Seeks Personnel Office Probe at Fort SEE STORY BELOW WindyvCbol Partly cloudy, windy and cool today. Fair, cool 1o- THEDAEY FINAL nlght. Sunny and cool (o- monw. Red Bank, Freehold Long Branch EDITION (Sea DctiUi, F!0 J) I 7 Monmouth County's Home Newspaper lor 92 Years VOL. 93, NO. 196 i RED BANK, N. J., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1970 26 PAGES 10 CENTS iai!l!I!!HBIIIIIllIIIIIIillllilllUI!iiilll!lllllllllIIIB!I Probe Denied Again TRENTON (AP) - The political turmoil in the The New York Times, which attributed it to although Lacey had said a Labor Department New Jersey Republican Party is continuing, over "high U. S. officials." There were subsequently employe who was part of the task force had been reports of a federal investigation of state GOP reports that U. S. Atty. Frederick B. Lacey was conducting it. chairman Nelson Gross even though there are in- the official, although he had no comment on the Cahill had no direct comment on the latest dications there might never have been such an reported investigation and said of accounts nam- developments, although a top aide said Lacey's investigation. ing him as the leak: "It's a lie." statements are "absolutely incompatible with Both Gov. William T. Cahfll and Will Wilson, ISSUES STATEMENT those of his superiors." head of the Justice Department's criminal divi- On Wednesday, however, Lacey issued a DISMAY EXPRESSED sion, reiterated yesterday that there is no probe statement saying the local was under investiga- Top Republicans have been openly express- of Gross and that none is contemplated. tion and implying that Gross was involved. ing dismay at the developments and many feel CONCEDE DAMAGE Gross himself had said earlier that he had that Lacey himself was the source of the in- But high-ranking Republicans and aides to written to the Justice Department after the union vestigation reports to discredit Gross' Senate Gross conceded that the chairman's campaign offered aid in last fall's gubernatorial election candidacy. Gross has the support of more than for the U. S. Senate could be hurt simply by but that he had subsequently turned down the two-thirds of the Republican county chairmen and reports — which began appearing last week — aid. is considered the front runner for the nomination. that he was being investigated for reported links Lacey said yesterday that he would stick State Sen. Matthew Rinaldo, R-Union, said to a Teamster's Union local, two of whose officers by the statement on the investigation. But John that Wilson's denial of any investigation indicated are under federal indictment. Bartels, head of the organized crime task force, that "Lacey seems to be intent on starting one The first report announced last Saturday in sided with' Wilson and said there was no probe, himself." Postal Wage Boost UNNET'S COMET — This picture of Bonnet's Comet was taken March 30 at 5 «.m. by Richard Dyer of Norm, Tenn., with a 35mm single lens reflex. The comet has appeared in early morning northeastern skies north of the equator sines March 27 and will fade from sight in approximately one month. Seen Trouble Spark By DORIS KULMAN wouldn't sit still for a pref- AFGE is negotiation of A national official of the erential pay bill for postal wages," Mr. Gleason de- American Federation of Gov- workers. clared, "but until then, our ernment Employes, AFL-CIO, Adjustments Wanted position is that other federal Rutgers Funds Bill predicts "trouble" if Congress "We meant it," Mr. Glea- employes should get no less authorizes a 14 per cent pay son declared emphatically. an increase than postal work- increase for postal workers "We hope that Congress will ers get — and we don't con- alone. adjust the settlement so that sider what they're getting "We held our people back," it applies equally and equit- enough..." Gets Assembly OK Joseph D. Gleason, AFGE na- ably to all federal employes." He noted that wage board tional vice president for New Government and postal employes have just gotten an York-New Jersey said last union negotiators yesterday average five per cent pay TRENTON I(AP) — The nials, that measure is inex- The fiscal bill requires the night. "Our people didn't agreed on a six per cent pay raise. But that increase is State Senate must now decide tricably linked with one university to get prior ap- increase for all civil service based, on a Bureau of Labor h e Srf rs UniversitUii y buried in the GOP Assembly walk out. But the people who whether Su proval of transfers within took off got "a 'better settle- workers, retroactive to last Statistics .survey in the New, ancial indepen* • caucus appropriating $747,000 . budget accounts. In the past, 1 Dec. 27, and an additional eight York wage area which shows lqseg its fin to finance-the "open admis- ment, than-the people who m ther the control 1 the university todgef was ap-~ obeyed the iatf. We expect per cent increase for postal the cost-M-living rosB-7.6 per— venial "own admissions^; sions" policy through June. proved by the legislature with trouble.., we: have workers in workers as soon as the Post cent in the 12-month period policy at fm university wfjl • Debate Lengthy the knowledge that line items Veterans Administration Hos- Office Department is reorga- ending last Feb. continue through the end of The fiscal measure passed in it were meaningless since pitals, siijip _ wanVlp-qyalk, out nized. ^ Level Suggested the school'year, j^j- . after nearly twftdwujs of de- Rntgete could transfer funds tomorrow and shut tfie hos- The agreement, which needs ".We»flgtWiSmservatively The Assembly yesterday bate. Assembly leaders have at will. pitals down..." congressional approval, also that, based on settlements in approved a bill curtailing the said they would insist the bill The bill also requires audits The AFGE, which repre- gives postal workers the right industry, the increase should university's fiscal autonomy be passed by the Senate be- of the university's books at sents some employes at Ft. to collective bargaining.. have been 25 or 30 per cent," ind sent it to the Senate. The fore they release the Rutgers any time, instead of a post Monmouth and the Earle Na- "The rationale for the ad- Mr. Gleason said. vote was 48-10. appropriation already ap- audit as provided by existing val Ammunition Depot, last ditional eight per cent raise He charged that the statis- And despite Republican de- proved in the upper house. law. week pointed out that there for postal workers (reorgani- tics "somehow got gerryman- Assemblyman William J. are more than 600,000 non- zation of the Department) dered in Washington to the : • Dorgan.R-Bergen, chief spon- postal federal employes in doesn't meet the test of eco- disadvantage of the federal sor of, the legislation, said the six lowest pay grades (the nomics;" Mr. Gleason de- employe in tfie New York- "public funds are a sacred top salary in the highest clared. New Jersey area." Bus Rate Hike trust and should be handled grade is $8,943 after 21 years . "The only thing that would He said the .AFGE will pro- that way," adding that "the of service) and declared it (See Postal, Pg. 2) audit is only common sense. be totally acceptable to the The state should be able to look into any budget of any Gets PUC's OK state institution." NO DEGREE, NO MORTAR BOARD — Mayor John NEWARK (AP) - The dent of the PUC, said interim And Richard W. DeKorte, Personnel Office Probe Lindsay wearing a beret type headgear and all smiles, State Public Utility Commis- increases were necessary to R-Bergen, chairman of the sion has granted New Jer- keep the company in full op- Taxation Committee and the walks with others toward the podium in the Greek lejf's largest bus' line tem- eration. Ozzard noted that leading force behind the bill, Theatre at t'he University of California in Berkeley porary fare increases and Public Service recently recalled the history of the yesterday whera he was one of the speakers at IO2d "open admissions" program. Sought at FtMonmouth scheduled public hearings on signed a new contract with charter anniversary of the school. Ths mayor did not the line's request for larger the Amalgamated Transport The program was agreed to hikes. Workers Union providing by University President Ma- ASBURY PARK - Tha ing what it says is use of uni-. with four additional years of receive a customary honorary degree because of ac- wage increases and fringe • son W. Gross after black stu- American Federation of Gov- formed Navy personnel to seniority for each outstand- tions by the board of regents. The school, however, The PUC approved the perform some civilian jobs at ing performance award, Mr. temporary "emergency" in- benefits that will cut into the dents took over the campus ernment Employes, AFL- 'awarded him the Berkeley Citation "for distinguished company's financial struc- center • at- Newark Rutgers CIO, is asking the Army to Earle Naval Ammunition De- Gleason declared, "we are creases yesterday for the investigate the Army Elec- pot, while the civilians who convinced this is being used achievement and for notable service to the university." Public Service Coordinated ture. ..-.-,. last year. tronics Command's civilian usually perform them are as- as a device for protecting fa- (AP Wirephotol Transport Co., which carries The increases apply only- to ] DeKorte said jf the univer- vorites" from the reduction- travel within New Jersey. personnel department at Ft. signed to other work, Joseph gOO.MO riders daily within the , sity "wants to take the atti- Monmouth and particular- D.