Case: Will Run and Aid Forts Was Nude by SHERRY CONOHAN Dancer at SHREWSBURY - Sen Clifford P
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Today: Annual Back-to-School section The Daily Register VOL.100 NO. 43 SHREWSBURY, N. J. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1977 15 CENTS Will actively support Bateman -Bar group affair— Case: Will run and aid forts Was nude By SHERRY CONOHAN dancer at SHREWSBURY - Sen Clifford P. Case, R-N.J., yes- terday said he definitely would seek re-election to a fifth term In the U.S. Senate next year and dismissed his age - he will be 74 at the time of the election and 80 at the end of the new term — as reason to retire. clambake? "I think that it's up to the people to make that decision in ByANNBRENOFF each Individual case," Mr. Case said on the question of age during an interview in the offices of The Daily Register. "1 ' WEST LONG BRANCH - Reports that a nude belly feel very good . There is no question in my mind about the dancer entertained county lawyers at the Monmouth Bar matter (of running for re-election)." Association's annual clambake, held at Monmouth Col- In the more Immediate future, Mr. Case said he plans to lege, are being probed by college officials.. actively campaign this fall on behalf of Sen. Raymond H. College officials, who noted that they were not invited Bateman, R-Somerset, the Republican candidate for gover- to this year's clambake, told The Daily Register yes- nor. He said he expected Mr. Bateman will win the election terday that they are considering denying the association on Nov. 8, "but I don't think it will be a pushover," and, al- permission to hold future events on the campus because though he hadn't made a-careful district by district analysis of this incident. of the upcoming legislative races, he thought the GOP had a Several bar association members noted that the gen- "pretty good chance" of gaining control of either the Senate eral membership was caught off guard by the nature of or Assembly, or both. the entertainment provided and that several lawyers ex- "I think it will be a good Republican year for New Jer- pressed objection to the belly dancer's performance. sey," he predicted. Bar members, however, would not comment on who On other matters in a far-ranging conversation, the sena- had hired the dancer or how much she was paid for her tor said: services. — Oae of Us greatest regrets about President Ford's According to Dr. William D. Warters. president of the loss of the presidential election last year Is that the selec- college Board of Trustees, several staff members com- tion of the U.S. attorney for New Jersey has fallen from plained after the July 28 clambake that they found the GOP hinds. • t»l»r»r phot* by Carl FtrIM performance of the belly dancer "offensive." — The proposed new Panama Canal treaty sounds satis- TOP-LEVEL PARLEY - Sen. Clifford P. Case, editor and president, right, and William F." San- Dr Warters said the college is "looking Into " the in- factory to him. although he will withhold final judgment until center, discusses problems posed by loss of Ft. ford, the associate editor. cident, with regard to granting the group future use of he has an opportunity to talk to military officials and gets Monmouth jobs with Arthur Z. Kamin, Register the college campus This was the fourth bar association their opinion. clambake held at the college. -i- He didn't receive any contributions or other gratuities "We can't Issue reprimands on hearsay evidence." from the Koreans accused of trying to use them to Influence said Dr Warters. "but we are concerned with our (the votes In Congress for military aid for that country and he college's) image in this incident." doesn't think they made any "headway" in the Senate in their He said the college has allowed the bar association to effort It's political struggle use its facilities for the annual clambake for the last four — He supports the principle In President Carter's pro- years. The school facilities are also available to other posed welfare program of combining Aid to Dependent Chil- non-profit groups dren (ADC), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and food ByJIMOSTROFF economy move Sen. Case then countered "But even if this training is stamps into a single system of grants. SHREWSBURY - Sen "For instance, with a big Army arguments that reor- the cheapest, simplest thing Reported by college president Sen. Case, who has served more than 30 years in Con- Clifford P. Case. R-N.J.. yes- plant in industry." he said, ganizations like those of state there Is. there should be some "Dr. (Richard) Stonesifer (college president) report- gress, said he was against arbitrary restrictions requiring re- terday pledged to Join with "you'd expect thai the imper- military bases are justified as consideration." Sen Case ed the incident to me," continued Dr. Warters. tirement at a certain age, such as 65 or 70. He said he could other state and local repre- sonal forces of the market- economy moves. "Somehow. stated, "that the military "He (Dr. Stonesifer) said that his staff was upset understand how business and industry like to have such a po- sentatives In what he termed place would produce risks the Ft. Dix and Monmouth should exist all over this about the dancing being permitted." said the president. licy to fall back on, rather than have to tell an employe "a political struggle" to re- that might cause a plant to things do have a political country and not be concen- "The college is in an awkward position." he said they're "over the hill," but maintained It isn't the same in tain Fts. Monmouth and Dix move aroma." he said flatly trated around Washington. "We make our facility available on a highly restricted the case of public officials. Sen. Case, in an exclusive "But in government you'll However, even where these "There is great value. I basis But we want to have it open to the community — "They are Judged regularly by the voters who make their Interview with The Daily Reg- find that some institutions are cost savings are real, the sen- fee|," the senator said, "for especially for community-oriented and non-profit decision on a case by case basis." he said. ister, asserted such legisla- especially vulnerable." he ator said the Pentagon, and the military to be where they groups." Mr. Case, a lawyer before he entered Congress, was first tive initiative is needed to said, adding, "here (with Fts the civilian leaders there, can get to know the people He noted that the college has regulations concerning elected to the House of Representatives from the then Sixth counteract political designs Monmoulh and Dix) I suspect should consider "offsetting and visa versa " the use of Its grounds to non-campus groups and strictly District of New Jersey In 1M4 He continued to serve there on military installations by (the phaseouts) are probably' factors ' However, Sen Case said prohibits any Interference with students. until dropping out for a year and a half in 1953-54. then re- other states' representatives. political" that pragmatism must prevail Paul Zigo. director of the Office of Community Rela- turned to Congress in 1954 when he was elected to the Senate In particular, the senator Using the Army's plan to For instance, the senator If New Jersey, and Monmouth tions, noted that he is probing the alleged incident as di- for the first time. He was re-elected in I960. 1966 and 1972 said that "political consid- axe or transfer 414 ECOM said the rationale given by County is to get its "fair rected to do so by Drs Warters and Slonesifer Whet asked who he thought his Democratic opponent erations" entered into the jobs in creating a new organi- the Army [or wanting to close share' of federal and military Mr. Zigo said he was in England during the past two will b* ml year, Sei. Case smiled aid said he had no Idea. Pentagon's plans for reorga- zation, as a case in point. Sen Ft. Dix is that it is not large appropriations. weeks and learned of the incident upon his return. He 'That Is a luxury • will leave to them," he said of speculation nizing Ft. Monmouth's Elec- Case described the ECOM enough to provide single-unit "It's obvious that a region- said that it was "the first order of business" that was M the other half *f the matchup tronics Command (ECOM) by move'as a swap in which training to new troops This alizalion of political interests presented to him last Thursday when he returned to type of training is based on The senator similarly declined to comment on Democratic transferring parts of it to Vir- "(the Army) takes stuff out of has taken places in other work. the Army's assumption, the sen- Gov. Brendan T. Byrne's performance as the stale's chief ex- ginia and Maryland Neyv Jersey and puts it in parts of the country." he said, "I don't think anyone can deny that it took place." ator said, that a person ecutive, saying he would limit his remarks in the gubernato- These considerations. Sen Maryland to compensate observing, "this lobbying has said Mr Zigo of the Incident. should slay with the same rial campaign to positive ones about Sen. Bateman. Case said, also effected a se- Maryland for other (units) produced good results (in they took from there and unit throughout his service each area)." "He's a thoroughly well-trained and competent individ- cret Army Chief of Staff pro- Offended many people on campus shipped to the South " career See Case on forts, page 21 ual," Mr.