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Cahill Regards Women Key to GOP Victory SEE STORY BELOW Sunny and mild today. THE DAILY FINAL Cloudy, ,-flulder tonight. Cloudy, rain possible tomor- Red Bonk, Freehold row. Long Branch EDITION (See Details, Page 2). I 7 Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 92 Years VOL. 93, NO. 78 RED BANK, N.J., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1969 34 PAGES TEN CENTS A LISTEN-IN — A crowd that at times numbered as high as 2,500 gathered in front of the Monmouth College FUNERAL MARCH — War Moratorium Day demonstrators lead march with a coffin containing the names of the Student Union to hear student and faculty speakers talk on the Vietnam War as part of the college's "M-DAY" American dead in the Vietnam War. About 2,000 students followed in a peaceful line as the coffin was carried activities, Later students and faculty met in smaller groups to discuss the Vietnam War, across Monmouth College campus to be buried. (Register Staff Photos) War Protest Biggest in Nation's History By ASSOCIATED PRESS Vietnam Moratorium Day dis- ed by a mass demonstration respond, there will be a sec- ington Monument and New London, Paris, Home, Brus- the open here at home, then ter a dispute on whether th& With parades, rallies, can- played the American flag and of any kind." ond moratorium." York City had three rallies of sels, Vienna, Tokyo, Dublin, our chance to achieve an hon- flag should be flown at full dlelight processions and drove with headlights on. Majority Backing Leaders of the protest said more than 10,000. Copenhagen and Bogota, Col- orable settlement of the Viet- or half-staff. church services, hundreds of There were isolated reports Herbert G. Klein, Nixon's they would continue "until the Thousands umbia. About 15 infantrymen nam war will be greatly en- Mayor John V. Lindsay had thousands of Americans of disorders amid the many director of communications, boys come home," with two But the score of the mora- fighting in South Vietnam hanced." ordered flags on all 'city build- joined in the largest antiwar activities centered on the said last night, "It's also true days of demonstrations next torium was reflected across wore black armbands to show Greatness ings set at Half-staff ana City protest in America's history. moratorium slogan: "Bring and clear to the President month, three in December, the nation. For example, in their support for the protest. Miller said he supported Hall draped in purple bunt- Supporters of American pol- home the troops. All the that a vast majority of the four in January, Iowa about 11,000 persons pro- In Oregon, Arkansas and President Nixon's Vietnam ing to commemorate Amer- icy on Vietnam also demon- troops. Now." Many protests American people are support- The large Eastern cities, tested in various locations; in Alaska, governors met with policies but thought the mor- ica's Vietnam war casualties. strated publicly. included reading the names ing his policy." j traditionally the center of an- the State of Washington, an dissidents to hear their griev- atorium "demonstrates the • Lindsay Loses Every state had some form of war dead. But a coordinator of the tiwar activity, had the larg- estimated 20,000 took part; in ances. greatness of America;" Shea Stadium, the site of o! protest yesterday and more When it was over, a spokes- moratorium, Sam Brown, est turnouts. Boston police es- Arkansas, about 4,000 rallied Alaska Gov. Keith Miller The antiwar activity even the game is. owned by the than one million people, most man for President Nixon said said in Washington, "If there timated 90,000 persons gath- in Little Rock. told a high school audience, extended to the World Series city. :Baseball Commissionei of them young, may have par- in Washington, "I don't think is no (• ange .in Vietnam pol- ered on the Common, while Americans abroad and for- "If we can honestly discuss in New York, where the Mets Bowie Kunti said he would ticipated. Opponents of the the President can be affect- icy, if tl%President-does not - 22,000 assembled at the \Vash- eign students demonstrated in our differences of opinion in beat the Baltimore Orioles af- (Moratorium, Pg. 2, Col. 2) A Rear View 50-Car Motorcade Opposes War By LONIA EFTirVVOULOU motorcade to keep their head- other way, resorted to rude man for the fort. area most of the morning chanics of the operation did EATONTOWN - "Stop at lights on as a sign of sup- gestures in reply to the peace "Things were rather and early afternoon, had been not work out as well as they 40,000 — bring our boys - port. sign, given by the drivers quiet," he added, though ad- assigned the mission, "for ob- should, have done. We were home — stop the war now." Unless the signs were read, supporting .the motorcade. mitting that some of the servation purposes.", ' diluted somewhat by the This was the message ex- and this was often difficult Throughout the motorcade. : gates to the military installa- A spokesman-for the spon- heavy, traffic patterns, espe- pressed by demonstrators in in the heavy traffic, it was Ft. Monmoutn presented a tion had been closed and that soring organization) who cially around Rt. 35," he the "Road to Peace" motor- difficult to determine who "quasi-normal appearance," "normal contingency mea- wished not to be identified, added; ... , cade around Ft. Monmouth, was in favor and who was with a few extra! military po- sures had been put into ef- admitted that the motorcade On being asked' why they yesterday, sponsored by the against the demonstration. lice in evidence at the west fect." had been "only a moderate had taken part in the motor- "Education for Peace" or- Many drivers, opposing the and eastern gates. The same spokesman also success," and that "it did not cade, many of the partici- ganization. demonstration and, unable to "It looked like a kind of a admitted that a military heli- turn out as well as we had pants did not wish to be An estimated 50 cars cir- express themselves in any fizzle to us," said a spokes- copter, seen flying over the hoped it would. The me- (See Anti, Pg. 2, Col. 1) cled the fort from 10 a.m. until after 3:30 p.m., bearing _ signs, and placards, con- demning the war. , Cahill Sees Women Victory Key (Other Stories, Pages 14, 20) SEA GIRT — The enthusi- In a brief appearance in the Mr. Cahill's comments connection with the anti-war cent "did not have a • single At the same time, how- asm and energy of women to Sea Girt Inn, the candidate closed a morning-long dash protest. black" appointee among the ever, a great number of cars turn out the vote are keys to declared "enthusiasm for the through the county, which be- Gov. Shafer declared a vote 176 draft board members." drove by with headlights on the Republican victory here, cause and then the candidate, gan when his helicopter land- for Cahill as a vote in sup- gubernatorial candidate Wil- If elected, Mr. Cahill signifying support of the gov- and enthusiasm for the ed near Freehold Raceway. port of President Richard pledged he would ask for the ernment policy in Vietnam. liam T. Cahill told more than purpose and then the cam- The candidate addressed Nixon, his policies in Viet- 250 women of the Monmouth resignation of every draft The sponsoring organiza- paign" are the most impor- members of Republican nam and "an effort to bring board appointee who has tion had also called on mo- County Federated Republican tant things in winning peace to the world." Women's Club here yesterday. Clubs in Western Mon- served more than 20 years, torists who wished to join the an election. mouth County at the Trotters Mr. Cahill, who remained who no longer lives in the and Pacers Restaurant in neutral on the War Moratori- area served by the board or Freehold Township. um protest yesterday, called is over 70 years of age. for a complete overhaul of Republican candidates for the state's draft board system The candidate's aides re- all county and state offices to "erase discriminatory leased a statement by former Students at Monmouth welcomed the gubernatorial Gov. Alfred Driscoll who conditions and make each candidate, while the GOP board truly representative said he felt it would be im- women sang an original song of the community it serves." proper for a former governor dedicated to Mr. Cahill. to practice law after leaving Orderly in Peace Push Discrimination Seen the governor's office. Raymond P.. Shafer, Re- In a prepared statement, publican governor of Pennsyl- the candidate said Robert Mr. Cahill has contended By PAUL KERN , States War dead, was lowered their hands in the two signals vania, stood in as speeehmak- Meyner's two terms as gov- that his opponent, former WEST LONG BRANCH — into the ground to the mourn- known to students across the er before the women, replac- governor Meyner, is open.to Students at Monmouth Col- ful sound of taps, several ernor were marked by a dis- country — two fingers extend- ing Vice - President Spiro criminatory system of draft possible conflict of interest lege buried the war dead of girls in the near 2,000-person ed signifying peace and a Agnew, who plannod to cam- on grounds he has represent- their generation and called crowd wiped tears from their raised clenched fist signifying board selection. paign with Mr. Cahill in the He cited a 1966 report by a ed agencies as a private law- for an immediate end to the eyes.