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Ex-Newark mayor Addonizio dies RED BANK - Former Newark underworld figures. His trial was under thorities to begin serving his 10-year sen- Attorney Jonathan Goldstein then lease, but in December the U.S. Supreme Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio, who served 62 way when he lost his bid for a third term tence on March 6, 1972. challenged this ruling and the U.S. Third Court agreed to reconsider it, upon a months in a federal penitentiary after to Kenneth Gibson by a vote of 43,000 to He had served slightly more than Circuit Court of Appeals in May 1977 challenge by the U.S. Department of Jus- being convicted of extortion, died early 55,000 in June 1970. three years at the federal penitentiary in ordered him back to Jail. tice. today at Biverview Hospital, here. The next month, he was convicted of Lewisburg, Pa., when the judge who had But one week later, the U.S. Supreme Finally, on June 4, 1979, the Supreme Addonizio, 86, of 168 Hope Road, Tin- 64 counts of conspiracy to extort and sentenced him originally, U.S. District Court ruled that Addonizio must be freed Court ruled 7-0 that the trial judge, who ton Falls, was pronounced dead of actual extortion of $253,000 from contrac- Judge George Barlow, said in July 1975 until the legal challenges surrounding the had died three months before, had erred cardiac arrest on his arrival at approx- tors doing business with the city. He was that he never had intended for him to case could be resolved. and that the U.S. Parole Commission had imately 12:30 a.m. A hospital spokesman sentenced to serve 10 years along with serve more than three-and-a-half years. Addonizio came home to Tinton Falls the sole authority to determine whether said he apparently died of natural causes. former Newark Public Works Director Barlow made his statement in re- May 12 and said that his days in politics Addonizio should be returned to jail. An autopsy is scheduled today. Anthony LaMoret and reputed under- sponse to pleas from Addonizio's at- were over and that he hoped to spend The commission began a.series of Addonizio was a member of Congress world figure Joseph Biancone. torneys, who had been unsuccessful in more time with his family and his hobby hearings in August 1979. A commission for 14 years before becoming mayor of Addonizio remained free on $25,000 appeals for his release to the U.S. Parole of raising pigeons. He said that he had report noted that Addonizio was most Newark in 1962. He held that post unttlBSil for 17 months while his attorneys Commission The commission reportedly become a "political football" in the ef- interested in his family and no longer 1*70. appealed. During that time, he worked was unwilling to grant parole because of forts to send him back to jail. involved in politics. But on Aug. 16, citing Addonizio had been indicted in late for a firm called Quartz Radiation Inc. in the seriousness of the crime. Still, the threat of return to jail hung the seriousness of his crimes, the board 1969 with 14 other persons, including nine Fairfield. In April 1977, Barlow finally issued an over his head. In February 1978 the U.S. ruled him ineligible for parole and or- other city officials and several reputed He turned himself in to federal au- order that Addonizio be released. U.S. Third Circuit Court upheld his early re- See Addoniiio, page 4 Hugh J. Addonizio *i2i2Lth, The Daily Register >IOIIIIIOIIIII Count.vVGrc»al Home Newspaper VOL. 103 NO. 179 SHREWSBURY, N.J. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1981 20 CENTS Reagan aide urges low^r expectations WASHINGTON (AP) - A top presidential yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press ' Baker said Reagan, in a nationally televised adviser, declaring that the nation's economic Baker said public expectations of the Reagan speech Thursday, will "explain to the American doldrums won't disappear overnight, says the administration's ability to control the economy people where we are, how we got into this mess, public may have expected too much, too soon may have been too high. and, within a general framework, what the presi- from the Reagan administration, "But I think expectations are naturally going dent sees as solutions to the problem.'' i "We would very much like to lower expecta- to be high because the American people are Reagan will reveal the specifics of his eco- tions if we could, because we didn't get into this looking for hope, and they're looking for change, nomic package Feb. 18 to a joint session of mess overnight and we're not going to get out of it and they would like to see... the economy change, Congress, Baker said. overnight," James A. Baker III, the White House and as rapidly as possible," he said. Appearing with Jones on "Meet the Press," chief of staff, said yesterday. In a poll conducted by the Gallup Organization Rep. Jack Kemp, author of a Republican-backed Interviewed on CBS' "Face the Nation," tax cut measure, said he expected Reagan to Baker said the administration hopes to bring the announce plans to go ahead with a 30 percent economy under control in a "reasonable period of Related story, page 2 individual tax reduction over three years, retro- time" with a comprehensive package that com- active to Jan. 1. bines tax and spending cuts, regulatory relief and Jones, however, cautioned that any retro- a stable monetary policy. in December for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, active tax slashing would "have an enormous Meanwhile, Rep. James R. Jones, chairman of 25 percent of the respondents expressed con- impact on loss of revenues to the Treasury and the House Budget Committee, called on Reagan fidence Reagan would be able to reduce govern- make it that much harder to balance the budget to negotiate an arms limitation agreement with ment spending, cut taxes and balance the budget. and reduce the deficits." the Soviets as a means of bringing defense spend- The margin of error was 3 percent. He said any tax cut should be coupled with cuts ing — and the federal budget — under control Chamber economists Richard W. Rahn and in federal spending. "I think as long as we're in an unlimited arms Paul A. Reardon said the public's pessimism Baker said spending cuts "are going to have race with the Soviet Union, defense spending is about the economy may give Reagan a longer going to increase," the Oklahoma Democrat laid grace period than usual to turn things around. 8«c Lower, page 4 Commuters set to revolt APrtMta over proposed fare hike SHADOWY CHARACTER — Charles Erhard, president of the Punxsutawnev Groundhog Club In Pennsylvania, seeks advice on the weather from Punxsutawnev By DAVID SCHWAB N.J., has said that he will not try again tating Coordinating Committee, said it Phil, a stuffed groundhog. Today Is Groundhog Day. See story. Page 2. Monmouth County rail and bus com- for passage of comprehensive mass is too early to predict what kind of fare muters may not stand for a projected 20 transit funding legislation which would increase commuters may face in the percent fare increase. Several com- have brought New Jersey an estimated coming year. muter representatives are warning that $200 million in additional funds over the He also said that he is "not without this could cause a significant decline in next four years. The measure passed the hope" that the Legislature will come up N.J. victim of 'gap' ridership. House but was defeated by the Senate in with additional funds to offset the need "They are literally driving people to December. for such an Increase. WASHINGTON (AP) - A Northeast and Midwest. dressed squarely in the com- van and car pooling," said Arlene Stump The fare increase, if approved, Labrecque, who chairs one of two report prepared for officials "The trends ... constitute ing years, its citizens must of the Commuters' Wives. would be the third in four years for rail citizen advisory committees established by the NJ Transit Corp., said he did not from 18 northern states a pronounced threat to the take a clear look at the eco- Stump said the organization "will do and bus commuters. Jack Sadow showed a "dangerous and physical and economic well- nomic situation as it looks everyting in our power" to prevent such An average 11 percent fare Increase think the effect of such a fare increase destabilizing gap" divides the being of the 100 million Amer- today," the report said. a significant increase in state-sub- took effect last July and brought In- would be as signficant because of the Northeast-Midwest region icans living in the Northeast- The report showed that sidized fares. creases of up to 20 percent for com- anticipated rite in the cost of gasoline. from the rest of the country. Midwest region, and to the over the last decade, New A 20 percent Increase is the amount muters using the North Jersey Coast "I think that would temper any loss The "State of the Region" security of the nation as a Jersey lost population as well that would be required to make up for a Line and bus service on the Route 9 of passengers that might take place if report was prepared for the whole," the authors of the as manufacturing and de- $42.8 million shortfall in the state's corridor. In October 1978, fares were there is a substantial fare increase," he Northeast-Midwest Con- report concluded.