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,000 More Wanted for Children's Aid SEE STORY BEE0W Weather HOME Partly cloudy, breezy and sea- •onably cool today with a high MEDAIIX temperature in the low 60s. To- Red Bank, Freehold night and tomorrow, fair and FINAL cool. Winds northwesterly at 10 I Long Branch 7 to 20 miles an'hour. MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 89 YEARS DIAL 7414)010 VOL. 90, NO. 81 RED BANK, N. J.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1967 10c PER COPY PAGE ONE Expect 100,000 at Anti-War Rally Probers Blister Army on M16 WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators accuse the Army of "unbelievable" handling of the controversial M-16 Guard Pentagon rifle program. In a blistering report after a six-month investigation, a WASHINGTON (AP) - Th The Pentagon, like other gov- but is usually driven into an un-Army Terminal, tear gas at the House Armed Services subcommittee said the major mal- Army may use troops to guard ernment buildings, is operated derground garage and rides to University of Wisconsin and dis- functions of the weapon could be traced to using an ammu- the Pentagon from disruption o by the General Services Admin- his third floor office by elevator. carded draft cards in various nition not designed nor developed for use in the M16. worse in a planned massive istration. GSA has a force of Secretaries Work cities. "The failure on the part of officials with authority in' weekend antiwar demonstration, about 200 guards, some of them But members of the Joint University of Wisconsin of- the Army to cause action to be taken to correct the defi- sources say. elderly,, assigned to the Penta- Chiefs of Staff and the secre- ficials moved to oust leaders of ciencies of the ammunition borders on criminal negligence," Officials would rather rely on gon. But there never has been taries of the Army, Navy and a campus antiwar sit-in Wednes- the report released last night said. the building's civilian guan a demonstration at the Pentagon Air Force, generally put in a day which was broken up by Army spokesmen were studying the document and had force—and keep troops out of i of the size in prospect for this nearly full work day on Satur- riot-trained Madison City police. no Immediate comment. entirely—if possible. weekend. day and their limousines cus- At least 65 persons were injured The Army is committed to buy more than 1.4 million of The degree to which troop! On a work day, there are some tomarily are parked near the in the melee. the lightweight, rapid-firing ritles which are being used in may be brought into the situa- 27,000 military people and civil- Mall,and River entrances. Demonstrators vowed to con- the Vietnam war. tion will depend largely on any an employes at work in the Officials hope to persuade the tinue the struggle and discussed The rifle, as initially developed, was described as "an- agreement reached beforehand Pentagon. This drops to about demonstrators to limit their ac- classroom strikes as a possible excellent and reliable weapon," but the subcommittee said by leaders of the demonstration 3,000 en. Saturday, with even few- tivities to speech-making In theretaliatory measure. They were the Army ordered modifications which were unnecessary and and government authorities on er reporting on Sunday. 20-acre north parking lot which supported by several hundred were not supported by test data. ground rules. Entrance to the building from is several hundred yards from sympathetic faculty members. The subcommittee, headed by Rep. Richard Ichord, D- There have been discussions- j pm. Friday until 7 a.m. Mon-the building. They also would like The demonstrators were pro- Mo., also criticized sole-source aspects of the rifle program, HUGHES VIEWS THE NEWS EQUIPMENT — Gov. but no permit has been issuec day is allowed only to those per- to see any picketing kept well testing the presence of represen- called for government audits of both the Colt Firearms. Co., for the rally at the Lincoln Me- the manufacturer, and Olin Mathieson, producer of the pow- Richard J. Hughes, seated, views the communications sons who carry passes. Thus, clear of the building's 40 en- tatives of the Dow Chemical Co., morial Saturday and the march unless the demonstrators storm trances. manufacturer of napalm for the der used in ammunition for the M16, and questioned the equipment aboard the liner Independence, needed to across the Potomac to the Pen-the doors, they will not be al- But leaders of the demonstra- war in Vietnam, on campus to ethics of a now retired general. transmit hundreds of thousands of words for the press tagon 'afterward. Sponsors are lowed inside. tion have proclaimed their inten- interview job applicants. It was "at least unethical" for Maj. Gen. Nelson M. hoping for a turnout as great as Lynde Jr., who was commanding general of the- Army on the National Governors Conference. With Hughes The demonstrators' chances of tion to use civil disobedience Chancellor William H. Sewel 100,000. confronting Secretary of De- methods. said last night he would suspend, Weapons Command at the time of the initial procurement, to is Robert Mollenhauer, RCA technician. Sources indicated as many fense Robert S. McNamara ap- A week of demonstrations lead- at least, temporarily, further in- accept employment with Fairbanks Whitney, now Colt In- four battalions — possibly pear limited. McNamara rarely ing up to Saturday's protest terviews "to guard the safety of dustries Inc., five months after his 1964 retirement from tha about 3,500 soldiers—of the crack enters through the main doors, brought arrests at the Oakland our campus." Army, the report said. 82nd Airborne Division might be brought up from Ft. Bragg, Marburger Hit N. C. The bulk of such troops prob ably would be held in reserv* at nearby bases, these source GOP Allegation said, but one battalion of some Welfare Board Asking $150,000 850 military police might be sta- ATLANTIC CITY (AP) - State "I have neither the power noi tioned inside the Pentagon. Education Commifisioner Carl L. the desire to do this and I do noi Officially, Defense Depart- Marburger has denied Republican seek that power," said Marburg- ment officials are saying noth- More for Children's Assistance allegations that he advocates er, who has headed the state De-ing. They decline to confirm oi compulsory busing of public partment of Education since deny that their plans.include pos- FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - amounts, said Robert C. Wells, Department of Institutions and Freeholder Director Joseph C. from 4,078 to 4,193 with a further school children in merged urban- June. sible use of troops. With 82 per cent of its $4.9 mil-county welfare director. Agencies last fall indicated .that Irwin, a member of the Welfare rise during September to 4,268, suburban school districts to Senate Minority Leader Edwin Support Rights lion 1967 budget for aid-4o-de- In yesterday's budget discus- th,e county would need $1,730,000 Board, groaned a bit on hearing an increase of 188 cases during achieve racial balance. B. Foray the, R-Burlragton,' de- "We support the right of or- pendent children spent as of Oct.sion1 'wftfc the board, Mr. Wells to finance its share of the ADCof the need for more .county the two-month period'. Of these , "I have not. ,, in any speech derly dissent," said one official, funds but voted in favor of the 188, 82 were ADC oases, accord- \ manded' that Marburger, whc 1, the Monmouth County Wetfaire indicated that the .total 1967 program for 1967. : or in any comments,' public, or was named to head the state Edu- ''But we cannot permit anything Board voted yesterday to ask thereceipts from county, federal, The Welfare Board, however, resolution requesting the addi- ing to the board's figures. private, advocated the compul- cation Department-last June, be to interfere with the conduct of freeholders for an additional and state governments, would be decided to ask the freeholders to tional appropriation. Mr. Wells presented a study, V, sory busing of public school chil- forced to Tesigft aa a result of hisbur business." $150,000 to keep tho-ADC pro- f9.837.846 — without supplemen- provide'only $1,500,000 for the Monthly tabulations « the compHto by the state, ot ADC >,. dren between city and suburb," remarks on merger of urban-sub- gram operating. tal appropriation. Approximately program. If the supplemental number of cases in each welfare oases which were closed between ' he told the annual convention of urban school district*. ; October 1 projections indicate two-thirds of that amount would sum is okayed by the free- category Indicate an increase July and December, 1968. Of the the New Jersey Congress of Par- The controversy arose afte: Jail Escapee that all other welfare programs, come from the state and federal holders, the total direct County in all welfare categories. I 4,000 cases,: twcrtniroV had been j ents and Teachers (PTA) yester- Marburger told an audience her including administration costs, governments. expenditure for the. ADC pro-August, the total number of ac- under the program for three '•'• day. last month that traditional will stay wiUhin the budgeted Figures prepared by the state gram in 1967 will be $1,650,000. tive welfare cases increased years or-Iess.' Twenty-two per :| tiers such as school district lines Admits Guilt cent of the cases had been re- ;i and municipal boundaries "must ceiying ADC for.six months or Priest Wills be seriously challenged" if racial To Court ess. Only; 7 per cent had been -\ balance is to be achieved in Ne- receiving aid since the inception i Jersey schools.