The End of a Kidnapping
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It)*)* By CORSON ELUS were the largest of the year. Parking lots the three dollar limit set during the month on one train arriving from New York City if summer, and that the Department of Trans- There may be i gasoline shortage, but it were jammed, an indication that many of of June. the ridership had increased as a result of portation, which announced the plan on appears people traveling to the Jersey the tourists had driven from their homes to The station manager at the Asbury Park the fare cut. Monday, should continue the experiment •bore from New York City and Newark this the shore. station, however, reported that ridershlp on "He said that there was some increase, for several weeks to familiarise riders with weekend opted for their can and ignored Barry Kamm, a member of the county Sunday was up as much as 10 percent due to but not that much," Kamm said. the cut. the half-farei being offered by Conrail on Committee on Tourism, said yesterday that the fare decreases. But the huge traffic jams near the Long "They should have given it more time Half-fare trains coming to the Jersey shore. he had checked five trains during the week- "I've got a lot of people asking for the Branch pier, according to Kamm, showed to make a fair evaluation," Kamm said. Conrail officials reported that despite a end, and had not noticed a significant in- fare decrease, so they are using it," the that the crowds had come from the north in No Conrail officials would comment on deluge of telephone calls Thursday night, crease in rtdership. official said. their cars. whether the fare-cut, which was announced not very asking about the half-price rail service to "One train came in with about 12 cars, He also maintained that train riders had "The beachfront downtown, with the as a one-week experiment, would be ex- the shore area, rail traffic was not much and about 100 people got off,'Kamm said. Haunted Mansion and the water slide, was tended to next weekend. heavier than usual. According to Kamm, the people coming ...but the crowds reached jam packed," be said. The "seat sale," as it a was labelled by "I'm not sure how much traffic is up, to the shore area have moved back into Those who did come by train walked, Robert A. Keith, assistant Commissioner of popular but I don't think that many more tickets their cars with the recent surge in gas the beaches, page 4 were picked up, or some hired tans to take Public Transportation, was designed to help were sold than usual," said a Conrail supplies along the parkway. them to the beaches. fight the gas shortage and increase tourist spokesman. "The Garden State Parkway stations crowded stations at all of the shore points In Kamm, who was monitoring the effects travel to the seaside resorts In the state, According to local officials, the crowds were allotting seven dollars of gas to each the county because of the half-fare. of the fare-cut for the county, said that the many which have suffered because of the on the beaches, despite the cloudy weather, car," Kamm said, noting the increase from Kamm said that he asked the conductor fare-cut program was started too late In the gas shortage The Daily Register VOL. 102 NO. 23 SHREWSBURY, N.J. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1979 15 CENTS The end of a kidnapping NEWARK (AP) - Three suspects arrested in William Hunt, the FBI said. ..aut the front door. "BUI," she called out. They connection with the kidnapping of a banker's wife FBI spokesman Michael McDonnell would not hugged. "Oh, my Cad," she said and burst into were scheduled for arraignment before a U.S. say whether the ransom was recovered. tears. Magistrate on kidnapping and extortion charges. Caceres and Cedano were seized moments Neither she nor the FBI would reveal details The trio, brought into federal custody yester- after the kidnap victim, Joan Dedrick, M, ap- of events following her abduction Friday morning day, were ldentifed as GuiUermo Jesus Caceres, peared on the lawn of her West Mllford home to from her spacious brick ranch-style home. Her 12, Angel Humberto Cedano, 22, and Salvatore meet reporters. At her side was her husband, sons, William, Id, and Scott, IS, were elsewhere. Lacognata, 23, all of Paterson, the FBI said. William, executive vice president of the Franklin Mrs. Dedrick was released at a gas station In Caceres and Cedano were arrested yesterday Bank in Paterson. Teaneck at 4 a.m. yesterday, 42 hours after she morning at a Paterson tenement on East 32nd "I'm home, I'm home," said Mrs. Dedrick, was abducted, FBI Special Agent Arthur Meister Street that had been staked out by the FBI. apparently unharmed but emotionally wracked. said. Lacognata was arrested late last night in front of "She was released exhausted, but not physi- A resident in Teaneck, a Bergen County com- his East 24th Street home. cally harmed," said Dedrick, 90. "This If a munity about 25 miles from Mrs. Dedrick's rural All were held without bond In the Metropolitan joyous occasion for all of us." Passaic County home, telephoned the FBI after Correction Center in New York with arraignment Mrs. Dedrick arrived home about 6 a.m. in a the woman appeared at the door. set for 10 a.m. today before U.S. Magistrate green FBI car. As she got out, her husband came See TV end of, page I FBI agent, gun in hand, guard* a mtpect identified at Angel Humberlo Cedano, following hit arrett in a Paterton tenement William Dedrick comforti hit wife aftw her releaie by kidnapperi Carter now expected to turn his energy to energy problems WASHINGTON (AP) - Board and the Energy Secur- agreed Saturday to support the House chief of staff, who said ernment to support that action been working at cross- error in the past, he felt It was Califano's record on Capitol President Carter, whose re- ity Corp.," White House press mobilization board. on NBC's "Meet the Press". or leave the government." purposes to presidential goals. in waiting as long as he did to Hill, where the president feels shaping of his White House secretary Jody Powell said While he has completed the Once the president Carter clearly felt that It was understood that the use dismissals to make this the HEW secretary was un- staff is expected to consume Sunday. firings that shook his Cabinet makes a decision on policy or Joseph A. Califano Jr., whom president expects his Cabinet clear. able to achieve legislative suc- less of his time than his Cabi- Proposals to establish the last week, the president is still a piece of legislation, it is the he fired as secretary of health, members to be team players It was also understood that cess for programs In his area. net shakeup, is likely to return board, Intended to cut through looking for a new secretary of responsibility of people in gov- education and welfare, had and that if he had made an Carter was dissatisfied with See Carter, page 2 to work this week on energy red tape to. speed up develop- housing and urban develop- issues. ment of energy projects, and ment, a new Federal Reserve "Now that the Cabinet- to create the energy corpo- Board chairman and a new level changes have been made, ration, to finance energy de- transportation secretary. Peddlers Village there will be additional focus- velopment, were sent to Con- Some of the changes he is ing of the president's attention gress last week. The Senate contemplating in his White damaged in fire on the Energy Mobilization Energy Committee tentatively House staff, although unlikely WALL - A series of ex- to add any new faces to the plosions blew out the back inner circle of advisers, may wall of the Peddlers Village be revealed this week, Powell complex on Route 358 last The Inside Story said. night, and the resulting fire Carter, in a meeting with caused severe damage to the THE W I. VTIIIII several reporters Saturday, building, according to made clear that he wants to firemen. Haiy, warm and humid through tomorrow with a see some stability returned to ehaace of scattered thuderskowers through tonight. Two firemen were.over- White House operations, after come with smoke Inhalation, Complete report on page 2. nearly three weeks of uncer- but were not seriously in- tainty. 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