Little Silver indefinitely postpones promotions, B1 GREATER RED BANK EATONTOWN High Choice In Sea Bright LONG BRANCH Leonardo's Jeff Kunkel Changes proposed picked by Texas Rangers in master plan Today's Forecast: Fair continuing into tomorrow Page B3 W Page B1 Complete weather on A2 ister VOL. 105 NO. 293 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER . SINCE 1878 TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1983 . 25 CENTS Zazzali named fact- finder for j ail crowding By JOEL SIEGEL with all parties to the lawsuit by Housed inside the jail. "probably the most expeditious submitted by Mitchell's office FREEHOLD - Former At- next week The Rumson resident The state Public Advocate's Of- route to resolve the overcrowding at One sought permission to torney General James, K. Zazzali also promised to interview inmates, fice of Inmate Advocacy filed the the jail." "amend" the original inmate law- jail personnel, county officials and was appointed yesterday as a spe- suit, which names the county Board Ackerman's decision indicates suit with additional allegations, an- "other interested parties" as part of Freeholders, the sheriff and the cial fact-finder with powers to con- the judge determined that over- other sought permission to name of his probe jail warden as defendants. duct hearings, review records and crowding allegations are "serious " seven additional inmates as plain- "Inspections and tours of the Also named as a defendant is take other measures necessary to and that the best way to handle the tiffs, and the third sought the class- jails will be conducted," he added. state corrections Commissioner investigate overcrowding at the case would be on an "emergent" action designation Monmouth County jail. "I intend to give this matter a top William Fauver, whose department basis, Mitchell maintained. Ackerman granted all three mo- U.S. District Court Judge Harold priority, and other problems will is blamed by many for causing the "With this appointment now we tions, over the objections of a depu- Ackerman made the surprise ap- come second, the only exception overcrowding by refusing to remove are going to look carefully at what ty state attorney general represent- pointment during a hearing in Tren- being a baby due in 10 days '' as many as 200 "state-sentenced kind of (immediate) reliefs we will ton on a lawsuit filed on behalf of The lawsuit that spawned inmates" who should be serving seek. One of those may be a ceiling ing Fauver. Then Ackerman ap jail inmates who are challenging the Zazzali's appointment charges that their time inside a state prison. on the jail population," Mitchell pointed Zazzali as the "special overcrowded conditions. inmates have been denied adequate Sheriff William Lanzaro said said. master." Zazzali must submit his findings housing, clothing, recreation, medi- he's taking a "wait and see at- The jail's population reached an The special master concept is not to Ackerman by Sept. 30, the judge cal care and other essentials The titude" toward yesterday's appoint- all-time high of 601 last winter, new, Mitchell said It has been used ordered. In a related ruling, overcrowding is so bad, the suit ment. In general, "We are not in though it has dropped betow the 500 in overcrowding lawsuits in at least Ackerman expanded the lawsuit says, many inmates sleep on jail favor of any type of intrusion by the mark in recent weeks. The county four other New Jersey counties. into a "class action" on behalf of floors without mattresses. courts or the governor" into county rates the jail's capacity at 325 in- The concept is not new to The suit also charges that the all inmates inside the Freehold affairs, he said. mates; Mitchell's office says that Zazzali, either. For nine months he Township facility. county may have diverted into its T. Gary Mitchell, the director of no more than 206 criminals should has been serving as one of two mas- Zazzali expressed surprise last own treasury $2 million in state aid the Office of Inmate Advocacy, said be locked inside. night at his appointment as "spe- earmarked for the room and board his office is "very pleased" with Ackerman called yesterday's ters appointed to resolve the over- of state prisoners temporarily cial master," but vowed to meet Ackerman's order. He called it hearing to rule on three motions See Zazzali, page A5 JAMES R. ZAZZALI GOP hopes to kill Democrat tax plan WASHINGTON (APt - Presi- that the cap would have its biggest crats "always want to raise taxes." dent Reagan and his Republican al- effect on middle and upper middle- While Democrats can be ex- lies in the Senate say it is a safe bet income taxpayers. pected to use their majority to push that House Democrats will fail in House Democrats were meeting a modification of the tax cut their drive to place a $700 limit on today to discuss the tax issue as well through the House'. Republicans ap- the individual income tax cut due in as a pending conference of House peared just as determined to use July. and Senate negotiators who likely their Senate majority to stall it House Speaker Thomas P. will meet tomorrow to begin work ' "I predict it will not pass in this O'Neill, D-Mass . launched the final on a compromise version of sepa- session of the Congress, " Senate Democratic assault against the rate budget plans adopted by the Majority Leader Howard H. Baker third installment of Reagan's tax House and Senate Jr. R-Tenn., said Monday cut program yesterday He said the Reagan, meanwhile, said the Sen Bob Dole, R-Kan , chairman (700 limitation would affect only only message he had for O'Neill was of the Senate Finance Committee, those earning more than $50,000 a that "III give him my autograph on issued a statement offering the year and would bring in more reven- the veto bill " The president made "latest line ... on the future of the ue to pare budget deficits the remark as he handed out auto- president's tax eut the third year is Senate Democratic Leader Rob- graphed cards to finalists in the the safest bet in town." ert C. Byrd, D-W.Va.. said Demo- National Spelling Bee who were vis- O'Neill proposed the $700 cap in a cratic leaders in Congress are "vir- iting him in the White House Rose speech Monday to an American A FOUR MASTED GROUP — The slogan for Scott, a MAST sophomore, Melissa Farkas, a Garden yesterday Stock Exchange conference the day was to save the endangered Marine tually unanimous that there should MAST freshman from Kevport, and Mc- be a cap, in the interest of The president said that O'Neill But Democratic leaders still are Academy of Science and Technology. From left Collum's daughter, Karen, a MAST freshman. polling their colleagues this week on to right, Joyce McCollum, of Aberdeen, her son, fairness" ^_^^___ was ignoring the fact that 72 Democrats say the cap is neces- percent of the i tax cut) savings al- whether they favor limiting, defer- sary to prevent windfalls to the very ready will go to people below the ring, repealing or phasing out the 10 wealthy. Republicans claim the figure he wants to cap.' percent personal income tax rate very wealthy got their tax break in Deputy White House press secre- cut scheduled for July 1 Tuition may save MAST 1981 when the top tax rate was cut tary Larry Speakes dismissed The responses will help guide from 70 percent to 50 percent, and O'Neills suggestion, saying Demo- See GOP, page A5 By JO ASTRJD GLADING courses in oceanography, marine vocational education funding is biology, ocean chemistry, jeopardizing the full-time pro SANDY HOOK - The finan- seamanship, navigation, engine gram. Unless other sources of cially-troubled Marine Academy repair and maintanance. and funding are found, the school will of Science and Technology can be electronics. return to the part-time status it Chlorine gas leak sickens salvaged by charging tuition to But the success of the school, operated under for two years un- the students' home school dis- and the ' subsequent popularity der the county, Hall said tricts, several state legislators that caused enrollment to quad- Over the past two weeks, in ruple in two years, has also con- told ISO concerned parents and the face of growing concern from workers at nuclear plant tributed to its current fiscal students last night parents and students. Van crisis. State Sen John P Gallagher. Wagner has offered proposals for FORKED RIVER (AP; - A federal Nuclear Regulatory Com- shops and contractors offices. R-Monmouth and Middlesex, According to Dr. Kenneth saving the program including chlorine gas leak at the idled Oyster mission be notified, although the Laverty said The plant has been said during a panel discussion Hall, superintendent of the major legislation setting up i Creek nuclear station last night sent nuclear reactor was not involved shutdown for a $100 million main- Matawan-Aberdeen Regional that he believes responsibility MAST as an independent school more than two dozen workers to It was a non-nuclear acci- tenance and refueling program school district which operates for maintaining the program lies district or providing)2S0,000 in hospitals and forced a partial evac- dent.' said Jim Laverty. a spokes- since Feb 12 and is not scheduled to MAST, a 50-percent cut in state with mandatory funding from the See Tuition, page AS uation and the declaration of an man for GPU Nuclear Corp , which operate again until January participating school districts i "unusual event" at the plant, of- operates the plant "We don t even "Employees were directed it But Assemblyman Richard ficials said have any nuclear fuel in the reactor they didn t feel well to go to the Van Wagner.