Parkway Bill Is Passed
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WttribaObn Weather THEDAM •Mdv teC cMtetag MaHM. 26^75 Fair a* mild tomorrow, nigh Red Bank Area J •-./ boOi dtyi JMS. Low bright near Copyright—The Red Bank Register, Inc. 1966. DIAL 7414)010 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 88 YEARS line* dtllr, ltondu UjroujS Friday. Seeonl Clau FwUga 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE VOL. 89, NO. 62 Paid it ft«d Bui ud u Addiuonu imuni otllcn. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1966 Now It's Up to Congress Parkway Bill Is Passed TRENTON (AP)-The Garden fact that U.S. Sens. Harrison A. tended the expressway is cru- of labor and right-of-way ac- way is financed by bonds which State Parkway's campaign to in- Williams and Clifford P. Case cially needed for the develop- quisition. If approval were de- are paid off with toll receipts. stall toll booths on free portions both lived in Union County ment of the state and also layed, they say, the parkway The parkway said it plans to of the highway has cleared an would not affect their support claimed the parkway tolls, by might not be able to afford to widen 13 miles of the highway important obstacle in the New of the federal legislation. discouraging some motorists pay its share of the express in Union and Middlesex coun- Jersey legislature but may be "They're not really from Union from using the highway, would way. ties from six to eight lanes if headed toward a tougher road- County. They're from New relieve congestion which is con- The state Highway Depart- full authorization of the tolls is block in Congress. Jersey," Hughes said. tributing to a rising accident ment and the New Jersey Turn- grantedranted,. Gov. Richard J. Hughes told Hughes had expressed confi- rate on free portions of the pike Authority plan to help con- Legislators from the affected a news conference yesterday af- dence that Congress would pass parkway. struct other portions of the ex- areas voiced opposition to the' ter a bipartisan coalition in the the legislation. "But it looks a Parkway officials feel immedi- pressway which Hughes hopes measure in the State Senate. State Senate passed the measure," little tougher now," he said. ate approval of the tolls is ur- will be completed by 1959. They claimed it would place an that he was less confident Con- The Democratic governor con- gent because of the rising cost Like the turnpike, the park- (See PARKWAY, Page 2) gress would pass related legis- lation to clear the way for the tolls. MARINE PARK SCENE — Sunken boat is dismal prospect that awaits owner at Ma- But Hughes, who considers the rine Park, Red Bank, during yesterday's downpour. (See other photo, Page 17. All tolls vital to the future of the U.S. Downs 3 MIGs, Hits 3, proposed Central Jersey Express- photos by Register staff photographer Don Lordi.l way, said he is still hopeful the federal legislation will be forth- coming before Congress ad- Rain Totals More Than 5 Inches journs this fall. The State Senate passed the In Top Air Combat Day measure, 19-4, and sent it to SAIGON (AP) - U.S. jet pilots Both of the downed Communist ulars made two mortar attacks militarized zone. The other'came Hughes, who signed it into law. shot down two Communist MIGs planes and two of those damaged before dawn on U.S. Marines who close but missed U.S. positions. The bill authorizes the park- over North Viet Nam yesterday were MIG17s. The third was an Artillery and naval gunfire si- Storm Causes Floods way to purchase 21 state-owned captured the heavily fortified vil- and damaged three others in the lenced the mortars. advanced model MIG21, the fast- lage of Gia Binh late yesterday Monmouth County is mopping miles of the highway in Cape biggest day of air combat of the est in the Asian Communist ar- after five days of hard fighting. The Leathernecks estimated Up and drying out this morning May, Ocean, Middlesex, and Union war. senal. ion counties. Parkway officials they killed 160 North Vietnamese after a two-day storm which Marines Attacked One attack caused casualties contend they must establish tolls No American planes were lost in the siege of Gia Binh, which dumped more than five inches in eight dogfights between U.S. In the ground war in South in a company headquarters area in the latter three counties to ended after a tank-led assault of rain, causing flooding in Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs and Viet Nam, North Vietnamese reg- in the village just' below the de- many county communities. - help' finance a $92-million park- supported by planes, naval guns way spur on the expressway. Communist Jets in the "MIG "Throughout the state the wind- has ^W area northeast of Hanoi, and artillery. The, Marines found driven rains caused minor flood- The parkway's toll plan encountered considerable oppo- the Red Capital, a U.S. spokes- the village laced with trenches, ing, power failures and massive sition from organized labor and man said. U.S. to Request reinforced bunkers and tunnels traffic jams. The rains also commuters In the affected coun- However, two U.S. planes were and said it apparently*'was a collapsed a bridge and caused ties. shot down by ground fire yester- several traffic accidents in the major North Vietnamese supply The Industrial Union Council, day during raids over the north. state, at least two of which were AFL-OIO, headed by Joel R. Ja- This brought the total of Ameri- center and staging area. fatal. can planes reported lost over UN Aid on Peace cobson, plans to lobby against As the jet air battles raged North Viet Nam to 370. In Monmoutti County, the the tolls in Washington. UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, (AP) peace proposals on Viet Nam in over the North, U.S. pilots rald- (term started at 1 a.m. Tues- Jacobson said he felt there One plane downed was a Navy —The United States was re- his major policy speech before ed" grdund targets in North Vie' day and ended at 10:30 last nig was a good chance Congress F4B Phantom from the Carrier ported planning a new appeal the 118-nation general assembly Nam In 121 missions and claimed Wilber Lafaye, U.S. weather would not pass the measure be- Coral Sea. Its two crew mem- today to all members of the today. high toll of railroad cars, Observer at Monmouth Beach, fore adjourning this fall. bers are missing. The other was United Nations to aid in arrang- Secretary of State Dean Rusk trucks and antiaircraft sites. said 5.28 inches of rain fell dur- Hughes said he would be "very an Air Force F105 Thunderchief ing Viet Nam peace talks. and Soviet Foreign Minister An- In one raid, a flight of Thunder- ing that time. greatly disappointed if any seg- and its pilot also is missing. Authoritative sources said dre! A. Gromyko also will dis- chiefs pounced on a B-car train Between the beginning of the ment of organized labor" weak- The Red losses raised the U.S. U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Gold- cuss the Viet Nam war in a pri- 55 milqs northeast of Hanoi and storm and 6 p.m. yesterday, 5.10 ened its support for men who score of MIG kills for the war berg not only would welcome vate dinner meeting tonight.' pilots reported destroying five to 21. Communist pilots have shot Inches of rain fell in Freehold, have always supported labor. peace initiatives already taken Rusk in a speech last night as- boxcars and damaging the other according to F. J. Moreau, U.S. Hughes also said ho hoped the down five American planes. jut would make some concrete (See UN, Page 3) 10. weather observer there. By (8 p.m. yesterday, 1Jie Storm brought to 8.35 inches the Will Inspect Manpower Center total rainfall for September — equal to two months normal rain- fall at this time of the year, Mr. Moreau said. It will offset a large part of rey Visiting County Today the 10.35 rainfall deficiency recorded and the county be- By CHARLES A. JOHNSTON nitary Is building an audience, re- Oscar Path, Jr., 86 Third St., and State Police checked out the an executive meeting at Town- tween Jan. 1 and Aug 31 this ' HOWELL TOWNSHIP-In wha! acted as might be expected: year. Fair Haven, field director of the building for security purposes last ship Hall. must be recorded as the mos! "How do they expect.us to get evaluation center, said he had night. , "First we heard of it," said the And, because the rain fell poorly advertised major event in out a crowd on this kind of no- been advised that cameramen for Most municipal, county, and mayor. But he and committee- moderately in the first 24 hours, Nfohmouth County history, Via tice?" said one. the NBC Television team of Chet political party leaders got their men said they would plan to be without much rain-off, it will be President Hubert H. Humphrej But it soon became apparent Huntley and David Brinkley will first word that the vice presl present, even though so far un- • boon to crops, Mr. Moreau POWER LINES DOWN — Fallen tree at home of Al- will make a visit here this after that the vice president was not film Mr. Humphrey here. It will dent's motorcade would turn in invited. said. fred llch, William and Third Sts., Rumson, pulled down noon. Nevertheless, a rousing wel- so much concerned about a local be for a network presentation of here from The Register.