Sept. 14 Birth Gets Draft Priority
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Hughes Sees Income Tax Inevitable SEE STORY PAGE 12 Windy, Cold THEDAILY FINAL Variable cloudiness, windy, Red Bank, Freehold cold today. High in mid 30s. Chance of some snow. I Long Branch 7 EDITION «ea Detain. a> Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 92 Years VOL. 93, NO. 110 RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1969 22 PAGES 10 CENTS 1 1 1 Li:l[i:il:3Llf:U::il[] i]lli;i:3ll; ILL 'y^ili ;.ji;;i;::: Ull I-J.UIi'[IL.MI:,ilil.'[:-|. .il!:ii;i.JIIMI1lii:-|lMli.LI UlULLJiMSULlillU.LI,! IMLM.M.LSriU^UrjlilJlH IliMlinlSIILfMlin llMnilll . ! Mil [lUlUl i[|l:MM.!i:iUIU: MUM I!: ill Ml. nil i;U.UI!Lin^ilt]:i'[UlSIMll Sept. 14 Birth Gets Draft Priority By STAN BANJAMIN the year plus Leap Year's called for the draft next year Then a succession of young then Feb. 14, Oct. 18, Sept. 6, WASHINGTON (AP) - Feb. 29 were drawn at ran- or, for those now deferred men and women represen- Oct. 26, Sept. 7, Nov. 2, Dec. Men from 19 to 26 years old dom from a big glass labora- or exempt — in any future tatives of state youth com- 6. born on Sept. 14 who have tory jar at Selective Service year when they become a- mittees created earlier this Three youth advisors had last names starting with the headquarters here. "1-A." year as unofficial advisors to refused to help in the draw- letter J will be the first ones Status Determined Rep. Alexander Pirnie of the Selective Service System ing and a fourth balked when drafted next month under the The order in which they — took turns drawing the rest New York, ranking Republi- of the dates. his turn came; four others nation's first Selective Service emerged, rolled up in blue can on a House subcommittee helped in the drawing but on- lottery in a generation. plastic capsules, determines on the draft, drew the first April 24 Next ly after making unscheduled In less than an hour and a the order in which men with date from the jar shortly after The second one drawn was statements — one reading a half last night, all 365 days of matching birthdays will be 8 p.m. April 24; then came Dec. 30; (See Sept. 14, Pg. 2, Col 1) Mafia Link Is Ruled Out In Chief GawierV Death By WILLIAM J. ZAORSKI tion ceremony at Seton Hall The prosecutor said his im- thing to back up his state- FREEHOLD — Prosecutor University, he was quoted as pression was that the suicide ments. Vincent P. Keuper said yes- saying: could arouse in the minds of "I am sure that if he had terday his investigation so far "After buying local offi- people that Mr. Gawier was something, not pertaining to has not revealed any link be- cials 'for a few rotten dol- involved in something not a federal offense, that he tween the Mafia or organized lars,' organized crime moves legal. would refer it to my office, crime and the suicide-death on to county law enforcement. "I did a lot of questioning and I would expect it." of Chief of Detectives John M. "Records were recently since Mr. Gawler's death," 1 Gawier. subpoenaed in a certain coun- said Mr. Keuper, "and I Atty, Gen. Arthur J . Sills last Nov. 5 announced that all The prosecutor was ques- ty and the chief of detectives have been unable so far to committed suicide," he said, learn of any link between him of the evidence obtained by tioned by newsmen yesterday the state Investigation of Mr, about a news story in which referring to the death of De- and the Mafia or organized tective John Gawier in Mon- crime." Gawler's death, conducted by U.S. Atty. Frederick B. Lacey, the State Organized Crime in stating that the state is be- mouth County Oct. 23. The prosecutor said he had Mr. Keuper said he did not no plans of contacting Mr. Unit and State Police, led to ing taken over by organized the conclusion that the death crime, referred to the suicide. infer from Mr. Lacey's com- Lacey concerning the speech. ments that there was a link He added that he has a high was a suicide. • ' ' Mr. Lacey was not avail- between organized crime and regard for Mr. Lacey The two state agencies were able for comment yesterday. Mr. Gawier. He added that and that "he was not the type to prepare a comprehensive On Saturday, speaking be- his reference was not a con- of person to talk about some- report to be submitted to the fore a Law School convoca- clusion. thing unless he had some- attorney general. Override AirporlrTax Veto By DAVID M. GOLDBERG lators, mustered enough votes man for the governor predict- at a sixth when a measure straint of interstate com- TRENTON (AP) ^ The Re- yesterday to override Hughes' ed: "It's a cruel decision. that would have required the merce. He warned them that publican controlled legislature veto of the head tax, which Those cities will never collect state to issue discount ticket if approved it would be tied has given Democratic Gov. will place a levy of from 50 a thing." books for the Garden State up in court for years and that Richard J. Hughes a going- cents to ?2 on each traveler The legislature, which be- Parkway fell three votes short ' no money would ever be col- away present by overcoming at the airport. ginning Jan. 29 will have a of the needed two thirds ma- lected. his objections and placing a But the major airlines, Republican governor for the jority in the Assembly. The tax was originally DRAFT SELECTOR — Judith Hillenbrand, New York State's representative on the tax on travelers at Newark buoyed by Hughes' contention first time in 16 years, ad- Hughes had vetoed the head scheduled to go into effect Youth Advisory Committee of the Selective Service'System, picks a capsule for the Airport. But the tax still that the tax is unconstitution- journed for the year with four tax bill last July 2, citing var- last July 1, and would tech- faces an apparent court test. al, were reportedly ready to other overrides of Hughes ve- ious, federal court decisions nically take effect now im- birth-date drawing of the 1970 draft lottery. Opening the capsules at- right is Both houses, bowing to pres-v go to court to stop it from to. which said it was unconstitu- mediately upon approval. Helen F. King. 1AP Wirepheto) sure from Essex County legis- taking effect. And a spokes- But it was rebuffed on a try tional because it was in re- (See Override, Pg. 2, Col. 4) •iiniiiiMiiiiiiiiipiiiiiiHiniiii ••••lllll General-Physicist Says ECOM Still Pioneers By DORIS KULMAN his return as its top in com- equipment • for the war in "Their achievements have Reducing the work force tion, each programmed to a FT. MONMOUTH - The mand, the Pennsylvania-born Vietnam "largely have been been significant," he said, by attrition has a built-in different area of knowledge general became one of the mjet from- previous procure- "but the highlighting of ex- . danger, Gen. Lotz acknowl- such as art, music, politics. budget's slimmer, but the edged: because you can't PhD <who heads it says the Army's highest educated ments," ECOM's buying less, ceptional cases sometimes Night Vision communications . specialists, Gen. Lotz said. The com- has the implications the work control where ' the employe Intensive work beinf done Army Electronics Command, reduction will be, the end re- which opened the way for earning a master's degree in mand, spent $1.2 billion to force isn't doing a good job here in combat surveillance, communications engineering purchase military hardware sult can be an imbalance in target acquisition and night communications in space last year, has $787 million for the work force. vision has the immediate when it bounced radar off the at the University of Illinois Federal cutbacks have re- and a doctorate in physics at the same purpose in the fis- duced both the amount of And if the imbalance goal of providing the field .. moon almost a quarter-cen- the University of Virginia. cal, year ending June 30. should be serious enough to soldier electronic instrumen- tury ago, will continue to pi- money ECOM can spend —its Procurement procedures research and development interfere with ECOM's func- tation that will enable him to oneer" in the science of elec- Gen. Lotz came to a post tioning, "I might be forced work in the dark. recently under bitter attack haven't changed. budget is $275 million this fis- tronics. cal year, $14 million less than to initiate Reduction in Force But the ability to orient Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lotz by an Ohio congressman who "To tlie best of my knowl- edge and belief, it never has last year—and the number of measures . ." he said. He's ourselves and to detect ob- Jr., who took command of charged ECOM with wast- "optimistic" that it won't ing millions of tax dollars by been established there was, employes it can have. And jects without light has vast ECOM and this post three the budget for paying em- happen. implications for the non-mili- months ago, began his Army awarding contracts-on a non- in fact, any violation of the competitive basis. Federal law or improper judgment ployes "in the area relating "Of course, I don't know tary world, in such areas as career here in 1938 when, to supply activities" won't .