Revenue Sharing Bill Wins Senate Approval
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1972 TEN CENTS Revenue Sharing Bill Wins Senate Approval WASHINGTON (AP) - A House bill to the central cities The ceiling compares with $33.6-billion revenue-sharing and much less to the. suburbs. $16 billion which the adminis- bill, one of the landmark mea- Another important differ- tration estimates the states sures of the 92nd Congress, ence lies in a provision added will seek this year under the has passed the Senate 63 to 20 by the Senate Finance Com- present open-ended program. despite the misgivings of mittee which cbose the bill as The provision would drasti- many members. a vehicle to try to halt the spi- cally curtail social services The bill was approved last raling cost of social services now provided in many large night after a 12-hour session for welfare recipients and po- states. and sent to conference with tential recipients. Some senators from these the House to iron out major Sets Program Llmtt states said their constituents differences in the versions This provivion, as shaped in actually would lose under the passed by the two branches. the final bill, would limit the bill because they would be cut New Jersey Senators Clifford program to $1.6 billion. more on social services than Rubier Stofl PtiMe P. Case and Harrison A. Wil- A VISIT — Mrs. Jeqn Westwood, left, national Democratic.chairman, Of this, $600 million would they would get from revenue liams both voted for the mea- be for day care for children sharing. shares a few private words with AAonmouth County Democrats during a sure. and family planning. The oth- . These senators sought to brief visit to AAonmouth Beach yesterday. With AArs. Westwood, from the er $1 billion would be dis- left, are, D. Philip Gerand, codnty Democratic chairman, AArs. Katharine Sen: Russell B. Long, D-La., change the distribution for- Senate manager of the bill, tributed according to urban mula to get more for industri- Elkus White, county Democratic leader, and AArs. Anne D. Campbell of said he hopes the conference population to compensate for alized states, but failed be- Fair Haven, county AAcGovern treasurer. can begin tomorrow and can ending other, services pre- cause the bill, as it came from reach quick agreement. viously financed by the social- tbe Senate Finance Corn- services program. If that happens, the first See Senate, Page 2 Clifford P. Case Harrison A. Williams payments to 39,000 eligible states, cities, counties and Democratic Chief townships could be sent out by the federal Treasury in Octo- ber. Several senators said they Keansburg Rule Change could not conscientiously vote Emphasizes Unity for the bill at a time when fed- eral deficits have mounted to By BEN VAN VLIET She said the rate of pretty soon they' will be 9100 billion in four years. unemployment for persons be- spying on everyone, and then But, in an election year, the MONMOUTH BEACH - tween the ages of 45 and 60 what kind of government will majority took the opportunity Petitions Half Complete The Democratic National has risen 373 per cent under we have?" to help put into effect the first By ED WALSH validity. its findings to the Jaycee performing their duties to the Chairman, Mrs. Jean West- the Nixon administration, and Earlier in the day, Mrs. broad program to turn back "We just want the question membership. council's satisfaction," Mr. wood of Utah, made a brief the rate, of unemployment Westwood said the Democrats federal tax revenues to state KEANSBURG — Democrat- on the ballot and have the "They decided, and I echo Stover stated. among returning Viet Nam appearance here yesterday plan to spend about $27 mil- and local governments on a ic leader Peter L. Graham residents decide if they want their feelings, that a five-man "The way the system is set veterans is appalling. during a day-long tour of the lion on the presidential cam- no-strings basis. said a petition drive to place a a change." council elected at large with up now when a new adminis- state in which she alternated "They don't come home as paign but the bulk of the mon- The major difference be- government change.question Given Endorsement an appointed borough man- tration takes over it costs the between pleas for party unity heros," she said, "and nobody ey is still forthcoming. tween the Senate and House on the November ballot "is The entire Issue received a ager and clerk is long overdue taxpayers time and money be- and attacks oh the Nixon ad- seems to care." bins involves the formula for in the community. "That amount of money is half way there." shot in the arm last night cause it takes at least one ministration« In a final blast at the Re- distributing the funds. when F. Gary Stover, presi- adequate for the campaign," Last week a seven-man "Researching the subject I year for them to leam their Her speech before 40 promi- publicans, Mrs. Westwood re- The Senate bill generally fa- dent of the Greater Keans- found that in 1965 a govern- jobs. Mrs. Westwood said. "But we study committee which also nent Democrats at the Chan- ferred to the attempted bug- vors the poorer, less-populous burg Jaycees, announced his ment change was defeated don't have it right now. We included borough Republican Few Remain nel Club was sort of a 50/50 ging of the Democratic Na- states; the House measure the organization is unanimously only because the adminis- have a lot of promises and leader Charles Gee agreed to "There are. only a handful mixture of togetherness and tional Headquarters and said, urban, industrialized ones. 'solicit resident support of a in favor of a five-man parti- tration that was in office sud- of towns in the state that are "If they feel that policital es- pledges and the responses to anti-Republicanism. However, the Senate ver- move which, if successful, will san council. denly dropped its support. under the form of government pionage is necessary, then See His. Page 2 "I've heard a lot of talk in sion gives more than the change the structure of "As you know,-1 was on the "We feel that the manager this town now has," Mr. Sto- the press that this party is not Borough Council from its study committee," Mr. Stover and clerk should serve at the ver declared. "With elections able to get together," she present three-man non-parti- said. "But I was on it mainly pleasure of. council so they on a staggered system it will said, "but all over the country san form to a five-man parti- as an observer and reported can be replaced if they are not See Government, Page 2 the same thing is happening Seek More Low-Rent san council elected at large on as is happening here. a staggered system. "After a hard fought pri- "We had the petitions out mary, we are now together on three days when I last the major issues and we are checked and already bad over Robert Mallon Named working for the election of Housing inMiddleto wn 500 signatures," Mr. Graham Democrats from the top of the stated. ticket to the county court- MIDDLETOWN-The ning Agency (SLKPA) funds The Dutch Neck land is still In order for the question to houses," she said. Township Committee last for youth services in the town- desirable, but the state has be placed on the ballot signa- To Red Bank Board Mrs. Westwood said that night authorized application ship. The grant was received not yet determined how much tures of 20 per cent of the RED BANK - Robert Mal- frequently attends board free, white and over 21 to hold Democrats traditionally get to the federal Department of Sept. 1. of the tract is wetlands under 3,700 registered voters must lon, an unsuccessful candidate meetings. a board seat." out and work and win when Housing and Urban Devel- Tract Dropped state ownership. HUD has ad- appear on the petitions. for a Board of Education seat Mr. Davis argued that Mr. Acting Superintendent Fred they are the underdogs.! opment (HUD) for a $20,000 On recommendation of vised the state may take until "The committee is not look- in February, was.elected to Mallon, who is an engineer at King secured board approval "But," she warned. "We planning grant for an addi- HUD, the Dutch Neck tract well into next year to make its ing for an overwhelming man- fill a one-year unexpired term Bell Telephone Laboratories, for a fifth grade swimming seem to lose when we are tional 100 units-of low-rent has been dropped from an ap- determination. date at this time," Mr. Gra- last night by a 4-3 vote. Holmdel, is a college gradu- program, a switch to team complacent. I feel it's good housing proposed by the Hous- plication for Open Spaces The Dutch Neck tract will ham continued. "We hope to Mrs. Josephine Lee, Curtis ate. teaching for the seventh for us to be scared." ing Authority. funds which originally includ- be acquired separately later get 1,000 signatures and Q. Murphy and Kenneth W. grade and a holding room at She said the .choice in No- The authority has already ed Dutch Neck, the Gebhardt on.