State Prison Shootout Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Hurt Foes Map Fight on Ford Budget
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The Daily Register VOL. 98 NO.140 SHREWSBURY, N. J. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1976 15 CENTS State prison shootout leaves 1 dead, 5 hurt By THOMAS G. DONLAN feared at least two others re- the Department of In- identified. mained in the possession of stitutions and Agencies. "You According to Leon, the in- cident began around B15 p m TRENTON (AP) - Re- the Inmates. try to talk and the guys shoot when an inmate fired at bellious prisoners isolated ih The prisoners had been down the tier " guard Joseph Hacaluso. a maximum security wing at forced into the cells along the Robert Mulcahy. deputy de- wounding him in the abdo- Trenton Stale Prison were eighth tier when their fire partment commissioner, said men. A second guard, Capt being removed from their was returned by prison guard the eighth tier houses the Robert Simmons, came to cells today amid growing in- reinforcements during the up- most violent inmates. "They Macaluso's aid and was shot dications that calm was re- rising The cells were then are the leaders of various fac- in the chest He managed, turning to the embattled in- locked by an electrical mech- tions," he said "They are the however, to return the fire stitution. anism. most difficult men we have in One by one, the cells on the Several hours later, prison the prison." Guard reinforcements were eighth tier of No. 7 Wing were officials began opening the First reports said three in- sent to the wing and fired being emptied of prisoners cells individually by remote mates had been killed but the upon the Inmates, driving who sought sanctuary dunng control and ordering the in- figure was later downgraded them into cells along the tier a gun battle last night that mates to strip and march out after two of those thought to The cells were then locked by left one Inmate dead and at By 5:45 a.m., only about 30 of be dead were found to have an electric mechanism from least two other prisoners and the more than 100 inmates re- been wounded. within the prison. Leon said three corrections officers malned to be evacuated The dead inmate was iden- Macaluso was undergoing wounded. Earlier, officials had tried tified as John Clark. 10. of surgery early today at It. Francis Hospital for removal During the Shootout with to negotiate with the inmates Newark, jailed in 1974 for the of a bullet from his abdomen law enforcement officers, one but were held at bay by spo- murder of a policeman One A hospital spokesman said he handgun that apparently had radic gunfire. Injured prisoner was identi- READY TO STORM PRISON — Policemen, armed guns from the guards and police said that so far and Simmons were in guard- one prisoner Is dead and two prisoners and three been smuggled into the prison "You can't negotiate." said fied as John Douglas. The with shotguns get ready to storm Trenton State Mitch Leon, a spokesman lor other was not immediately See OK dead, page 1 Prison late last night. Reportedly prisoners seized guards have been Injured. was recovered, but officials Foes map fight on Ford budget aid on the basis of arguments ByEDMONDUIRETON proposal for a balanced in- for the 12 months beginning sues in this election year. House Majority Leader put forward by the adminis- come lax cut next Oct. 1 says the budget Ford raised some political Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.. I) tration. Albert called Ford's WASHINGTON (AP) - In his address. Ford said will be (43 billion in deficit themes in his address, possi- Mass., said Ford's economic spending restraint-tax reduc- President Ford will tend Con- the nation's condition was The deficit for the current fis- bly trying out "new realism" plan would throw an addition- tion plan unworkable great a 13*4.2 billion budget better now than it was a year cal year is estimated at $76 as a campaign slogan and ob- al 200,000 persons out of work. tomorrow, but congressional ago but that it's still not good billion. liquely criticizing his Republi- Sen Hubert H. Humphrey. I) "After the rhetoric has faded we find that the tough Democrats are already at- enough. He proposed rutting Democrats responded with can opponent, Ronald Rea- Minn . said Ford failed "to questions remain unanswered tacking It and marshaling income taxes by 110 billion, a chorus of charges that Ford gan. come to grips with the prob- by this President." he said their strength for Imminent raising Social Security levies was putting what they called The first veto dispute lem of unemployment and the veto battles to test their $42 billion, adding calasiro an arbitrary spending ceiling comes next Tuesday when the sluggishness of our econo- Ford said his tax-cut and strength in the election-year phlc health insurance for ahead of the needs of the House will vote whether to my." spending-celling proposal, es- spending dispute. Medicare recipients, encour- unemployed in an economy override Ford's veto of a $45 In another major squabble sentially the one Congress re- The outlines of the budget aging business expansion by just beginning to recover billion labor-health, education between the Democratic Con- fused to vote last year, would provide* a flO-billion tax re- Ford will submit tomorrow offering new lax incentives The Democrats also sig- and welfare appropriation gress and Ford, the House duction in addition to the were made clear in his Stale and providing housing assis- naled that the forthcoming heavy with funding for social votes next Tuesday on a $11.» compromise cut in effect until of the Union message last tance for 500,000 families disputes over vetoes and the programs. They would need a billion defense appropriation midyear. He said it would night at he urged spending federal budget will bear the two-thirds vote to override, that contains a bah on using A White House data sheet mean $227 a year in addition- restraint and renewed his announcing the budget total seeds for future political is- and the outcome is in doubt U.S. funds to help any (action in the Angolan civil war. The al take home pay for a family Senate already has approved of four with $15,000 income the ban. But Ford also proposed an "We must not face a future increase In another tax, the in which we can no longer payroll levy paid by employ- $100,000 profit reported help our friends, such as in ers and employes to support Angola, even in limited and the Social Security system carefully controlled that has been running a defi- ways . ." Ford told Con- cit and dipping into its re- for county's golf courses gress in a nationally broad serves cast address. Effective in 1177. the in- He said such.actions as the crease would raise the max- By SHERV FIGDORE Mercer Road in Colts Neck, turned." he said. $132,500 per hole, the apprais- Senate's vote for the Angola imum tax paid by an employe had based at least some of The board approved appro er arrived at a total value of funds ban were "very short- to $1,014. up from $855 this LINCROFT - The county's their objections on the posal from Geoffrey Cornish, $2,605,115. sighted." year. All but $49 of this pro- FORD SPEAKS - President Ford delivers his two golf courses at Howell grounds that the two county- a golf course architect from The county Board of Free- House Speaker Carl Albert posed hike might occur any- State of the Union address last night on Capitol and Shark River Parks tuned owned courses now operate at Amhersl, Mass., to prepare holders will hold a public has said he cannot conceive way under automatic provi- Hill. Ford believes that a belt-tighten federal In a combined profit last year a deficit. plans and specifications for hearing tonight on a $2.6 mil- of Congress approving Angola See Ford, page 3 spending budget Is needed. of almost $100,000, according "We did lose money in '72. improvements to three greens lion bond ordinance to finance to a year-end report accepted '73 and '74," said James J at the Howell tract. the Hominy Hill purchase last night by the Monmoulh Truncer, county director of Mr. Cornish's base fees were Green Acres funds covering County Board of Recreation parks and recreation, "but set at $1,000 per hole, with ac- half the purchase price have Commissioners not In '75." tual, renovation estimated at been approved by the state. $11,0w for each green. Mrs. Manson eyed Total revenues from all The Shark River facility, The parks commissioners park areas added up to $685. the former Asbury Park Golf Board members said new have strongly backed the pur- «B in 1»75 Another 143.000 re and Country Club purchased construction is generally esti- chase, maintaining that the allied from recreational pro- two years ago by the county, mated at $10,000 to 130.000 per county's privately-owned grams has already been reab- proved to be considerably green. courses will be operated only to oppose Howard sorbed into the budget. more profitable last year than In addition* to a fact sheet as long as they are profit- the Howell course. on the proposed Hominy Hill making ventures. The pub- Reviewing attendance and By BEN VAN VLIET He has served as a past victories in the forthcoming revenue figures for all county Mr. Truncer said the dis- purchase, the board last night licly-owned courses, they claim, provide permanent chairman of the Monmouth election and that the GOP can park areas, the commission crepancy was due largely to released copies of appraisals FREEHOLD - Monmouth of the site prepared by John open green space as well as County Young Republicans; recapture the Third District report stated total revenue re- the additional player days at County Republicans may be parliamentarian of the state congressional seat as well as ceived from the two golf Shark River.