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More Blackouts Seen in the Summer Heat SEE STORY BELOW Weather HOME Fair and warm today and to- THEDAILY morrow, high both days in 80s, Red Bank, Freehold low 6045. Thursday's outlook, FINAL lair and continued warm. Long Branch T MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 88 YEARS DIAL 741-0010 VOL. 89. NO. 240 TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1967 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE CanalClosed, Oil to West Cut Off By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS stopped delivery of his country's tanker in the canal but appar- flow of oil to the United States sweep into Egypt's Sinai peninsu- The Syrians claimed occupation ,claimed capture of three other Egypt closed the Suez Canal oil ,to the West because of "the ently it was not hit. and Britain. la. El Arish was a vital objec- of Shaar Yashuv, a frontier farm points in Jordan, the main one today, Iraq and Kuwait cut off position of America and Brit- The Egyptian Radio announced The Arabs countered Israel's tive of the Israelis in their 1956 commune in Galilee, but an Is- Jenin, 30 miles southeast of Hai- delivery of oil to the West, Syrian ain." that the Kuwait cabinet in an victory statements with claims of drive on Suez. raeli spokesman said a heavy fa. an Egyptian thrust into Israel's Israel's chief of staff, Gen. Itz- armored attack was driven off The Israelis said their' forces ground troops joined the war His action was announced after emergency session decided to join (gainst Israel, and Israeli forces the ban on oil shipments to the Negev desert, the downing of 183 hak Rabin, said one Israeli col- after an hour and a half. had also occupied Nebi Samuel, the Egyptian High Command Israeli planes on all fronts, a umn, after reaching El Arish, The Israeli spokesman said near Jerusalem, and Latrun, 18 claimed advances into Jordan charged that U.S. a/W British , United States and Britain "be- and Egypt's Sinai desert. Jordanian claim that an Israeli pushed on to Abu Ageila, another ~ Syrian guns were shelling agri- miles east of Tel Aviv in the Navy planes' had join>*Tltg">«ar cause of their support to Israel." penetration of Jordan had been strategic point. In the Gaza Strip cultural settlements along virtual- westernmost part of Jordan jut- Israel also claimed destruction in support of Israel, a charge that Egypt charged that planes from of at least 374 Arab planes, with repulsed, and a Syrian'claim to jutting to the north of that sec- ly the entire border. A spokes- ting into Israel. the U. S. *afld British govern- U. S. and British aircraft carri- have occupied an Israeli settle- tor, Israeli troops were reported man said Israeli artillery and Air the toll still mounting today. The ments Immediately denied. The Jordanian radio reported ers attacked Arab forces in Jor- ment which the Israelis said th?y fighting on the outskirts of the Force jets hit back at the Syrian the assault on Jenin was a ma- Israelis admitted the loss of 19 dan and provided an air umbrel- of their planes, while the various Cairo Radio said the Suez Ca- recaptured. • ancient town of Gaza. positions. jor offensive in division strength Arab commands claimed a to- nal was being closed because a la over Israel. Despite immediate Israeli Prime Minister Levi Rabin said other Israeli col- Damascus Radio claimed that supported by armor. The Am- tal of 183 shot down. ship might be hit in the water., denials from the U.S. and British Eshkol told a night session of umns had smashed their way in- Syrian forces shot down two Is- man broadcast claimed the as- governments, which had pro- Cairo Radio said the- canal, way and block it "for a long Parliament that Israel had in- to the center and southern sec- raeli planes which' attacked Syri- sault was hurled back with heavy one of the world's most vital time." claimed their neutrality in the flicted a "severe beating" on the tors of the Sinai desert. an border positions today. Israeli losses including destruc- waterways, had been closed be- The broadcast did not identify Arab-Israeli conflict, the Arab La- forces of Egypt, Syria and Jor- Damascus Radio announced On the Jordan-Israel front, the tion of 36 Israeli ta.nks. cause of Israeli attacks on ships the ships which it said had come ... bor Federation appealed to "work- dan. that Syrian forces entered the Israelis announced the capture of Mordechai Hod, commander of in the canal. under Israeli fire. Egypt ers all over the Arab world" to The Israelis announced that war at dawn, attacking Israeli Zur Bahar, just south of Jerusa- the Israeli Air Force, told news- Baghdad Radio' said Iraqi charged yesterday that Israeli destroy all oilfields, pipelines and their armor had captured the key positions along the 47-mile bor- lem, and Sheik Azia, in the Jeru- men last night his squadrons had President Abdel Rahman Aref has planes had fired on a French other installations to halt the seacoast town of El Arish in its der between Israel and Syria. salem corridor, then today destroyed 374 Arab planes. Blackouts Feare$ in Summer Heat Power Is Flowing Normally Power flowed normally today land "must be exceedingly cau- to the use of air conditioners of thousands of workers were fited a few. Some gas station through the four-state area hit tious this summer." which draw heavy current loads. given the day off with pay.while owners, facing a loss because of by yesterday's massive failure but The reserve capacity of the'.af- He said he would rather not others were called in to work their inoperative electrical residentid s were ffaced d with the fected region, White said, is "not speculate on a suggestion the overtime. pumps, rigged up hand pumps dim prospecpp t that a long hot all that it should be." He added failure might have been caused Restaurants and taverns, al- and small gasoline engines to summer could increase chances the blackout might have been by many of the 13 million people though they were without lights get their fuel into* customers' for a recurrence of the blackout. averted had two power plants in the area turning on their air and air conditioners, did a boom- ars. now under construction been in conditioners all at once. But he ing business with the thousands Snowplow Used (See Other Stories Pages 3 and 9) operation. said that could be a plausible hy- of workers turned out into the One post office maintenance Chairman Lee White of the White declined to predict the pothesis. - hot noonday sun by closing offic- man hooked up a snowplow en- Federal Power Commission said possibilty of another occurrence Fortunes Vary s. gine to a stamp canceling ma- yesterday that the area including saying at cne point he did not The blackout caused incalcula- And some industries had to de- chine and kept it and the post New Jersey and Delaware and know "how rough the summer ble losses and profits to busi- stroy large quantities of perish: office in, operation. parts of Pennsylvania and Mary- was going to be" — an allusion nesses and industries. Hundreds able products. Ingenuity bene- (See POWER, Pg. 3, Col. 5) Drivers Play Dangerous Games By WILLIAM L. HAGEMAN but there were no injuries and troubles, the dispatcher said. department place stop signs at RED BANK — Motorists were police did not connect that i to the ohierf dispatcher at Long dispatched troop- its only traffic light site. forced into games of chicken at cident with the power failure. Branch, experienced only a few ers to direct traffic at the busiest Oceariport reported no prob- A BREAK FOR THE KIDS — Members of seventh grade art class get a treat during signal-controlled intersections as Use Generators lems with race track traffic since yesterday's blackout. Scene is outside the Nutswamp School in Middletown. the power failure snuffed out At police headquarters, where tral train 5305 was halted at the county, while local police covered it is manually controlled anyway, (Register Staff Photos by Don Lord!I traffic lights throughout the state a generator provided power, and state police on the Garden with one blow yesterday. Capt. Frank Mazza advised hun- was raised. It turned around and the fact that many intersections S ParkwaPk y said generators But the only accident in the dreds of telephone callers about headed back to Newark as train northern half of the county di- the power failure while directing traffic moved safely and smooth traffic control rectly attributed to the signal officers to most dangerous track l plazas. Electric Company blackout was a" minor one here crossings and intersections. Po- and 12 minutes late due to signal (See DRIVER, Pg. 2, Col. 7) at 10:50 a.m. lice Chief George H. Clayton Police reported traffic general- called in six off-duty officers to ly moving smoothly after rail- assist with traffic control. road crossings were cleared and The biggest problems locally Switchboard Busy officers were dispatched to major were at railroad crossings, where crossroads. gates lowered automatically when The accident occurred at West the power went off. At the New- By DORIS KULMAN A spokesman for the N. J. Bell Alexander Graham Bell's inven j At 10:22 a.m. yesterday the Telephone Company said it nor- tion in an emergency. Front and Pearl Sts., where a man Springs Rd. Broad St.-Maple lights went out at 501 Grand Ave., mally handles 17 million calls a Mrs.