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Policemen Sue for Fabe Arrei SEK STORY PAGE «? Cloudy and Mild Cloudy and mild (oday and THEDAILY tonight, rain possible tomor- \UH\ Hunk, Freehold row, Cloudy, mild Sunday. I Long Branch 7 EDITION Momnouth Cownty'H Outstanding Ilom<% Newspaper 26PAGES RED BANK, NJ. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1,197] TEN CENTS COMPETITION BEGINS — George Ulasewlcri, left, manager of Shop-Rite, Shrewsbury, and Henry Food Prices Dipi andCounty Buyers Benefit ByJANEFODERARO already has caught on in other parts of the nation. Charles Zimmerman, owner of Foodtown stores in Red Bank "We're delighted.to welcome old-time food chains to the The idea is that volume is up when prices are down and and Long Branch. "Everybody will get involved. But the con- •supermarket business. We think it's wonderful more custom- Would you believe five loaves of bread for a dollar... a services; are at a minimum. For example, at Wholesale City sumer wiU benefit... that's the main thing," he said. ers are going to be able to buy food for less money than free can of orange juice for a coupon.... or 28 cents tor a'doz- you canbuy those five loaves of bread for a dollar, then do Mr. Zimmerman reports that owners of 14 Foodtown out- they've had to spend in the past..." say Shop-Rite ads. eneggs? . ., ' ..:.!• your own bagging at the checkout counter. lets in Monmouth and Ocean Counties met la,st week to create Take Pride Well, believe it or not, food prices this week were rolled , Competitors, especially independent stores, see the whole a program specifically to combat the new competition. According to a Shop-Rite spokesman, the chain has always back in Monmouth County to a point that supermarket owners sale idea as a real threat. They also know it's just the begin- Bight now, they're promoting Foodtown coupons that offer taken pride in competitive pricing and value orientation. Start- termed "ridiculous." ning ... for two similar operations are about to open in the the housewife items at low, or even no, prices... like the free ing out as an independent here in Monmouth County, the Shop- While most are reluctant to call the rollback an all-out area. six-ounce cans of orange juice, (Meanwhile, Wholesale City Kite chain has become one of the largest, if not the largest, in price war, executives readily admit competition suddenly is React Swiftly says it will match any price that competitors advertise.) the state and owns 74 stores in the,Northeast. fierce and only the consumer stands to win. So they reacted swiftly this week with cost-cutting pro- At the same time, nine Shop-Rite stores in Monmouth Here in Monmouth County, Shop-Rites swung into action, It all started this week when Wholesale City opened on Rt. grams of their own. County-from Matawan Township to Belmar-have launched starting wholesale operations this week that included stacking '35 in Hazlet, introducing a new concept in food, retailing tbat "it's really a price war: how else can yoaexnLta it," says' an intensive campaign of their own. See Food, Page 2 Jobs Aid Advice Giyen ByWILlJABf J.ZAOItSKI Bank, 13.6, and Union Beach, from the programs outlined will be determined by these, of employment. 10.3 earlier to municipal officials. qualifications: . ' . Mr. Cjordasco said that Man- FREEHOLD,— Any of Mon- Explaining the federal pro- This one was signed'into law Qualifications mouth's municipalities could mouth County's 53 municipal- gram yesterday to represen- last month by President Nix- —An unemployment rate of possibly qualify under the ities which have an unemploy- tatives from 35 municipalities on. 8.5 per cent or more. unemployment rate but that ment rate of 8,5 per cent or was Richard A. Cordasco, the "This program is aimed to —A large concentration of. the entire county could not be- more and which can put to- N. J. representative for the get public works projects go- low income persons. \ cause its unemployment rate gether plans and specifica* Economic Development Ad- ing all over the. country as —A substantial rural out mi- is.7.3. u'onsfor public works projects ministration, U.S. Depart- .fast as possible, to pump mon- gration. , ' Data Sources in about 30 days could be eli- ment of Commerce. ey into the economy as fast as —An actual or threatened Conceding that it is difficult gible for federal funds. , Mr. Cordasco explained that we can," he said. rise in unemployment due to to obtain specific figures on Municipalities meeting the this program was different Eligibility for the program the closing of a major source See Jobs, Page 2 qualifications could be eligible for federal aid under the fed- eral Accelerated Public* . Works Act which provides grants up to 80 per cent for projects. There Is a $600,000 , . •••••; Register Stall Photo maximum so the 80 per cent COLLEGE TALK — Participants in the American Association of Junior Strike Shuts AH Ports grant will only apply tc proj- Colleges' workshop on the problems of low-income and minority group ects costing $720,000. By The Associated Press that he would automatically spread strikes in 20 coal-pro- crpase wages from $37 a day students under way at the Holiday Inn, West Long Branch, include,.from Dock workers were on apply for an 80-day cooling-off ducing states. As the pact ex- to $50, a doubling of the 40- the left, Andrew Goodrich/AAJC director of minority group programs; May Furnish Proof strike in every deep sea port- injunction under the Taft- pired more than 20,000 of the ccnt-a-ton royalty for the Selden AAenefee, director of the U.S. Office of Education'funded Program According to statistics pre- in the continental United Hartley Act if ports on both United Mine Workers mem- union's welfare and retire- with Developing Institutions; Dr. Ervin L. Harlacher, president of Brook- pared by the county, only 17 States today and thousands of • coasts were closed. bers were apparently already ment fund and other benefits. dale Community College, Lincroft, speaker at the three-day workshop's municipalities have the nation's' soft-coal miners The contract covering 80,000 out. ; The government's 4^- kick-off dinner last night, and Edward Davis, director of Brookdale's •unemployment percentages also were staying off the job. The walkouts came despite, month ban against a.strike by Community Learning Center and workshop coordinator. exceeding the 8.5 per cent. soft-coal miners also expired The AFL-CIO International at midnight. Talks, com- a UMW spokesman's state- railroad signalmen also ex- Municipalities can, however, Longshoremen's Association plicated by the wage-price ment early today that "no pired at midnight but there obtain their own statistics to struck ports from Maine to freeze and lack of knowledge strike has been called." The •seemed no chance of an im- prove they qualify. Texas early today when talks about Phase 2, were to contin- miners have traditionally re- mediate renewal of the walk- Towns that qualify under with New York shippers over ue today. fused to work without a con- out that Idled 500,000 railroa- Student's Individual the county statistics are Al- a guaranteed income broke None'.'ieless, negotiators ap- tract. ders across the nation last lenhurst with an unemploy- off hours after the old con- peared resigned to wide- The union is seeking to ln- May. ment rate of 8.9 per cent; Al- tract expired. lentown, 8.9; Asbury Park, West Coast, dock workers, Role Is Promoted 9.6; Atlantic Highlands, 0.6; represented by the Inter- Belmar, 17.1; Bradley. Beach, national Longshoremen's and WEST LONG BRANCH — where," Dr. Ervin L, Harla- ing the opening session of the 11.5; Freehold, 13.4; High- Warehousemen's Union, have Azsolina Asks Ethics .Education must be individ- clier, president of Brookdale American Association of Ju- lands, 11.7; Keansburg, 14.1; been out since July 1. The two ualized and students given Community College, Linttoft, nior Colleges' workshop on Kcyport, 13.7; Long Branch, strikes marked the first such greater say in what and how declared last night. the problems of the "new stu- 9,7; Manasquan,-9.2; Mata- complete port shutdown in they Ipirn if the community, Dr. Harlacher addressed dent." Brookdale's Long wan, 9.7; Neptune Township, U.S. history. college is to fulfill its mission approximately 60 representa- Branch-based Community 10.9; Neptune City, 8,9; Red Group to Probe Foes President Nixon said earlier tives of junior colleges Learning Center is hosting the and "make It possible for the cent Miller — is not an at- common man to get some- throughout the nation attend- three-day workshop at the Ho- MIDDLETOWN - Assem- but Mr. Himelman has been a liday Inn, here. blyman Joseph Azzolina an- torney and not subject to Bar lawyer M years and Mr. Geh- nounced today that he is ask- Association discipline. The "new students" are the ricke has practiced law nine Football Coverage ing the Ethics and Grievances Letter Going Out years," he said. youths and adults from low-in- Committee of the Monmouth Mr. Azzolina said he is go- come and minority groups "They made their baseless Bar Association to investigate ing to write to William II. and irresponsible charges The Inside Story wlio are enrolling in the na- campaign statements about Burns Jr. of Matawan, chair- tion's two-year colleges in in- The Best in County knowing the true facts but Putting the him on shoplifters ,.,.. Page 10 him by two Democratic Sen-' man of the Ethics and Griev- choosing to disregard them.

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