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Shrewsbury Spurs Regional High Effort SEE STORY PAGE 9 Sunny, Warm Mostly sunny and warm today. THEDAILY RJPfflQTFJ? HOME Fair and cool tonight. Cloudy and warm tomorrow. FINAL (See Details Page 2) i "gg / TluUlul JL/il VOL. 91, NO. 3.V Monmouih County*n Home Neuwpaper for 90 Yearn TEN CENTS RED BANK, N. J., TIJKSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1968 Watts Quiet Under Heavy Police Guard LOS ANGELES (AP) — Po- to a quilting plant four miles All three of the dead Sunday The outburst began with All through the warm Mon- Groups of Negroes gathered der of Black Panthers," "No lice packed up their ammuni- from the disturbance scene in 'were Negro men. Police said at rock throwing, followed by day and the cool, pleasant to watch a small fire in a Armed Police in the Ghetto," tion and abandoned their Walts south-central I/>s Angeles. The least two were killed by Negro sniper gunfire and looting, night, police maintained their market. and "Free Huey P. Newton." command post before dawn to- fire's origin was undetermined. gunfire, and the third may when police arrested a drunken vigil, and Watts remained rel- Rumors of other fires were Newton, organizer of the day at the end of 24 hours of Long before sunup, police have been .shot by police, who woman in Will lingers Park, atively still. unconfirmed. Black Panthers, is on trial in controversial "saturation" pa- closed the command post in reacted quickly and massively scene of the third annual Watts, Trash Fires Downtown yesterday after- Oakland, 450 miles north, on a troling of the Negro district. Alain I,ocke High School from to sniping and looting. Summer Festival. The night was marked by an noon about 85 persons, mostly charge of murdering a white An outbreak of shooting and which 2,000 officers had been Six of the wounded were po- The festival ironically com- occasional trash can fire. whites identifying themselves policeman. looting Sunday midnight as members of the Peace and The demonstrators had mim- directed on constant patrol. licemen. Thirty-six other per- memorated the 1965 riot that Along 103rd Street, dubbed brought three deaths and 48 in- Rumors of trouble whipped cost 34 lives and ?40 million Freedom party, paraded out- eographed demands that police sons we're treated for gun "Charcoal Alley" after the 1965 juries, but a police spokesman through Watts last night but property damage. side central police headquar- pull out and "let blacks do said the only activity last that's what they turned out to wounds and six for injuries. The area was quickly satu- disorders, knots of youngsters ters with signs supporting the their own palroling and be re- njjht was an increase in mi- be^-rumors. There was little Two were listed as critical. rated with 2,000 policemen, who yelled epithets at passing pa- militant Black Panther party. sponsible to a commission nor fires. more than normal night activ- There were 35 arrests, 28 of restored quiet before daybreak trol cars, but there was no vio- Signs read: 'L.A. Pigs, Stop elected by the community." One fire did $35,000 damage ity. them on felony charges. yesterday. lence. Killing Blacks," "End Mur- (See WATTS, Pg. 4, Col. 4) As Allies Sweep Delta Paddies 151 Cong Die in Ba ttles SAIGON (AP) - U.S. andnearly a third of the enemy After intelligence reports of During the night, the fight- South Vietnamese headquar- South Vietnamese forces troops before the remaining about 300 Viet Cong in the ar- ing tapered off to sporadic ers reported that government sweeping the southern ap- 200 or so fled under heavy ea, helicopters landed more gun bursts and the surviving roops killed another 44 Viet proaches lo Saigon killed 151 American bombardment. than 1,000 men of the 9th Di-Viet Cong slipped away. Con- Cong soldiers in two fights in Viet Cong in four battles Field reports said troops of vision in the wet rice paddy tact was reported lost, but thethe same general area. Five through the rice paddies of the the U.S. 9th Infantry Division area in. an attempt to set up a U.S. infantrymen continued government soldiers were Mekong Delta, military and supporting aircraft killed cordon around the enemy sweeping the battlefield. killed and 22 wounded. : spokesmen reported today. 74 Viet Cong in the fight 21 force. While this fight was going The U.S. 9th Infantry Divi- It was the heaviest combat miles south - southwest of Sai- Heavy ground fighting raged on yesterday, other 9th Divi- sion, along with South Viet- in the sector in .more than a gon. Fifteen Americans were throughout the day, and U.S.sion troops were battling about namese units, is responsible month. reported killed and 30 wound- 50 Viet Cong five miles to the or Saigon's southern defensive American soldiers smashed ed. fighter - bombers, helicopter north. Thirty-three of the ene- perimeter. The Americal Divi- into one of Viet Cong bat- The Americans also captured gunships and artillery pounded my were reported killed, and sion has several battalions talion and killed or captured 13 prisoners and 36 weapons. the foe entrenched in bunkers. two Americans were wounded. sweeping through Long An Province and has had frequent clashes there with troops from seven Viet Cong battalions. Each enemy battalion in the Fair Haven Council Okays area ranges in strength from 100 to 300 men, according to FIREFIGHTERS BLOCK STREET — This was the- scene on Broad Street lafe yester- intelligence reports. In Saigon itself, two damag- day afternoon as Red Bank firemen fought blaze in basement o-f record shop at right. ing blows to Communist sabo- Traffic was rerouted for more than an hour. Fireman at left is preparing an air-pack $17,500 Revaluation Plan tage plans were reported. breathing apparatus used in the heavy smoke. (Register Staff Photo 1 FAIR HAVEN Borough Councilman Beattie an- be demolished for the parking i referred to the Public Safety Council last night established nounced plans, approved by lot. Committee with instructions to its program for the revaluation the council, to lease a lot on A second aspect of the park- arrange a meeting with the Red Tide of property by authorizing the River Road from the Masonic ing problem was raised in a other municipalities. Fire Damages Building emergency expenditure of $17,- Temple Association of Greater letter from County Traffic En- An extension of time unti 500 and approving Municipal Red Bank to provide additional gineer Henry .1. Ney which in- Oct. 31 was granted to Fair Recedes, Revaluators, Inc. of Avon to off street parking in the busi- formed council that the State Haven Yacht IVorks to comply conduct the work. ness area. Division of Motor Vehicles was with variance requirements. Council adopted an ordinance The property, opposite De requiring that parking be per-Councilman William C. Rue Park Open 1 On Broad St., Red Bank permitting the issuance of spe- Normandie Road, will contain mitted on only one side of River recommended the extension on cial notes to cover the expendi- 30 to 36 parking places and be Road. the understanding that this SANDY HOOK - State Park RED BANK - A fire yes- Robert McAlpin of Matawan, since January and had com- ture, approved a resolution is- held on a 10-year lease at a Agreement Needed would be the final deadline. beaches were opened this mor- terday afternoon in the base- manager of the record shop, pletely redecorated them. suing the notes and another A request by the police de ning after they were shut down rental of $800 per year. The He informed council that ment of the Doremus Build- was unable to estimate the He reported that the studio resolution approving a contract would be necessary to reach partment that their proposition yesterday because of an ex- lease may be renewed for ad- ing, 21 Broad St., resulted in damage although he stated he contained some 30 oil paintings with the revaluation firm. agreement with the neighboring for a 15 per cent raise in paytensive red tide that covered ditional ten year terms for the heavy flames in the basement usually carried an inventory and a number of water colors Councilman Ernest Beattie communities of Rumson and be put to referendum on thethe shore line from Sandy Hook and an undetermined amount and drawings. He was unable slated that revaluation work cost of taxes and upkeep. November ballot was approved. to Sea Girt. of $20,000 in records and equip- Red Bank as to which side of of smoke damage to the three to estimate how many had been would be completed by Octo- At present a frame house the street would fall under the Council made it clear that Dick Riker, superintendent upper floors, according to Redment. Mr. McAlpin described damaged by smoke. ber, 1969. He said that the re-Btands on the ground. It wip parking ban. The matter was i (FAIR HAVEN, Pg. 2, Col. 6) of Sandy Hook State Park, Bank Fire Chief Alex Rogel. as a "pathetic sight" broken During the fire Mr. Efthy- valuators were planning to said that the tide, an algae Members of all six Red Bank glass and record covers under- voulou managed to get up- make as many as three visits growth in the water— was 300 fire companies fought the blaze foot as firemen moved their stairs and covered most of theto each property owner in yards offshore this morning, for more than two hours, hoses to the basement. paintings with plastic covers order to make their evalu- LWV to Picket in Middletown but was stationary with a west- blocking off Broad St.

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