Democrats Get Cahill to Relax Tax Deadline
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... f : . ' • respass' on Church Lot Charged SEE STORY PAGE 3 Possible Showers Chance of Showers today, THEDAEY partly cloudy tonight. Fair FINAL and seasonable tomorrow and Kill Hank, Sunday. l/>ng IlruiM-h EDITION M onmouth County's Outstanding Home 28 PAGES VOL 94: NO. 250 RED BANK, NJ. FRIDAY, JUNE 16,1972 TEN CENTS Democrats Get Cahill To Relax Tax Deadline TBENTON (AP) - Assem- crats, 39 Republicans and one He said they would also at- that a lengthy delay could tic and dilatory and could not • bly Democrats have' suc- independent. tend the special meetings at possibly defeat the bills. We have any valid reason." The ceeded in getting Gov. Wil- The governor told newsmen which his fiscal and legal ad- arc as interested in tax re- Democrats nodded their as- liam T. Cahill to relax his in the presence of the Assem- visers would answer any ques- form as the governor and the sent and agreed, in response July 10 deadline for com- bly leaders that the Assembly tions concerning the tax pro- Republican Party," Owens to a question, that that date pletion of work on his tax "would continue to meet on gram. said. was realistic and fair. package. Mondays and Thursdays and Owens said he agreed with The governor said the Cahill said the Legislature But in so doing, the Demo- continue to have party confer- Cahill that undue delay might Democratic leaders agreed would remain in session until' crats agreed yesterday to a ences with regard to tax re- kill tax reform. that any delay beyond the-Au- the Democratic convention hi vote on the package by late form." "We expressed our concern gust date "would be unrealis- Sec Democrats, Page 2 August before the Republican National Convention. The governor made the an- nouncement at an impromptu AP Wlrtplioto press conference with Assem- RELAXES TAX DEADLINE — Gov. William T. Cahill agreed yesterday bly leaders from both parties ct the insistence of Assenibly Democrats to relax his July 10 deadline for present, Johnson Is Acquitted tompletion of work on his tax reform package. Cahill met with Assembly A source close to Cahill said Democratic and Republican leaders, Richard W. DeKorte, R-Bergen, cen* the decision was significant By I1ALLIE SCflRAEGEH Johnson was found innocent raised by it. Shrewsbury. Severely ter;"and John J. Horn, D-Camden, right. The governor then told an Im- because the governor suc- of the shotgun slaying of Har- The panel of eight men and wounded in the abdomen and promptu press conference that the Democrats had agreed there would be ceeded in getting a public FREEHOLD - Otis Wil- ry A. Silver, a New Shrews- four women deliberated for chest by a shotgun blast, he a vote by late August before the Republican National Convention. commitment from the Demo- liam Johnson, 25, of Asbury bury liquor store owner, dur- some 5Vi hours. About an hour died of his injuries Feb. 2 at crats that they would vote on Park, was acquitted of first ing an alleged holdup Jan. 4. was spent having part of the Uiverview Hospital, Red the program before the end of degree murder here yes- Faced with two sworn ver- testimony read back by court Bank. the summer rather than terday during a trial in which- sions of the sequence of reporter Hugh Porter. The codefendant who testi- delaying it until fall. one of his codefendants was a jvents that night, a Mon- Died Feb. 2 fied for the state .was James J. There was much sentiment key witness for the state and mouth County jury evidently Mr. Silver, 51, was the own- Fentress, 34, of 43 Cherry St., Gateway Bill Lacks at a Democratic Assembly the other codefendant testi- believed the defense version, er-operator of Silver Liquors, New Shrewsbury. caucus earlier yesterday for fied for the defense. or had a reasonable doubt 530 Shrewsbury Ave., New He said Johnson' was the delaying action on the pro- one who went into the store gram until the fall. with a sawed-off shotgun and In fact Eugene Bedell of later told him he "went to go Monmouth, chairman of the behind the counter and the Funds for Ferries Taxation Committee, called a gun went off." press conference to announce Democrats Bicker, WASHINGTON - Rep. shore, said he feels the feder- thought to rail transportation, The codefendant who testi- James J. Howard, D-N.J., ex- al government has a responsi- but to date have not received, that Democrats wanted to put fied for the defense was Ru- pressed concern yesterday bility to consider local traffic any specific response," Mr... off action until September. ben Louis Adams, 26, of 19-A about the latest version of a problems. Howard continued. Bedell's statements were Peach St., New Shrewsbury, bill that would authorize a "In particular, I am think- "I plan to keep in touch publicly disavowed later by who admittedly played the three Democratic leaders Pick State Leaders 26,000-acre Gateway National ing of Rt. 36, where traffic with federal officials to con- "chicken" (lookout man) dur- Recreation Area, to include could be increased dramati- stantly remind them that who met with Cahill. They EAST BRUNSWICK - Be- Martindell, a McGovern dele- tions conform to balance for ing the holdup. Adams finger- New Jersey's Sandy Hook. cally," Mr. Howard said. while it is vitally important to were John J. Horn of Cam- tween noisy strategy caucuses gate from Mercer County, as women, young delegates and ed Fentress as the man .who The bill was approved by The third district Democrat have this great recreation den, Ronald Owens of Essex, and after more than three chairman of the contingent, minority groups. pulled the trigger. the House Committee on Inte- said he still favors the origi- area in the east, they cannot and S. Howard Woodson of hours of bickering over proce- and James Bouton, the former After considerable bicker- Planned Holdup rior and Insular Affairs and nal Gateway proposal, which ignore local considerations," Mercer. dural and other matters, the major league baseball pitcher ing between the factions, the In both versions, the rob- will probably reach the House would have provided $30 mil- the Congressman said. The Legislature returned to New Jersey delegation to the from Bergen County and also difficulty was finally resolved bery was planned at Fentress' floor some time this summer, lion for a large scale plan for ".The House Interior Com- Trenton yesterday for its first Democratic National Con- a McGovern delegate, as vice when Richard Gregg, a 21- house, where all three men Mr. Howard said. His concern water transportation, in- mittee did add additional land meeting of a special session vention chose its leaders and chairmen. Assemblywoman year-old McGovern delegate were, late in the afternoon. is that a $30 million provision cluding facilities for ferries. in the New York area in its which will be devoted largely committee members. Ann Klein of Morris County from Middlesex County, gave The state alleged that the for water transportation has? Last year the Senate passed a bill, and this may ease the to tax reform. Much of the wrangling at was chosen secretary. up his position on the platform three men conspired to rob been deleted from the proposal Gateway bill and included the number of persons who would Cahill said the Democratic the session last night was The McGovern delegates committee, permitting Joel the liquor store, that Fentress — a deletion, the Congress- $30 million in it. have been coming to Sandy leaders told him "many, of caused by disagreement be- had met in a closed caucus on Jacobson, a labor leader and supplied the guns and stayed man alleges, that will mean a "That portion of the original Hook under earlier propos- their members had legitimate- tween delegates committed to Sunday to pick the leaders uncommitted delegate from home, that Adams and John- serious traffic problem for the bill has been deleted from the als," Mr. Howard went on. questions" about the complex Sen. George S. McGovern on and members of the creden- Essex County, to take his son went to the store and that New Jersey shore area, in- legislation approved by the "I am hopeful that hi the program, which includes the one hand, and uncom- tials, platform and rules com- place. Johnson was the'one who cluded in his third district House Committee on Interior near future we can have this nearly 60 bills and resolutions. mitted delegates and those mittees for next month's na- McGovern has 72 delegates, went in. constituency. and Insular Affairs, and I am entire matter looked into "They did not foreclose the pledged to Sen. Hubert H. tional convention in Miami Humphrey has 9, there are 27 The defense version was Mr, Howard said that al- considering offering an much more closely and that possibility that a vote might Humphrey. Beach, Fla. uncommitted delegates* and that Johnson was the one who though he supports the Ga- amendment to put that money we can work out a realistic take place before then," Cah- More than once during the However, the trouble arose one race is still undecided be- stayed at 43 Cherry St. and teway project, he "is not at and water transportation ser- plan which would give us ill said. evening the delegation split when the uncommitted and cause of a recount. New Jer- that Fentress was the man all satisfied that the bill has vice back in the bill when it these needed recreation Cahill needs Democratic up into noisy caucuses to plot Humphrey delegates were sey, with 109 delegates in all, with the shotgun.