U.S. Sandy Hook Status Report Due in 10 Days SEE STORY BELOW Sunny, Milder HOME FINAL THEDAILY * * * Sunny and milder today. Clear and cool tonight. Tomorrow, Red Bank, Freehold Home Delivery partly cloudy and cooler. I Long Branch 7 (See DetiiH, Pate 2) ' 45 Cents Per Week Monmouth County's Home Newspaper tor B9 Years VOL. 90, NO. 212 RED BANK, N. J., MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1968 TEN CENTS Legislature Now Facing Fiscal Decisions TRENTON (AP) - The Administration and the state glect" in education, state institutions, water pollution, con- George E. Connetf, the commission's executive director, statements by Hughes that it is probably not politically legislature will return to work today faced with the problem servation and transportation. said at a news conference that accompanied the report's feasible to implement an income tax at this time. He has of acting on a select commission's recommendation for a release that the $1.9 billion figure was "an irreducible mini- said he favors a one per cent addition to the sales tax and $1.9 billion bond issue and a state income tax. The actual money, the commission said, would come mum." And that figure, he said, was derived from the total a five-cent increase in the cigarette tax. , from a state bond issue that it recommended be placed on The recommendations were made in a 172-page report of approximately $5 billion that had been recommended by Leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature have al- the ballot this fall. The debt service on the bond issue as issued Saturday by the Governor's Commission to Evaluate various state department heads at a series of hearings held so been generally opposed to the income tax. They favor well as the maintenance of the new facilities — a figure the Capital Needs of New Jersey, a bi-partisan group estab- by the commission. >'' instead some sort of excise tax package to raise additional estimated at a little under $150 million — would be financed lished Feb. 5 by Gov. Eichard J. Hughes. revenue. through an income tax. The commission concerned itself primarily with what it Copies of the report will be distributed today to rank- called New Jersey's "regressive fiscal policy." That policy, But the commission said emphatically in its report that and-file members of the legislature. The leaders received The 14-member commission was headed by L. Manning it said, had led to "years of neglect" that had left the state an income tax was needed to implement the capital program theirs on Saturday. Brown Jr., executive vice-president of the New York Life with improvements needed almost everywhere. it proposed. Insurance Co. it included former U.S. Secretary of Com- "We are deeply disturbed to see one of the wealthiest GIVEN 'NO DISSENT' THE RECOMMENDATIONS merce John T. Connor and former Secretary of the Treasury states in the nation apparently condoning conditions which "If there was anything on which there was no dissent The report recommended that $1,949,900,000 was needed C. Douglas Dillon, as well as Robert F. Goheen, president of could ultimately destroy it," the commission concluded. within the commission it was the income tax," Connett said. Immediately to rectify conditions caused by "years of ne- Princeton University. The income tax proposal was made despite previous (See FISCAL, Pg. 3, Col. 5) _ Report Is Slated Soon On Sandy Hook Status SANDY HOOK - A U.S. most military units from the nerable to mass development average attendance at the Preferable, said Mr. Clark, Interior Department report on Fort Hancock area. and would permit use of con- present state-operated beaches would be a leaseback arrange- feasibility of converting Sandy Mr. Howard confirmed that siderable area and existing on peak days, he said. In ad- ment — for consideration of Hook into a national seashore he has received a suggestion buildings for a variety of con- dition to endangering the San-$1 a year — of the present resort is due to be submitted from John R. Clark, biologist servationist projects and nat- dy Hook nature lands, he said, beach areas to the state to to Congress in about 10 days, at the U.S. Marine Laboratory u&l research. such an influx would snarl continue the beach operation Rep. James J. Howard, D-N.J., here. Instead of a seashore re- If some reports he has heard traffic in all communities in that has proven successful in said here today. sort, which would feature prin- are true, the biologist added, the vicinity through which recent years. The congressman has spon- cipally beachfront development, development for bathing pur- roads leading to Sandy Hook Congressman Howard said sored legislation to create the Mr. Clark urges that the In- poses could be on a scale to exist. This would include all his concern is to have the In- resort under the department's terior Department seek con- attract up to 150,000 people places on both sides of the terior Department obtain con- administration. He envisions a trol of the Hook as a Federal a day, utilizing boats and Navesink River and all along trol of as much of the Hook favorable report and hopes for Migratory Bird Refuge. charter buses as well as fam- Rt. 36, Rt. 35 north of Keyport, as will be released and that action early in 1969, following Such a wildlife preserve, Mr. ily automobiles for transit. and the Garden State Park- the particular bureau to which the scheduled withdrawal of Clark said, would be less vul- This would be 10 times the way. (See HOOK, Pg. 2, Col. 5) Arnone Would Back ActionIsmel COLLEGE HONOR — William C. Asman Sr, Little Silver, left, receives congratula- Defiant tions from Dr. Kenneth E. Knapp, chairman of ths department of fine arts faculty of On Fire Unit Segregation Monmouth College, center, and Arie van Everdingen, assistant professor and co-or- dinator of the fine arts festival which opened yesterday. Mr. Asman received top Of UJV. award of $100 for watercolor in the statewide exhibition which will be open to the RED BANK - If a Negro, makeup of the community. If with their own charters "but brought suit against the fire denied membership in the bor-this means going to the state there isn't any question they company "would you request JERUSALEM (AP) - The public through May 11 in the Main Buildi ng on the West Long Branch carnpus. (See ough fire bailment because Supreme Court, that's where are supported by public funds." the council to join in the suit?" Israeli government, defying the story, Page 2) (Register Staff Photo) of racial Timination, goes we're going. If it means going Councilman O'Hern heads Agustinho Monteiro, Red Bank, U.N. Security Council, says it to court to enforce his rights, to the United States Supreme the borough's fire department asked. will hold its Independence Day Mayor John P. Arnone will Court, that's where we're committee "and he says there's "Assuming a man is qualified parade as planned Thursday recommend that the borough going," been no application by black and there is a vacancy, there's in both the Arab and Israeli Join the suit. The questioning about Mr. candidates," the mayor said. no reason he not be accepted," sections of Jerusalem. Howard, Azzolina Gain Mayor Arnone made that Arnone's stand on the fire com- "Last year we told you wethe mayor responded. About 10,000 Israelis turned statement yesterday in re- pany issue grew heated when had four qualified men, one "That doesn't answer the out before dawn Sunday to sponse to some pointed and the mayor said his invitation trained in fire-fighting by the question," Mr. - Monteiro per- watch military units stage a heated questioning at a meet- had been to participate in a Army in Korea, who wanted to sisted, "would you ask the dress rehearsal along the fes- ing of the Red Bank Area panel discussion on specific is- apply," NAACP vice president tively decorated route. Arab Data About Pollution council to join in the suit?" Branch of the National Associa- sues which didn't include the John Jones replied, "and you "I'm asking you, will you residents watched from win- ~tlon~fnrthe Advancement of fire department "and I didn't told us to get applications. The help me get my legal rights?" dows overlooking the streets. LEONARDO — Rep. James said, "is a small example of shall use every bit of evidence Colored People in St. Paul Bap- come prepared to talk about secretary of the Westside Fire a young Negro serviceman in On display were both Israeli J. Howard, D-N.J., and Assem- the urgency for increasing ap- he can assemble to bolster de- tist Church. Annroximately 90 the fire department." Company and the borough clerk civilian clothes, asked, "I'll tanks and Soviet armor and blyman Joseph Azzolina, R- propriations and efforts to mands for a stronger pollution persons attended. But the audience obviously both told us they didn't have respect you if you say no. But missiles captured in the war Monmouth, are arming them- clean our waterways." attack. selves with new evidence to He said polluted waterways Those who voted to cut this Borough participation in legal hadn't any intentions of back- any applications. The men lost I want an answer." last June. press for stronger anti-pollution represent a threat to potable year's recommended appropri- action to end alleged segrega- ing off the subject. heart." Not 'Off Invitation' The 15 Security Council mem- action at the federal and state water sources and that the ation, he said reasoned that the tion in Red Bank's six volun- In response, the mayor said If a qualified candidate, "an "I didn't come prepared to bers, including the United levels.