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Red Bank Catholic took second. double victory by respectively second for Red Bank's firemen's entered by the North Shrewsbury noon's tercentenary parade drew at a huge open house. High and Red Bank Catholic In close competition, Red Bank Two units from the Point Pdeas faking the first and second prize wives. Rumson firemen had with Ice Boat Club. crowds that surprised veteran po- Chief Clayton estimated that trophies in drum and bugle corps them their "Smoky the Bear.1' The drums, bugles and rifle* of lice officers here. 1,500 persons entered the armory ••.ompetition.' ' Prize Units the Fort Monmouth Signal Cen- in the tint crush to see Hie dis- Among the floajs, Red Bank's Mystic Brotherhood Lodge 21 ter ceremonial unit performed (Other Tercentenary plays set up there by local or- own Monmouth County National won first place among men's their usual flawless drill, and si* Pictures, page 11.) ganizations and the Tcrcent Bank took frist place with a civic associations/: and the Vet- local girls, the Tercentenary Committee. ToonerviUe-type three-car train erans of Foreign Wars came in Teens, rode seven boats, entered Among the 5,000 persons who The parade, led*jr*Cnief Clay- laden with kids, and the Junior second. Among the drill teams, by the Monmouth Boat Club. lined Red Bank streets (or the ton, Deputjt-jefnef Leroy Mc- Girls of VFW Post 4247 won sec- the Asbury Park Boys' Club won The Junior Catholic Daughters . event, several thousands watched Knight^gfand marshal Vincent ond place with floats depicting first prize and the Shrewsbury Impressed spectators < with a, for two hours as the SO-unit line Soviero, parade chairman Sam settlements of 1664, both Indian Girls' Drill Team took second. twirling exhibition using Ore, passed in review on Broad St. Scalzo and several carloads of and colonial. Other entries were worthy of batons, and the Bayshore Com- The big surprise to the officers dignitaries and parade officials, Rumson and Red Bank Fire De- note. Easily the prettiest entry munity Hospital plugged its proj- on duty was the crowd that gath- stepped off on Shrewsbury Ave. partments, in that order, won was. an open car bearing Miss ect with a float model of Its pro- ered on the west side of town at 5:30 p.m. and arrived on Broad first and second place for fire Vicki Frederick of Middletown, posed structure. where the parade originated. Po- St. around 6. equipment while competition Miss New Jersey High School, (See CELEBRATION, Page 3) -' lice Chief George H. Clayton said The antics and performances of the biggest parade, crowd in bor- the drillers, twirlers, comedians ough history gathered on Shrews and music-makers wanned the bury Ave. crowd, but the hometown high Raritan Valley Settlement As darkness and cold closed in schools drew the greatest cheer- on the activities on Broad St., the ing and applause. New Trouble Okay $11 Million In Viet Nam SAIGON, Viet Nam (AP) - A country but we see no'reason for Housing Project strike disrupted Saigon's vital the government not to meet the services today and a mountain reasonable demands of the work- tribal revolt spread in Central ing class," said Vo Van Tai, sec- RARITAN TOWNSHIP - Con- houses might go as high as 538. of the most Important New Jer- Viet Nam, posing new troubles retary-general of the Saigon La struction Is due to start in the Mr. Olinsky reported that the sey cases dealing with zoning for South Vietnamese Premier bor Council. spring of 499 houses in the "Rar- Township Committee has reached controversies. Nguyen Khanh's shaky caretaker "It already has given into Bud- itan Valley USA" tract. Township agreement with Mr. Siegel on all The township lost the case — government and the United States. dhists, students and some political FOLLOW THE CROWD — An unprecedented parade crowd gathered on Red Bank's Committeeman Marvin Olinsky major points dealing with the de- and spent $40,000 in legal fees in Some 20,000 workers walked groups—why not workers too?" Shrewsbury Ave., Broad St., and points between Saturday, then made its way to the announced yesterday. velopment. ' the process — but municipal of* The housing development, to The agreement is expected to of! their jobs for at least two The Khanh government is Chestnut St. Armory for the borough's tercentenary open house. A segment of the finals, including'Mayor Philip J. days in support of strikers de- backed by the United States. be erected by builder Howard be approved by Superior Court Blanda, Jr., say they feel that manding mdre pay from a tex- In a demand for autonomy crowd is shown above at the reviewing stand near St. James Church on Broad St., and Siegel, Livingston, will be com- within three or four weeks. Raritan won- "a significant vic- tile plant. from the Saigon government, 500 below, at the armory. Police estimated S.ObO watched the parade and as many as pleted in about three . years. 5-Year Battle tory" in delaying the project fjgr Prices will range from $18,000 to Although demonstrations and It will end a five-year court five years, giving the Board erf (See VIET NAM, Page 2) 1,500 attended the open home at one time. $23,000. The total number of strikes are illegal, police made 'battle which has been termed one Education, that much time to get no attempt to interfere with thou- tfie school sjwtem on i,ts feet. sands of strikers who paraded, Board President William M; shouting demands and carrying Phillips aaid yesterday; banners. ........ '•ft was the bes^ mone^ 4»er- The walkout shut off the city's Raritan Board Offers $2.8 Million School Plan spent tn the township. W R had electric power, bus transportation RARITAN TOWNSHIP - In building expected to start this The committee already has fact that a school bond issue was signed to make educational facil- cause of lack of all-purpose-room been 10 time* $40,000, it would and port facilities. The Labor an attempt to catch up with the spring. decided to put its proposed $80,- up for vote that year. > ities jn Raritan "adequate," and facilitiesfafilii , , he DOM*.,Mandd ththecaeh call- have been worth; it-.and niora.. Confederation claims half a mil- population explosion which start- The program would total $2.8 000 police question on the Nov. There have been no indications Keep ever-mounting enrollments ibre of curricula-'-has been' af- During the frv* .years,' we IJMHV lion workers, 30,000 of them in ed here seven years ago and has million. 3 ballot — and Committeeman that the governing body will op- from worsening the double-session fected by double sessions and aged to get the biggest percent- Saigon. There was no indication, It will include major additions George J. Paterson, police chair- pose the new school construction problem. ..' lack of school libraries. age of our students off double however, that the walkout would kept the school system on double to every school building in the sessions and provided much edu- man, indicated that a new school proposal. Some opinions are not The next-three years will see Tuesday, Dec. J5, has been set be extended outside the capital. sessions since, the Board of Ed- township except Hazlet School- cationally which otherwise would bond plan will not cause the yet formed, and the committee enrollment hikes of 250 to 350 as the tentative date for referen- ucation has formulated an ex- including the three recently-com- not have been possible." , - governing body to defer voter position is not expected to be- pupils, per year, School Superi* dum on the $2.8 million bond ; Political Tone pansion proposal which would be pleted schools. Only Town decision on the full-time police come crystali^ed until, after to- tendent R. Thomas Jannarone issue. :••.'.:::. Although strike leaders said the biggest school construction issue. morrow night's session. At the time Raritin Valley liti- wages and working conditions State Conference reported. Here is the board-plan: program in the township's his- According to the Township gation started, in I960, the entire Here their chief interest, the strike The board will have its first Mounting Enrollments The school system's physical —A six-room vocational school local school system waa on dou- tory. Committee, one factor in the 1962 had political overtones. Strikers' conference, for state approval, in Board President William M. education program has been min- building, on the high school cam- ble sessions — the only munici- banners demanded an end to mil- It will come none too soon— Trenton Tuesday, Oct.