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Affected Merchant Opposes Broad-toRiver SEE STORY BELOW Sunny and Cool FINAL Sunny and cooler today. Clear THEDAILY J and cool tonight. Sunny, still Red Bank, Freehold cool tomorrow. I Long Branch EDITION <SM BMalli, Fa»« 3] 7 Monmouth County's name Newspaper for 90 Years VOL. 91, NO. 200 RED BANK, N.J., TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1969 20 PAGES 10 CENTS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2 Monmouth Assemblymen Would Lose Seats Districts Revision May Go to Court TRENTON (AP) - A con- which the court held to be un- The plan was approved less —Five districts in Bergen he would confer with party filing deadline for candidates candidates may enter if the At the heart of the Bergen troversial midnight revision balanced on the basis of popu- than two hours before a mid- County which were drawn by officials to determine whether is April 24. If the plan is ap- primary is pushed back, and problem was the fact that of New Jersey's legislative lation. night deadline for certifica- a human rather than by com- a court suit Will be filed. pealed, the high court pre- some might drop out. none of the municipalities election districts may be In Monmouth County, all tion by tjie secretary of state. puters, which were* used to , —Seven incumbent assem- sumably would return to rule Democrats on the Appor-^ could be subdivided because headed for a test before the four Republican incumbents Dr. Marver Bernstein, a po- draw the rest of the districts blymen stand to be eliminated on the challenge. ' tionment Commission ac- all have a population of less state Supreme Court. than 150,000. were put into one district. litical science professor from hi the state. from the legislature because —The Republican and cused Republicans of reneg- some assemblymen were ing on the idea of having a The date of the June 3 pri- They are Louis Aikins, James Princeton, cast the tie-break- The Bergen apportionment Democratic parties will nomi- Bergen County's five As- mary election hangs in the M. Coleman, Chester Apy and was based on a plan submit- thrown into the same districts nate candidates to run in the computer draw boundary sembly districts would wind ing vote. Bernsfein was ap- balance. Joseph Azzolina. Two of these ted by Sam Aliton, commis-" with other assemblymen. November election for all 80 lines for all districts. up with a population devia- The State Apportionment four would have to give up pointed by the Supreme Court sion secretary and a legisla- None of Bergen's 10 incum- Assembly seats. The gover- Republicans retorted that tion of 229 under the plan ap- Commission yesterday ap- their seats. to serve on the bi-partisan tive research specialist. bents would be lumped into norship is also at stake, but Bergen County was a legiti- proved by the commission. proved by a 6-5 vote a plan It is believed that Assem- commission. Anthony Andora, " Bergen situations where they would more importantly at this mo- mate exception because there Democrats argued that there favored by Hepublican com- blyman Apy and Aikins, as Some of-the major and most County's Democratic chair- be uprooted. ment is the date of the pri- were "trillions" of possible were lower deviations that mission members for drawing the junior members, would be controversial features of the man and a member of the ap- —The Supreme Court is mary in which at least 10 population combinations in could be achieved to make the new boundaries in districts the losers. plan include: portionment commission, said now in its spring recess. The candidates are running. New the county's 70 municipalities. (See ADOPT, Pg. 2, Col. 2) County GOP Maps Plans Under Revision WEST LONG BRANCH - GOP elected officials met cision of Freeholder Marcus blymen Joseph Azzolina and The county's political picture secretly last night to take pre- Daly, who also has been ill, James M, Coleman Jr. is in for some drastic re- liminary action on develop- not to seek a third term. Clerk Candidate drawing. ments affecting both the elec- Monmouth's GOP hierarchy —Freeholder Benjamin torate and the elected. took a searching look last Danskin will run for the coun- County's The developments are last night and came up with these ty clerk's post that Mr. Wool- night's controversial 11th recommendations, slated for ley has held for six terms. hour revision of legislative presentation to the county —Freeholder Harry Larri- Breakdown election districts which lumps steering committee meeting son Jr. will seek his second to be held Sunday afternoon: TREftTON (AP) - Here is all four assemblymen in one full term. S breakdown of Monmouth district; the illness of J. Rus- —If the legislative redis- •Mr. Daly's reported an- County's Assembly districts in sell Woolley, for 30 years tricting holds, the freshmen. nouncement that he isn't the plan ratified by the State county clerk and county He- GOP Assemblymen, Chester available for another term Apportionment Commission publican chairman for 28 Apr and LouisB. Aikins,. bow comes as a surprise. RIGHT HANDER STARTS — President Nixon throws last night. years; aftd the reported de- out in favor of senior Assem- (See GOP, Pg. 3, Col. 7) cut the first ball, off fingertips, to open the Ameri- District 5B - Middletown, can Leagua baseball season yesterday in Washington. Long Branch, Nerotune, As- The New York Yankees and tha Washington Senators bury Park, Ocean\ Rumson, West Long Branch, Mtle Sil- PICKET OLD QUEENS — Hundreds: of Newark Rut- met in the first game. (AP Wirephoto) ver, Belmar, Bradley Beach, gars students descended on the main campus hera , Atlantic Highlands,' Neptune Fierce Fighting City, "Highlands, Spring Lake, yesterday and picketed the university's administra- Deal, Avon, South Belmar, tion offices as they pressed demands for a larger Monmouth Beach, Interlaken, share of irate funds allotted to the university. Sea Bright, Allenhurst, Loch To Re-Survey Arbor. Rages in Vietnam (AP Wirephoto) District 5A — Hazlet, Free- hold, Freehold Township, Red SAIGON (AP) — Fierce der" holes and other fighting ies of 33 North Vietnamese Bank, Matawan, Matawan fighting raged in bamboo jun- positions covered by thick troops, six rifles and nine Township, Farmingdale, How- gles 40 miles northwest of bamboo. rocket-grenade launchers and Riverside Ave. ell, Wall, Eatontown, Marl- Saigon yesterday,, and while The senator's helicopter machine guns. StudentBoycott boro, New Shrewsbury, Allen- it was going on a member of withdrew," the U.S. Com- Three men of the 25th Divi- RED BANK — As reported A Riverside Ave. resident town, Roosevelt, Millstone, the U.S. Senate's Armed Ser- mand said. sion were killed and seven last month, the state Trans- was killed several months ago Upper Freehold, Keansburg, vices Committee flew over- The battle raged for seven wounded. portation Department, which crossing to her home after Keyport, Union Beach, Fair head in a helicopter. hours until dark "when the "We'd been probing that doesn't see any pedestrian posting a letter in the mail- Haven, Englishtown, Manala- Sen. John G. Tower, R- remaining enemy evaded and area looking for spider holes Vote Set Today safety hazards on Riverside box across the street. And pan, Oceanport, Manasquan, Tex., watched American withdrew," the U.S. Com- and fighting po-sitions," an of- Ave. now, will be back for the council pointed out both Spring Lake Heights, Shrews- fighter-bombers, helicopter mand said. •ficer said, "and we found NEWARK (AP) - Rutgers by refusal of Rutgers' board another look. the bank branch and high-rise bury, Holmdel, Brielle, Colts gunships and M48 tanks Infantrymen from the U.S. them." University students will vote of governors to divert $5.0 apartments will increase pe- Neck, Sea Girt, Shrewsbury, The department's represen- pound about 200 North Viet- 25th Division searched the today whether to continue million in construction funds tatives are scheduled to give destrian traffic. Township. namese entrenched in "spi- The American troops, rid- their class boycott on the battlefield and found the bod- from the New Brunswick that road a second going-over The council voted to in- ing M48 tanks and armored heels of a peaceful demon- hi July, Mayor Daniel J. crease the membership of the personnel carriers, encoun- stration by more than 600 stu- Campus to the university's O'Hern announced last night. Human Relations Council tered heavy rocket gre- dents and faculty in New Newark branch. It has been nade and machine-gun fire At a March 24 conference from 9 to 11 members and, Brunswick to demand addi- judged about 70 per cent ef- as expected, Mayor O'Hern throughout the day. But tional funds for the Newark meeting with the Borough Decision Due May 5 spokesmen said none of the fective. Council, the department's named Dr. Roy J. Ricci, its campus. At the demonstration in chairman and Bernard Natel- armored vehicles was representatives said it would knocked out. A student council spokes- New Brunswick yesterday, further evaluate Riverside son the first non-resident man said the vote will be con- The enemy troops were the students and 60 faculty Ave. when the apartment member. ducted from 9 a.m. until 2 "really dug in," the Ameri- members arrived in 10 buses. houses there are more fully DeWitt Jackson, Harrison p.m. and the boycott will con- Then, working with a well or- rented and the Monmouth Ave., also was appointed to On Middletown Project can officer said. "They tinue during that time. , stayed to fight. Then what ganized plan and maps of the County National Bank branch the HRC. The referendum proposition campus, they dispersed in or- on Riverside Ave.