Anti-Viet Probers Face Decision
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« Weather DUtriboUoo •nqr utnm M«r. [ Red Bank Area J 30,000 K«* to mid m. (set Weather, Copyrlght-The Red Bank Register, lac. 1KB. ij). DIAL 7414)010 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FDR 87 YEARS VOL. 89, NO. 38 rt telly. Uanttr throuth TrUw. Second dm Poit»t» PAGE ONE Ptld U KM Buk ud tt AMlUoul lUUtBC Ottlou. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1966 7c PER COPY Tour Convinces Officials of County Airport Need WALL TOWNSHIP - Twenty federal aid for land purchases and cer County Airport, Ewing Town- Airport, summed up the situa- skin led the party aboard five Township; Anton Skwarko, Ma- ors and other influential people tir minded officials from Mon- for navigational installations and ship, the loss the same year was tion best when he said: Cessna prop executive airplanes nalapan Township; Frank E. Gib- for support so that yesterday's mouth County toured four publicly personnel. No federal monies can about $60,000. "Any growing county without that the company had made avail-' son, Freehold; Jay Kellers, At- tour was planned. owned airports in three states be offered where a private own- 3. New and old industry ex- an adequate airport today is like able as a promotion for general lantic Highlands, and Olaf Axel- Stops were at the Allentown- yesterday and said they came er operating for a profit is in- panding and establishing plants a city without a railroad station aviation. sen, Manasquan. Bethlehem-Easton Airport and home convinced that Monmouth volved. look to a community for an air- 100 years ago." Others included George De Gar- Intend to Acquire the Reading Airport, in Penn- needs a public airport. 2. Public airport operations port and all-weather flying equip- The question, Mr. Irwin added, mo, Red Bank; Harold Fink, Ne»- Previously the freeholders have sylvania; Greater Wilmington Air- Encouragement came from generally ate not self-sufficient ment which assures maximum is no hunger "Can we afford a tune, and Mayor Sanford Flint, declared their intention to either port. New Castle, Del., and Mer- head-to-head discussions with but increasing traffic is cutting field usability around the clock. county airport?" Rather, he added of Interlaken, members of the acquire the privately-owned 780- cer County Airport. managers of the airfields, all of down losses. It the most severe Summation it is "Can we afford not to have county Airport Advisory Commit- acre Monmouth County Airport, Even though the freeholders whom made these points: situation, at the Allentown-Beth- Freeholder Director Joseph C. one?" tee; several county officials and Wall Township, or develop an- are on the verge of hiring a 1. Public ownership of a major lehem-Easton airport, the deficit Irwin said that John T. Stephan, Freeholders Irwin, Harry Lar- Mayors John E. Lemon, New other site. consultant to help them choose airport is essential to qualify for was only $73,000 in 1965. In Mer- manager of the Mercer County rison, Jr., and Benjamin H. Din- Shrewsbury; Joseph Ehret, Will But they are looking to may- (See AIRPORT, Page 3) May Dismiss Witnesses After Counsel Walkout Anti-Viet Probers Face Decision WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating for shouting, hissing and cheering during the tumultuous ses- overshadowed testimony taken by. the committee, was Arthur anti-Viet Nam war groups faces a major decision involving sions in the sprawling hearing loom. A. Kinoy, a 5-foot-2, middle-aged attorney and Rutgers Uni- witnesses today after the walkout of seven lawyers in another •SEEN ENOUGH' versity law professor. stormy session. "I've seen enough," said Rep. Richard Ichord, D-Mo, a Kinoy has been the chief' counsel for the American Civil The lawyers, representing a dozen subpoenaed witnesses, committee member, after several of the subpoenaed witnesses Liberties Union which is representing two of the witnesses in marched from yesterday's hearing of the House Committee on tried to make speeches denouncing the committee and the Viet a suit challenging the constitutional authority for the commit- Un-American Activities in protest to the forced expulsion of Nam war while being directed by acting Chairman Joe R. Pool, tee's hearings. another attorney. D-Tex, to get new lawyers. SUIT IN COURT The committee must decide whether to dismiss the wit- Ichord said the hearings had shown "a very serious need nesses if they fail to get new lawyers by a noon EDT deadline for this legislation." That suit is currently before a three-judge federal court. today. Bills sponsored by Pool and other committee members However, (he court delayed indefinitely a hearing scheduled If the witnesses are dismissed, the committee could start would slap maximum $20,000 fines and 20-year prison sen- on it yesterday to give the judges more time to study legal questioning a number of people waiting to testify on the need tences on Americans who block shipment of U. S. men and briefs. for legislation to curb anti-war activities. materials to Viet Nam, or who help the North Vietnamese and Phillip A. McCombs, a 22-year-old recent Yale University More than three dozen persons have been arrested during Viet Cong. graduate from Ogdensburg, N. Y., wes testifying about his two days of hearings—19 of them yesterday—most of them The central figure in yesterday's tumult, which completely (See ANn-VIET, Page 2) ' Plan December School Vote Propose $1,660,000 Bond Issue Draft Policies MIDDLETOWN - The Board ncome. and Marjorie Lefever, social Thome Junior High School — Irk School Board EXIT UNDER PRESSURE — Arthur Kinoy, Rutgers Uni- of Education raised its sights studies. The contract with the firm Armand Cannamela, language MIDDLETOWN — School Superintendent Paul F. Lefever versity law professor and attorney for American Civil ast night and added about $400,- artt; Kathleen Newman, mathe- does not include elementary Bayshore Junior High School- and the Board of Education are miffed over changing draft 000 to its bond proposal sched- Kenneth Fallender, English; Al- matics; Phyllis Horrocks, physi- Liberties Union, is hustled out of the hearing room of school service. board policies in North and South Jersey and may attempt uled for referendum early in De- The following department ma Wuesthoff, mathematics; cal education; John Malonty, tha House Committee on Un-American Activities yester- to do something about it. cember. heads were appointed: Victor Blasucci, physical educa- science, and Ethel Wren, social day. Kinoy was one of several persons led or carried The issue to be voted on — High school — Esther Search, tion; John Dowling, science, and studies. ' Remarks were triggered last night by a report from Mr. from the hearing room. Tho committee is holding an in- provided state approval is forth- business education; Norma Mon- Daniel Lee, social studies. The elementary schools — Lefever that a draft board in North Jersey has refused to defer a teacher candidate. Instead, it has classified him as vestigation of artti-Viet Nam war activities. coming, as expected — will to- emuro, English; Becky Stracen Thompson Junior High School Frances Fronapfel, physical edu- tal $1,660,000. er, foreign languages; Michael — Rosemary Knawa, English; cation; Margaret Stratton, mu- 1-A. Added to the ballot questions Seiser, industrial arts', Harold Cozette Williams, mathematics; sic, and Kathleen Turner, art. "In the eight years I have been here," commented th» last night were: John, mathematics; Philip Fred Gernsbeck, physical edu- Arnold Truex was named ath superintendent, "we have had cc-operation from selective —$300,000 for a connecting Braun, physical education; Mary cation; Madeline Fedak, science. letic director, and James Hop- service boards, but in the past few months there has been Senate Approves building to the Bayshore Junior Hopkins, assistant, physical edu- and Edgar Van Houten, social kins was appointed assistant di a change." High School. The structure is cation; William Fischer, science studies. rector ot personnel services. H,e »aid he was not referring to Mosmouth County but to include an all-purpose room "the boards south of us and north of us " band room and kitchen. He declined to name the North Jersey draft board or the —A $30,000 kitchen for Thomp- teacher applicant, at present, "so as not to embarrass any- Reservist Call-Up son School. State to Get Currie Ouster one." " -A $30,000 kitchen for Thome "The man was going to teach driver education here," said WASHINGTON (AP) - The Yesterday's vote amounted ti School. Mr. Lefever, "and was,told In effect thai that was not good Senate, overriding objections from a hard-fought victory for Sen. The main item on the ballot enough. I think driver education is as important as anything, the White House and the •Pen- Richard B. Russell, I>Ga., chair- will be $1,300,000 for an elemen- Probe Request Petitions perhaps in some- ways more important." tagon, has given President John- man of the Senate Armed Ser tary school on 16.6 acres off He said he was citing the present case as only one example son standby authority to call up vice Committee, and Sen. Lever- New Monmouth Rd. KEANSBURG — Petitions call- petitions, Mrs. Thomas reported director of the division, told The of what appears to be new policies by a number of draft thousands of reservists for pos- ett Saltonstall, R-Mass, its rank- The building will contain 18 Ing for • state Department of Ed- last night Register laat week that a teach- boards," noting'that many boards now are refusing to defer sible active duty in Viet Nam. ing Republican. regular classrooms, three kin- unmarried teachers in itye 22, to 35-year age bracket. dergarten rooms, offices and an ucation probe of circumstances The division already has re-« employed for three consecu Voting 6t to 21 yesterday to tie President Johnson and Secre- Board President Warren C.