiiniM^^ iiBmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiEanoiiiniiiiiiiB^^ Registration Ruling Satisfies ACLU, Not Chiefs By DORIS KULMAN ACLU leaders and to the dis- Shrewsbury Police Chief man, is "reasonably happy" "I'm sure we'll be able to behalf of a good many police nicipalities to govern them- it loks like the enemy — the The Monmouth County may of several local police Raymond Mass, who is pres- with the decision; his satis- function without the ordi- chiefs in the state." selves." criminal — will have the up- Chapter of the American chiefs, the New Jersey Su- ident of the State Association faction is tempered by the nances," the spokesman Chief Mass emphasized his 'Certainly Helpful' per hand again ... the crim- Civil Liberties Union of New preme Court yesterday struck of Chiefs of Police, and court's failure to rule on the commented drily. respect for the state Supreme The criminal registration inal registration ordinances Jersey took on municipal down the municipal registra- Oceanport Police Chief Rob- Constitutional challenge to The ordinances "never Court justices as "... very codes "were most certainly are a tremendous deterrent criminal registration ordi- tion ordinances. ert G. Berry, whose race- the criminal registration or- were of any monumental learned men. But it's time ' helpful," Chief Mass assert- to the criminal . When do nances VA years ago, wJien it The state's highest tribunal track community apparently dinances. help to us," the State Police they experienced what life ed, "They gave the munici- we start protecting the law sent several members to a reversed the conviction of has the largest number of And a spokesman for the spokesman said. "They is." pality insight as to who was abiding citizen?" meeting of the Holmdel John Ulesky, who was on pro- registrants in the county, see New Jersey State Police were just one of the things He urged that every judge coming into town, and made Chief Mpss declared his be- Township Committee to speak bation following conviction the Supreme Court decision which, the county ACLU has that, if there, were of some and attorney "apply them- the municipality knowledge- lief that enactment of the against adoption, of such a of fraud in Hudson County, as a blow to law enforce- charged, pressures for adop- use to us." able whether these people codes is well within the rights code there. Holmdel didn't for failure to register with ment. tion of the local ordinances, "I'm greatly disturbed, to selves as policemen) for six were coming in for law abid- given municipalities by the enact the code. the Belmar police. Mr. 'Reasonably Happy' shrugged off the court deci- say the least," Chief Mass months. Perhaps then they ing reasons or to continue state. To the restrained satisfac- Ulesky was defended by the Walter Marvin, Middle- sion as without measurable declared of the court ruling, could evaluate the protective their violation of society's , Shrewsbury doesn't have a tion of county and state county ACLU. town, county ACLU chair- effect upon law enforcement. "and I'm sure I can speak on measures taken to allow mu- rules ... without that insight, (See COURT, Pg. 2, Col. 3) Action Unlikely In Fortas Affair WASHINGTON (AP) — A flurry of proposals for a jurisdiction," Eastland said. ler, D-N.Y., chairman of the Congress appears unlikely to Senate Judiciary Committee "Under the Constitution it House Judiciary Commit- take any action against Jus- inquiry into Fortas1 receipt of seems to me that jurisdiction tee in no mood to institute tice Abe Fortas — and'cer- the fee brought the reply lies with the House." such action. <* tainly won't impeach him — from Chairman James 0. This reference to the 'No Intention* for receiving a fee from the Eastland, D-Miss., that there House's power to bring im- "I have no intention of family of financier Louis E. are no plans for an investiga- peachment proceedings re- starting any impeachment Wolfson after being a mem- tion at this time. quiring trial before the Sen- proceedings," he said in a ber of the Supreme Court. "I am not sure we have ate, found Rep. Emanuel Cel- separate interview. life magazine reported in its current issue that Fortas accepted $20,000 from Wolf- Urban Aid, Taxes Pose Problem son's family foundation in January 1966, just three months after the justice was seated on the court. The Life account said For* OK Jetport Bill tas did not return the money CHEMICAL FIRE — Firemen, are silhouetted by flames as jeh of water poor onto a fire at Bronco Solvantt until 11 months had passed and 'Chemical Ce. in Louisville, Ry., last night. {AP WirephotoJ and three months after Wolf- TRENTON (AP)' - The the bill during an informal ing on taxes In an election son and an associate had been legislature has gone half way vote in caucus was because year. • indicted for violating federal on a Jetport but remains up some assemblymen don't The package would provide securities laws. In the air on urban aid and want to be tied to the jetport ?12 million for the state's six The article also said, taxes. controversy at all in their bid big cities — Newark, Jersey "Whatever services he may War Foe Takes His Life The Senate yesterday ap- for re-election. All Assembly City, Camden, Trenton, Eliz- or may not have rendered to 1 proved and sent to a skepti- seats are up for eleetion this abeth and Paterson — an an the foundation, Justice For- By NANCY KUBINSKI white stucco four-room apart- "He always cared for her disliked it, just like the rest cal Assembly a controversial year but the Senate doesn't additional $2 million would be tas' name was being dropped ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - ment at 79 Leonard Ave. at and I couldn't have had a , of us." bill to create a state jetport run again until 1971. distributed to other cities un- in strategic places by Wolfson, Frank Holecz was a quiet, 7:30 a.m. Police said the vic- better tenant," she added. Army Veteran authority. The Republican The Republican Senate ma- der a formula to be worked and his business associ- gentle bachelor, who yester- tim had slashed his arms, Mrs. Balmer recalled one Young Balmer and the dead caucus in the Assembly out. The Assembly Republi- ate, Elkin Gerbert, in their day shocked his Avenue D and then doused himself with man were both Army veter- jority, chafing over inaction effort to stay out of prison." of her last conservations with turned thumbs down on the by the Assembly on urban aid , can Majority, has postponed neighborhood by committing kerosene and set himself Mr. Holecz last week; "He ans, she added. Fortas flatly denied he ac- afire. proposal at least until after proposed a $14 million pack- " consideration of urban aid un- self-immolation in an appar- had just washed his curtains A neighbor interrupted add- cepted any money or that he ent protest of the Vietnam The only motive evident as the November election. age of its own yesterday that til Thursday, or perhaps long- and windows and remarked ing, "He liked animals. He er. tried to do anything on Wolf- war. Patrolman Bruce Kerrigan en- had a white alley cat and al- Senate Majority Leader would be financed by a pen- son's behalf. He confirmed, what a lovely day it was," Raymond H. Bateman, R- ny-a-pack increase in the cig- The bill to create a jetport Residents wondered aloud tered the neat apartment was ways fed a squirrel called Wil- however, that a fee had been .after the incident, searching the phrase "End the War" she said. hemina until it died recently." Somerset, said passage by the arette tax and a 35-cent a gal- authority was . approved by tendered by the foundation upper house insures that the lon excise tax on liquor. w» the Senate, 23.7. for clues from past conver- written on a kitchen counter- "We just can't understand Mr. Holecz, who at 56 had for ,research and writing and top in five-inch high red let- jetport will be an issue in the Bateman said he felt the The bill would create a that he returned the money sations with the dead man, it. That stuff about the War never married, worked for the primary and general guber- Senate had an obligation to bond-issuing authority that after deciding he could who rarely voiced a strong ters. • . protest is ridiculous," Mrs. • Harbor Shifting Co. at Hobo- natorial elections. come up with something. Sen- could build the long-delayed not accept the assignment. opinion about the Asian war "He was depressed since Balmer explained. "He never ken as a tugboat engineer for Election Problem ate Republicans have been fourth jetport for the New except to say he was against his mother's death two years gave indication he had strong the last 13 years. "He usual- Fortas, whose old law firm ago," offered Mrs. Catherine ideas about it. He would oc- At the same time, it was un- irked over what they charac- ' York - New Jersey metropoli- represented some Wolfson in- it. • ly left very early and came derstood that one of the rea- terize as the Assembly's re- tan area.