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Eye Pluiii Island Middletown Sewer Plant -SEE STORY BELOW Weather HOME Clouding up this afternoon with dunce ol. few mow flurries toward evening, high In lower Red Bank, Freehold FINAL 40i. Cloudy tonight, low In mid . Long Branch Ms. Tomorrow mostly mnnj 7 and mUder, high 4541. Saturday'i • . Copyright—The Red Bank Register, Inc. 1967. outlook, fair and seasonable. DIAL 741-0010 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 88 YEARS Paid it R«d ud at AfleiUoMl Hilling ' U'HcO- 7c PER COPY VOL, 89, NO. 189 luued <uily, ' through Friday. Second Claai Pwtait THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967 PAGE ONE Central Files Bankruptcy, Warns of Passenger Cut NEWARK — The Jersey Central Railroad filed a petition said, biit creditors have refused to'allow any further indebted- He called the railroad's bankruptcy petition, which can't be The death knell of private operation was triggered Monday for bankruptcy in federal court yesterday and its president ness in view of the Legislature's refusal to increase its sub- granted until a hearing is held, "regrettable ... but appar- when the Legislature adjourned for a two-week Easter recess 'announced that it will seek to eliminate its passenger service sidy. ently inevitable," without acting on the Central's demand. Spokesmen'said they if new state aid Is not received. The need was put at $6 Biggest creditor of all, he said, is PATH (Port of New Mr Shoemaker said legislators who thought he was kid- were not satisfied the state could do a better, less costly job million,' triple, the sum requested before the court move. York Authority) which operates tube trains connecting with ding about the road's financial plight now know differently. through a receiver. downtown Mew York. , He- said he did not want to indulge in "recriminations" but Making good on a threat to the Legislature two weeks ago, 1 Mr. Shoemaker said that presumably a court could permit and proving that fears of State Transportation Commissioner Mr. Goldberg reiterated a pledge to ask for a ttmrt order that the lawmakers would have to bear responsibility for what- a receiver to issue notes to raise capital to prevent a service David J. Goldberg about quitting passenger carrying, the 119- naming a receiver to keep the line's operations intact. ever fate now befalls the service. shutdown. But, he said, approval of the Interstate Commerce year-old railroad now • faces probable operation by a state Commission would be required in advance and that this could receiver. ' be a time-consuming procedure. 1 The Centra! , which carries an estimated 10,000 to 13,000 Harold Kendler, legislative representative for the Penn- riders a day, most of them commuters, from its mainline in sylvania Railroad Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, wired Mr. Union and Somerset counties and from its shore line in Mitzner Challenges Rail Aide to Debate Shoemaker that his union's opposition to increased state money Monmouth and Middlesex, has twice before been in bankruptcy. for the Central, was based on a costly arrangement with the MIDDLETOWN - The presi- the railroad man, Robert Fred- The ACA has charged the rail-1 had been no condemnation order But now, unlike then, it contends it loses money on both its Pennsylvania Railroad on the shore line. freight and passenger trains. dent of the American Commuters ericksoh of. Little Silver, pub- road misled commuters in Febru- but that the ferry Elizabeth was ary with announcements that one He pointed out that under the proposed Aldene Plan, in Whereas its president, Ferry Shoemaker, has asked the Association last night challenged lished by The Dally Register due for a hull inspection and re- which Central passengers and trains will use Pennsylvania state Legislature for an additional $2 million subsidy to keep the comptroller of the Jersey [yesterday. of its three ferries had been con-* pairs as the result of having Railroad and PATH facilities at Newark and will eliminate passenger trains going- through June 30 — making the 1966-67 Central Railroad to a debate on Mr. Mitzner suggested the de-demned by the Coast Guard as struck an underwater object. ferry and terminal facilities, effective April 30, the Central grant a total of $7 million — the carrier says that it has now their respective integrity in dif- bate be held March 31 during an unsafe and that the two others, In addition, New York city of- will pay the PRR $500,000 a year. lost its credit and must have $6 million to get back in oper- ferences over railroad service ACA rally, aimed at indefinitely leased from Hie City of New ficials said they had no objec- ation. and the upcoming Aldene Plan. postponing the Aldene Plan, at York, had to be returned by tion to extending its ferry leases The payment, Mr. Kendler said, will be for the privilege Cash advances by four oil companies have temporarily Bernard P. Mitzner, the ACAthe Middletown Township High April 30. but that continued use .of the of operating Central trains from the shore over Pennsylvania kept the road on a cash basis in recent days, Mr Shoemaker head, reacted to a letter from School auditorium. Mr. Mitzner later learned there (See, MITZNER, Pg. 2, Col. 2) . (See CENTRAL, Pg. 2, Col. 3) \ As Both Sides Increase Strength Record Toll in Battles SAIGON (AP) - The ever- losed that 18 such ground cans were killed and 1,874 were numbers despite the loss of 19, shows both increasing incidents mounting cost of the Vietnam weeps are now being conducted, wounded. 500 dead — the equivalent of and intensity." war was underscored today by in indication that a high level At the same time, U. S. troop eight full regiments — since the U. S, Marines manning the ex- the announcement of record f casualties can be expected to strength in the country grew to first of the year. posed artillery position at Gio American and Communist cas- xmtlnue. 427,000 men, while U. S. intelli- The U. S. command drew at- Linh, just south of the demilitar- ualties last week while both sides 2,675 Reds Die gence estimated .Communist tention to the Red mortar at- ized zone, caught the heaviest increased in total strength. The U. S. command said that strength at 286;000 men, in- tacks as "a tactic the enemy is barrage today. Firing from Communist mortar barrages ,675 Communist soldiers were creases of 4,000 on each side. favoring increasingly." An of- within the zone, Red gunners accounted for much of the rising illed last week while 211 Ameri- The Communists increased their ficial summary said "this trend (See VIETNAM, Pg. 2, Col. 5) U. S. casualties, and more of these were reported yesterday and today in two sensitive war spots. Rid mortar shrelis rsir.cd dows on U. S. positions just below Plum Island Site Urged die demilitarized zone separating North and South Vietnam and along the Cambodian border GAY WMITI WAY — Rumien Rd., Rumien, juif wast of the Saa Bright Bridge, took Where the biggest U. S. jungle en tfcft ttfirtwrland look yesterday, th# •teond day of spring. sweep of the vmf ft under wayT For Area Sewerage Plant (Regiit.r Staff PhOfd by Don Lord!) The U. S. command also db- By JACQUELINE ALBAN bay and help destroy an already I lands-Mlddletown conference will But clammers point out that HIGHLANDS - Another site dying commercial fishing indus- be sought with Peter Homack, stopgap measures such as this has been, proposed in the two-try. county sewer consultant. will not work oh a long-term year-old Middletown sewer con- ilt has. proposed a plan similar At the same time, pressure Is basis unless pollution is erased. Shore Gets 7 Inches of Sno# troversy. tb MayoV.'Bahrs' — running a being applied to get a clam puri- Mayor Bahrs indicated that one Whether it will keep the issue main' sewer line along the rail- fication plant built' somewhere of the questions to be resolved, The snow that fell at trfe shore although ice patches made driv- The snowstorm left up to a of Texas last night, hurling out of court remaln3 to be seen. road right-of-way with an ocean along the Bayshore to help the in regard to possible use of Plum Tuesday and yesterday totaled foot of snow in parts of the heavy hail and rain across the ing treacherous in some areas Mayor John A. Bahrs yester- outfall line in the Sea Bright shellfish Industry, which has diIsland for a disposal plant,- is more than seven inches. Northeast, with New York City state's northwestern section. this, morning. day suggested Plum Island, San- area. mihished in recent years from a whether it would adversely affect According to Weather Observ- receiving 10 Inches. Up to four inches of rain fell The snowstorm, which blanket- dy JHook, as a site for the dis- Association Attorney Howard A. potential $3 million to $40,000 in- the tract's present status as a er Wilbur Lafaye of Monmouth Wind-driven rains swept Inland on Spade, Tex., during a storm ed the Northeast, slacked off posal plant of a proposed 923.4 Roberts reported the concept was dustry, basically due to pollution. natural wildlife area. Beach, the snowfall, 1.1 Inches, from the Pacific Coast and com-that left the ground covered with In other sections to flurries while million regional sewer system, discussed Monday night with of- Republican state Assemblyman Advocates of increasing the came to a halt at 9 o'clock last bined with snow in the high about three Inches of hail. Up to include this borough, Middle- ficials of this borough and At-Joseph Azzolina earlier this week dwindling number of such sanc- night Mr.