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Hughes. except the state Senate in view of the court's decision on redis- vember, 1965, election." Court., The Register was informed that Senate and Assembly mem- tricting. The suddenness of the ruling surprised most everybody. The new deadline is June 3. bers who had split over reapportionment will smooth over It is quite apparent the Senatorial primary will be delayed It came only a few hours after the court finished hearing The seven justices agreed yesterday not to grant the their ruffled feelings and join forces to draft the proper and Assemblyman Bateman is of the opinion it will be held in three hours of oral argument on the Senate's petition to cancel Legislature its request for a two year lease on life under its legislation. • ' September. reapportionment for two years. present system of voting. But they.did get a break. The "If we can't find the right answer by June 3 we better fold He expects a measure changing the primary date to pass The justices themselves were far apart on what plan to original deadline was today. our tents and get out of tile state house for good," one of the the Republican-controlled Legislature in quick order. adopt if the Legislature falls flat again in its effort to reappor- K the lawmakers still can't pass a reapportionment bill most powerful senators said last night. Republicans and Democrats had a meeting of the minds tion New Jersey. by June 3, the court will hand over its own plan to them for Senate president Charles W. Sandman, Jr., R-Cape May, yesterday and agreed the court's decision to remove the Assem- Justice Weintraub cited a state-wide, at-large election of action. also declared: - ' bly from the reapportionment headache in setting up an interim the Senate as a politically neutral move. On this point, the justices were not in accord on what type "I think the Legislature can get the job done. I don't plan would expedite passage of a bill. Justices C. Thomas Schettino arid Vincent S. Haneman proposal they would make, if it is necessary. think it will let the court take the whole thing over," Now the members In the lower house need not worry about criticized at-large elections. Justice Nathan L. Jacobs said he The court ruled that only (he Senate must be reapportioned. Assembly.speaker Marion West Higgins, R-Bergea;. Assem- their own seats and can watch, with self assurance, those in thought a state constitutional convention would draw up a set It said the Assembly and its 60 members' will not be touched bly ' majority leader Raymond H. Batenian, R-Somerset and the upper house. of new voting lines and Justice Frederick W. Hall, who could — for this year, at least. other, including Democrats, were all for getting the reap- After Justice Joseph Weiatraub read the court's verdict to hold a decision vote, remained silent. Thus, the hot potato called "reapportionmetit" has been , portionmefit job done in the state house, not the court house. reporters in the oak paneled chambers, he said: (See DISTRICT, Page 3) • Alabama Town Braces Today For Rights Demonstrations CAMDEN; Ala. (AP) - This population of 20,000 with Ne- town of 2,500 — where smoke groes making up nearly 80 per bombs were used to break up a cent of the total. There is one march — braced today for more Blast Rocks Negro's Home Negro voter — registered dur- civil rights demonstrations de- ing the past few weeks. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., (AP) - A pre-dawn two persons in an adjacent house suffered signed to spark a school boy The demonstrators, most of cott linked to voter registration. explosion, apparently caused by dynamite, minor injuries. blasted the rear of the home of a Negro The blast demolished the CroweH's brick them teen-agers, began their The immediate target was public accountant today, injuring one person garage and scattered debris for several yards activities at St. Francis Baptist Camden Academy, the only Ne- and possibly more. in the rear of the house. Church about three miles from gro school in the county where Many windows of the single-story, frame the Camden city limits. atendance remained high, dur- The blast occurred near the garage of the Crowell home were • broken and several About 120 marched to the city ing the Selma-toMontgomery home of T. L. Crowell in northwest Birming- screens were knocked from their hangers. ine, another 15 piled into two march. ham. • Huge chunks of brick were littered in :ars and drove to Camden "We'll be back," said the Ne- Police said they had not determined the Academy inside the city limits exact cause of the explosion, but Capt. the backyard and some pieces seen atop two gro boys and girls after two cars parked in the driveway. and only a few blocks from the face-to-face confrontations with Thomas McDowell said, "in my opinion, it Neighbors reported that windows in sev- downtown courthouse. authorities Wednesday. "We'll was dynamite." eral houses on the block were rattled and The marchers were met at the march again with a permit." Injured was the CroweH's 13-year-old son, some cracked and broken out by the ex- city line by' Mayor Reg Albrit- Negro leaders expressed Weymouth. His mother said the youth was plosion's concussion. ton, 10 auxiliary policemen, 9 similar views in other locations. bleeding and was taken to a hospital. She The FBI sent agents to the scene and a state troopers and the sheriff. IN DRIVER'S SEAT — A new beach cleaning maehins was given trial run yesterday The Rey. Frederick D. Reese said she did not think he was seriously hurt, spokesman said, "It was probably dynamite, The auxiliary polidemen — the «t Sandy Hook State Park. Robert A. Roe, right, commissioner of Star* Depart- of Selma said there would be no "just scared to death." .bu{ we are not sure what re.ally caused the city has only three regular' offi- cessation of. demonstrations There were unconfirmed reports that explosion." cers — were westrlhg steel hel- ment of Conservation and Economic Development, and Lester G., McNamara, direc- "until there are rib barriers to mets and carrying pistols and tor of Fish and Wildlife Service, are shown aboard beadimaiter tractor and tani- free (voter) registration of Ne- canisters. tiier exp«cted to cut maintenance and deanup coi+i at park. groes." "If it takes economic pressure Camden Academy — the only "This is an indirect protest," • 'Orders Stop . Testlmonal Dinner to do this, we have a moral obli- accredited school in the county he said, "because the parents . Tha mayor, 42, ordered the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gation to do it in Alabama," — and its principal, James are prohibited from voting. We demonstrators to stop at the told an audience attending a said King, president of the Hobbs. will keep -the students out of line because they did not have testimonial dinner In his honor Southern Christian Leadership The Rev. Daniel Harrell said school'until their parents are a parade permit. at Baltimore, "Something must Conference. the objective "is to stop the allowed to vote." One of . the demonstrators be done to prod the business A Camden Negro minister and principal from prohibiting the Sheriff P. C. Jenkins said Wil- crossed the line. The mayor community and the good people SCLC member ' explained the student*' from staying out of cox County, — about 40 mHes said he told the youngster to get of. Alabama." purpose of the drive against school." southwest of" Selma — has (See ALABAMA, Page 2) U. S. Soldier Killed SANDY HOOK - Every year winter tides caps, tin cans, glass, lumber, and other Ut- deposit tons of timber, tin cans, bottles, and ter and depositing them into a hopper with a other Htter oil the mile-long beach here. _ capacity of two tons. Gunfire Downs A representative of Allis-Chalmers dug To rid the oceanfront of accumulated off- with bis bare hands in eigM inches of sand ieason debris and keep it safe end clean dur- which had just been cleaned by the machine. ing the peak tourist • season from May to He can» up •inpty'-Handed. Bepteipber, costithe state, in previous years, Yank Helicopter Operated by one man, the beach cleaner «n average oOWQ a day. is utilized in conjunction with a standby pick- SAiKJON, Viet Nam (AP,- know, the cause of the, explosion , With the unveiling yesterday of a nine- up truck which receives the hoppers load Communist 'gunfire downed an but apparently they ruled out ton Beachm«ster tractor and beach saniter, and carts it to the park's landfill area.