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J., MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1964 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Tax Bill Action Set Today TRENTON — The special session of the Legislature today "If the Democrats won't give us the votes and want tq League officials suggest that the Legislature meet again aft- could turn out to be hotter than the weather. spend another four hours in their lives in Trenton, we'll come er the forms, requiring the actual payments of the tax, havt The members of the GOP-controHed Legislature were back Thursday and pass the amendments whether they like been received. summoned back to the State House to act on three amend- it or not." The results may force further changes in the law, they ments to the long-suffering property tax reform law. The GOP has a 33-27 bulge in the Assembly and a 14-6 claim. •The revising was done to appease strong business groups. majority in the Senate. The deadline for the return of the tax sheets is Aug. 1. The Republicans have the votes to pass the amendments — The Assembly needs 45 votes for an emergency call. The league is given little chance of blocking passage of if they are allowed to vote today. That's where the hitch Once the emergency meeting is okayed the GOP legisla- the new amendments. occurs. tive leaders say there'll be no trouble giving the new prop- The undermanned Democrats in the Legislature have the erty tax law the green light. The legislators will also be asked today to consider a necessary votes needed by the Republicans to, call for an "We will proceed as planned," said Beadleston. "The request from Rutgers University officials to amend the col- emergency session sb the amendments can be acted upon. amendments will go through." lege bond issue to include $6 million more for the school's Thus, the Democrats, who have received lititie publicity Told that the N. J. State League of Municipalities is medical program. since the GOP grabbed the reins in the Senate and Assembly against the passage of the amendments until an inventory is The Legislature already has passed a $40.1 million bond last year, will have their day — at last. taken of the property tax forms which have been sent to issue for college aid which goes on the Nov. 3 election ballot. But if they do refuse to go along with the Republicans on 200,000 businessmen, Speaker Beadleston told this newsman: State voters will make the decision on this one as well the emergency vote, their "day" in the sun will last only 48 NOT RUN THAT WAY as on a $50 million bond issue earmarked for various insti- hours and Assembly Speaker Alfred N. Beadleston, Rumson, "We can't help what they think. We don't run govern- tutions. explains why: ment that way." (See TAX, Page 3) Civil Rights Bill Enters Final Stage WASHINGTON (AP) — The into an enormous backlog of D-Va., who opposes the bill, can House action is necessary be- standards in disqualifying white final stage of the year-long bat- legislation built up during the block action on the resolution cause the Senate substituted a and Negro voting applicants; tle to pass a civil rights bill historic 83-day debate over the simply by refusing to call a bipartisan package for the bill gives the attorney general pow- opens in the' House today with civil rights bill. Scheduled for meeting. He can hold out only approved four months ago by er to initiate suits in school Southern foes determined to de- action this week are bills appro- for a week, however, as the the House. In general, the two desegregation and other dis- lay its final, approval for anoth- priating funds to run the In- rules permit a majority of the versions are virtually alike. The crimination cases; permits the er week. terior, Treasury and Post Of- committee to schedule a meet- Senate bill gives states and cut-off of funds to federally aid- The opponents are down to fice departments during tha ing within seven days of re- cities more time to deal with ed programs where racial dis- their last round of ammunition, coming fiscal year. questing one, if the chairman complaints. crimination it allowed to con- MISS NEW JERSEY CROWNED — Virginia Jean Kras- however, and Speaker John W. The delay in bringing the fails to act. The Senate bill is the strong- tinue. sweeping, Senate - passed civil Force Meeting est of its kind in the last cen- Once the bill gets to the floor, nomowitz, who was Miss Greater Paterson, is the new McCormack has promised Pres- ident Johnson the bill will be rights bill to a final vote in the The request is to be made to- tury. It bans racial discrimina- its passage is certain. Last Miss New Jersey 1964. Miss Krasnomowitz, 19, is the at the White House by July 4. House is made possible by a re- day, as soon as the Senate bill tion in most public places; bans February the House passed its daughter of Mrs. Virginia Krasnomowitz, Fair Lawn. quirement that the House Rules is sent over to the House. A bi- major employers and unions version, 290 to 130, and the bi- Big Backlog Committee approve a resolution partisan majority of the com- from discriminating racially in partisan leaders who pushed it She is being crowned by last year's queen Janet Bryant With the action shifted back sending it to the floor. mittee is expected to force a jobs or membership; bars vote through have endorsed the Sen- Adams, Lake Hopatcong. She will represent New Jer- to the House, the Senate digs Chairman Howard W. Smith, meeting by June 30 or July 1. registrars from using different ate substitute. sey in Miss America contest in Atlantic City in Sep- tember. See story, Page 2. (AP Wirephoto) Scranton Has Rocky's Two Fatally Dossier on Delegates By WILLIAM HENDERSON TRENTON - When Pennsyl vania Gov. William W. Scranton Injured In attempts tomorrow to woo New Scranton Plans Jersey's 40 delegates to the GOP presidential convention at their Newark meeting he'll have , a complete run-down" on each mem- Rt. 9 Crash ber. Busy N,J. Day The dossier contains a thorough . NEWARK, (AP) - Gov. William W. ScrAnton's quest for" MARLBORO — Northbound on busy Rt, 9 late yesterday record of the political, social and delegate vote* at the Republican presidential nominating afternoon, a car veered out of control, crossed the center line economic background of the in- convention brings the Pennsylvania chief executive to New and crashed head-on into another auto. dividual delegates. Jersey Tuesday. In that instant two people were fatally injured and the Scranton will be in Newark to fulfill a speaking engage- driver of the second car was seriously hunt. Scranton will carry the ma- terial in his pocket and use it at ment at a Republican fund-raising dinner, to which he com- The dead: Arthur S. Cool, 59, of Demarest, whose car will in his talk to persuade the mitted himself long before he announced his candidacy for went awry, and Mrs. Sophie Gorczyca, 68, of 161 Oak St., delegates to vote for him at the president. South Amboy, mother of the other driver, Stanley J. Gorczy- San Francisco convention open- But he'll meet first with the delegates and alternates of ca, 40 of the same South Amboy address. ing three weeks from today. New Jersey'* Republican delegation to the convention in Mr. Cool was dead on arrival at Perth Amboy General Hos- San Francisco next month. ; pital. Mrs. Gorczyca died in the hospital about 15 minutes Although the delegation will not commit itself until the cau- The governor will be hoping to pry loose some dele- after being admitted. Mr. Gorczyca was admitted to St. gates in the state's substantial 40-vote bloc. Officially, New Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick, and is in fair condition this cuses start, the governor feels he VISITORS FOR AILING SENATOR — Mrs. Joan Kennedy, wife of Sen. Edwarcf M. will be able to converse with the Jersey's delegation lists itself as uncommitted. morning. Scranton will be in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday morning, Kennedy is escorted by Mrs. John P. Ken nedy as she arrived at Cooley Dickinson members in a more personal vein State Police at Tennent said an autopsy to be performed with a knowledge of some of their speaking to that state's delegates. today may help explain why Mr. Cool's car suddenly slipped Hospital, Northampton, Mass., yesterday. Sen. Kennedy suffered severe back in- activities. He'll then fly to Newark, where he is scheduled to ar- out of his traific line and into the southbound path of the juries when his chartered plane crashed as he was en route to Springfield to attend The governor also has a dos- rive for a motorcade from the airport to downtown Newark two-lane highway, near Union Hill Rd. sier on the 1,291 delegates from at 2:30 p. m. "It was obvious he wasn't trying to pass another car at the state Democratic convention.