Union Attacks Nixon MIAMI BEACH Ul - the Ice Jobs in State and City Gov- Beach, a Few Miles from Rules for Greater Worker Pro- AFL-CIO Opened Its Annual, Ernments
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Status of County Teacher Pay P^cts Analyzed SEE STORY PAGE 11 Cloudy and Cold Cloudy and cold today. Flur- ries possible, tonight. Fair! FINAL milder tomorrow and Wednes-. feft Bank, FreeHoU day. (See Details Page ,2) teagBnauk EDITION Monmouth County's Borne Newspaper tor 92 Years VOL. 93 NO. 159 RED BANK, N. J., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1.5,1971 18 PAGES TEN CENTS Union Attacks Nixon MIAMI BEACH Ul - The ice jobs in state and city gov- Beach, a few miles from rules for greater worker pro- AFL-CIO opened its annual, ernments. Nixon vetoed such where Nixon was winding up ductivity. winter leadership meeting to- ' a manpower bill last year. a weekend at Key Biscayne. The agreement will go into day with a broad scale attack "President Nixon's veto of The AFL-CIO embraces 119 effect April 1 for one year. It oa President Nixon's econom- the manpower bill starting a unions with some 13.6 million provides penalties up to $10,- ic policies, and a shopping list , new public service jobs pro- workers. "Providing jobs is 000 per violation by either a of legislative demands bound gram was more than a disap- one way of eliminating pover- contractor or a union, to be to bring conflict between labor pointment — it showed callous ty in America; a higher mini- placed in special research and'the White House. disregard for the lives of mum wage and broader cover funds to help solve the indus- Andrew J. Biemiller, the •workers forced into unemploy- of'flic Fair Labor Standards federation's legislative direc- ment lines by administration Act are also needed," Biemill- Biemiller said the AFL-CIO tor, said the new Congress economic policies," Biemiller er said in renewing labor's bid will push for greater federal must "open new employment declared. to boost the $1.60 an hour min- appropriations for many al- opportunities, meet the urgent - Press Program imum wage to "at least $2 ready authorized health, edu- crises of the cities and local The labor movement will arid bring more workers under cation, welfare, housing and communities and begin to pro- also fight in Congress for a coverage." antlpoverty programs. •3 *. vide the basic human rights of national health insurance pro- Groups Agree It also will seek laws to give health, security, dignify and gram to cover all Americans, In a weekend labor develop- greater collective bargaining posperity for all Americans." and for U.S. quotas on foreign ment, 17 AFL-CIO construc- rights to federal workers, a The AFL-CIO, which blames imports which the AFL-CIO tion" unions and the National new consumer protection Nixon's policies for pushing says threaten American jobs. Constructors Association an- agency against sales frauds, the nation's unemployment to Nixon opposes most quotas. nounced an unprecedented greater, protection for work- the highest level in a decade, - Biemiller outlined the labor agreement aimed at eliminat- ers, pension funds, and more said it would renew its de- legislative goals at the opening ing jurisdictional strikes on enforcement power against mand for a law to use federal of the AFL-CIO executive heavy industrial building proj- job discrimination, Biemiller money to create public serv-' council meeting on Miami ects and to streamline work said. Quake Damage Data Varies LOS ANGELES Ml - As damage that hasn't been as- for example, have finished to- He said the presidential quake-battered San Fernando •••• ... r-*8**; •:.,.'^<' massive repairs and cleanup sessed yet," said John A. Lam- talling the damage costs in fund, inaugurated in 1950, has City to start work on a tempo- proceeded yesterday across bie. His estimate — like that the quake that killed 62 per- sufficient resources to carry rary water supply system. Los Angeles County, the feder- of the federal Office of Emer- sons and injured more than out the earthquake recovery The city's 18,000 residents al government estimated the gency Preparedness (OEP) — 1,000. program, but that Congress have been without water since damage from Tuesday's encompassed private and pub- But an OEP spokesman in- will be asked for additional the quake severely damaged earthquake at between $260 lie losses. sisted his agency's figure, money if necessary. the town's water system. The million and $300 million, far temporary system is being Sees Rise provided by state and federal The OEP report quoted the below the county's estimate. "I think the things they're engineers . who checked for paid for by the presidential Department of Housing and disaster fund. The county's chief engineer, talking about are primarily damage, probably wouldn't go Urban Development as saying however, stuck by his esti- structural-damage to public above $300 million and called 1,200 to 1,500 families need Assist Workers mate of $1 billion and predict- buildings,, homes and so 'the $1 billion estimate "way temporary living quarters be- The Corps' civilian crews ed the federal figure would go forth," Lambie said. "But I off." cause of the quake. also were assisting city and much higher in the next few think as time goes on their Makes Estimate county workers in repairing weeks. figure/will go up:" George A. Lincoln, Presi- Homes Destroyed damaged sewers, debris re- "There's a lot of personal He said few public utilities, dent Nixon's disaster chief on It said 84 single family moval, repair of public facili- the scene, estimated $125 mil- homes were destroyed, 750 ties and the demolition of lion to $173 million in federal sustained major damage and weakened buildings, con- funds will be spent repairing 2,360 minor damage. It also OFF AND RUNNING - A U.S. Army helicopter, hastily drops its load of artillery demned as unsafe. damage, most of the money said two mobile homes and 84 Ten bank branches In the ammunition on South Vietnamese Firebate 31 during d North Vietnamese rocket LSD Use Increase businesses were destroyed. from the President's Disaster San Fernando Valley also attack. The base is 18 miles intlde Laos. (AP Wirephoto) Fund. Nixon has declared the Meanwhile, civilian crews were open to let earthquake quake-hit region a disaster working under an Army Corps victims apply for Small Busi- area', making it eligible for of Engineers contract began ness Administration, disaster In State Alarming federal assistance. moving equipment into earth- relief or other property loans. TRENTON W- Narcotics "Mescaline in New Jersey is Freedoms Foundation experts in New Jersey are not mescaline," he says. "A concerned about what they lot of young people think they say is a major increase in the are taking mescaline and, in City Officials' Opinion use here of LSD, the most po- point of fact, most are getting tent of the hallucinogenic LSD, the most frequent substi- Jbvards to 3 in County 1 drugs. But many of the ap- tute; ' VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - annual National and School Callaway of Pine Mountain, parent users aren't aware •; The change is sometimes Wee" MoKmouth County rep- Awards Program honoring in- ' Ga., chairman of trustees and they're taking it. made by the pushers. But On Drug Center Sought resentatives are recipients of dividuals and organizations in acting president of Freedoms Dr. Richard Sapherstein, many experts say that the the 1970 Freedoms Foundation all parts of the nation, audits Foundation. chief chemist at the State Po- pushers, one step up from the LONG BRANCH - Four city's official opinion to Gov. said he would expect Assem- at Valley Forge awards, given graduate credit courses and "What Bill Pierson did cap- lice laboratory, says LSD, young people who are using state legislators have asked William T. Cahill "and kick blymen Azzolina and Coleman at'CetBmonies here, today. workshops for school teachers tured the imagination of pa- which can cause birth defects the drugs, have no idea what city officials to take a public this around a lot more." to"lead the charge." Then he Ft. Monmouth Chapter, Na- and administrators. Today's is triotic Americans from coast and chromosome damage, is they are buying or selling. stand on the controversial To date, only Mayor Cioffi said, we would back them up. tional Sojourjiers, 47 Laurel the 22nd annual ceremony. to coast, Mr. Callaway said. turning up more frequently in Louria, however, thinks state plan to initiate a teen- and Councilman George Hoff- Mayor Cioffi and Mr. Hoff- Drive, Little-Silver, received Recipients for this year's Mr. Pierson, a married na- drug samples that arrive for many pushers make the age drug users' treatment man have voiced defimate op- man claim the former acade- the' George Washington Honor awards were chosen in De- tive of Oklahoma City, is the analysis. And, he says, the in- switch to please their own center in the former Star of position to the state plan. my is a fire hazard and Is un- Medal Award in the communi- cember by a volunteer Nation- father of a three-year-old cidence of the drug has dou- egos. the Sea Academy, Chelsea City Council President Wil- worthy of the $400,000 refur- ty program category. al and School Awards Jury "daughter and has been signed bled in the last three months. Real Sickness Cited Ave. bert C. Russell said that he bishing program called for in Alice H. Elmer, 550 Wayside comprised of state Supreme by the San Diego,Chargers "There is a real sickness on Assemblyman Joseph Azzoli- and other council members the state's plan. Court jurists and representa- professional team. Sapherstein says that teen- Road, Neptune, won the Honor agers who think they are buy- the part of some pushers of na said Saturday: "We have want to keep an open mind on Certificate Award for photo- tives of national veterans, He was walking to class wanting to turn people on at come to no conclusion our- the subject until a public for- Although the state legisla- ing mescaline, a less potent graph, "Massing of the Col- service club and civic organi- when he saw-the American any cost," he says.