Wind, Cold Cause Fires, Train Woes
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A BAD NIGHT - Three fire*, almost simulta- neous, one perhaps having spread from another by the wind, plagued Asbury Park and firemen from surrounding communities late last night. At left and center, they battle Fourth Avenue blaze and at right Marv Kramme, Stokes Fire Company, Ocean Grove, looks like the Ice man cometh. See story below right. I IK The 4Register VOL. 100 NO. 165 SHREWSBURY, N.'J. TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1978 15 CENTS Wind, cold cause fires, train woes Fires Trains Byrne puts priority ByJIMOSTROFF By JOAN KAHN ASBURY PARK - Two SOUTH AMBOY - More wind-whipped fires flaring up than 7,000 Shore rush-hour within minutes of each other rail commuters were delayed on more new jobs destroyed two houses and ex- up to three hours or more tensively damaged a third be- yesterday when blustery fore firemen brought the winds knocked high tension • TJBENTON (AP) - Gov. vesting in cities, further ex- new proposal to give the De- blazes under control early cables across power lines, Brendan T. Byrne says he pansion of the power of the partment of Insurance power blocking both north and wants to work with the New Economic Development Au- to gather Its own information today. southbound tracks shortly be- Jersey Legislature 'in an thority, a new bond issue to about insurance costs without The fires apparently fore 5 p.m. equal partnership to create help local governments fi- relying on industry statistics erupted in two rounds, with Jobs and streamline govern- nance construction projects and called for control of auto firemen here receiving a 9 Conrail provided buses for meht, while avoiding ex- and repeal of the sales tax on repair costs. p.m. call for a fire that southbound passengers to pensive new programs. commercial fishing vessels. — Enactment of a revised swiftly engulfed a house at complete their joumles along Byrne was to deliver his an- His new programs in all code of criminal laws that 415 Third Ave., and spread to the coast after they were nual "State of the State" areas, Byrne said, wens de- passed the Assembly last the Adjoining one at 143. ac- forced to disembark from the message today to a joint ses- signed to keep a firm lid on year but was buried In the cording to Fire Chief John electric former Penn Central sion of the new legislature. the costs of state government Senate Judiciary Committee. Gubitosa. trains. Those travelling in Texts were made available while improving its effi- In his briefing. Byrne also Almost a half-hour later. dlesel powered one-time Jer- yesterday and the governor ciency. He said his second ad- withdrew his offer to the leg- Chief Gubitosa said a third sey Central trains were able and his close aides held a ministration, which starts islature to sign a bill restor- blaze was reported at 308 to continue their trip by rail briefing on the speech. Jan. 17, would: ing capital punishment In the Fourth Ave , about two blocks alter delays of one hour and 15 minutes. The keystone of the mes- — Create a special task state if the criminal code from the original fire site. sage was a program for new force to stimulate growth and were passed. He said he Neither fire nor police offi- A Conrail spokesman said Jobs and new life for the state renovation in cities. would start all over again dis- cials could provide the names the downed cable was be- economy. — Study the state bureau- cussing the death penalty of the home owners this lieved to be a commercial •nHtar (MM *t Oam Kk«*M power line, and not a railroad "I intend to make Jobs the cracy and eliminate unpro- with the new legislature. WINTER'S FURY — Three persons go about their business as usual on morning first priority of the new ad- ductive agencies. — Extension of the public Residents living at the cable. More than two dozen Red Bank's Brood Street despite driving winds, snow and below 20s tem- railroad electricians and me- ministration," the governor — Try to promote consoli- campaign financing, which peratures yesterday. Many county roads remained Ice-slicked throughout Fourth Avenue house and 413 said, noting that to cut state dation of local government applied last year only in the Third Ave. were evacuated chanics were called to the the night and railroad commuters noted many, weather-related delays in scene between Perth Amboy unemployment by 1.5 percent. services, such as engineering, general election for governor, getting to and from work. by police and firemen and down to the national average. highways and police detective to gubernatorial primaries. lodged in the city's Salvation and South Amboy, to remove the cable from the tracks. would require creation of bureaus. Byrne also dropped from Army center overnight. Both 70.000 Jobs a year for the next houses wer« said by area Power was restored at 7:30 — Set more deadHnes for his agenda for the coming last night, and railroad offi- four years. state action on permits, li- year mention of any attempts residents to be residential ho- tels However, police and fire cials said ail trains would be Byrne was hit hard during censes and project approvals in promote construction of Bitter cold winds officals would not confirm able to proceed through the his reelection campaign for similar to the 90-day rule now low income bousing in the this. area without delay today. what Republican candidate used in the Department of suburbs. He said he wanted Raymond H. Bateman called Environmental Protection emphasis on rehabilitation of The other house, which was Train service interruption "in anti-business attitude" The governor also renewed housing in the cities. being renovated after sustain- continued for several hours that forced employers out of several proposals he made a ing heavy damage in a fire after the delay because 12 to continue today early last year, was not occu- southbound and two north the state and sent the New year ago that received no ac-' TRENTON (AP) - Here pied bound trains were backed up Jersey unemployment rate tion from the election year are excerpts from Gov. Bren- Bitter cold, accompanied by Matawan and Kurk D Strick- were treated and released for awaiting track clearance. soaring. legislature, including: dan T. Byrne's Fourth Annual strong winds, face Monmoulh land. 18, of 7 Garrison Drive. injuries of the face and head The only apparent injury Last night's minimum com- While he blamed many of — A general overhaul of Message scheduled for deliv- Hazlet. both passengers in the According to police. Mr was sustained by Terra nee County residents today in a muter delay, rail officials the state's problems on na- state transit programs and ery Tuesday at 2 p.m. car driven by Mr Polity. Prins apparently lost control Weldon, a city fireman, who continuation of a winter noted, was one hour and 17 tional recessions, Byrne said the regulation of bus and rail INTRODUCTION of the car on the wet road, slipped on ice-slicked streets storm which stunned the en- minutes. Conrail ordered 50 he would adopt Bateman's lines. "This year told us in re- and hit a telephone pole head- and was transported by city tire Northeast. buses to remove the passen- campaign proposal for a state first aid members to Jersey — Reform of stale insur- sounding tones that New Jen The temperature overnight on gers' by road to rail stations conference on jobs "to devel- Shore Medical Center, Nep- ance regulation, including the sey's people are willing n went down to 12 above this Nothing After the pole was knocked along the coast rail line. op new ideas and an overall elimination of discrimination shoulder an income tax. a over, police said, electrical tune. He was treated and re- morning at the official Regis- leased strategy." in rates by age and place of more equitable system of fi- wires burst into flames, set- All power was severed auto- ter weather post in Fair can stop Chief Gubitosa. acknowl- matically when the cable He also called for a 2 per- residence and replacement of nancing educational needs, Haven. ting two trees on fire. Fire- cent corporate income tax the assigned risk plan with while reducing local property men called to the scene were See Fires, page 2 See Trains, page 2 credit for companies in- another system. He added a Set Byrne message, page J The forecast calls for a a stork forced to wait for a Jersey high today of only 20. with a INTERLAKEN - The Central Power and Light low predicted tonight of 10. A wind was blowing, the snow company crew tu arrive he- bright spot looms for Wednes- was snowing, and — in a fore they could put out the Takeover of Garden State day as it is expected to be car pulled off Rt. 18 In Bel- fire The Inside Story sunny with a high in the mid mar — Mrs. Robert Meanwhile, transformers on twenties and with winds di- Sch'warz, (11 Windermere other poles blew up. setting a THE WKATHKK minishing. Ave., gave birth at 2:11 field on fire and causing ex- See weather stories above and at left. is put on Assembly's shelf Tinton FaUs^ ancMlazlel p.m. yesterday to a baby plosions which could be seen Complete forecast on page 2. were among conimunilies boy. miles away TRENTON (AP) - A pro- Camden. a driving force be- vers by forces for and against which had a hangover effect She and her husband Two families were evac- Rvil Hank Sulr Duvs tabloid posal to authorize a state hind the bid to have the state a state takeover.