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Launches Five-County Drug Rai< SEE STORY BELOW " Sunny and Mild i Sunnyand mild today. Cloudy, FINAL cool tonight. Cloudy with Red Bank, Freehold chance of rain tomorrow. Long Branch EDITION (Set Detail!, T*g» J) Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 92 Years TEN CENTS OL. 93, NO. 112 RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1970 40 PAGES Shpre Man Is Mum at Calley Trial FT. BENNING.^Ga. (AP) where 70 of the killings are the village of My Lai?" the — By refusing to testify even alleged to have occurred. judge said finally. to being in Lt. William L. Cal- In published recountings of "That's right," Boyce said. ley Jr.'s platoon, a former the incident at My Lai, Boyce As Kennedy closed the rifleman has slowed the four-' was said to have been left in courtroom, he said he and the witness-a-day pace of Calley's a group of soldiers guarding attorneys would discuss court-martial. Vietnamese who had been "what action should be taken The trial judge, obviously driven from their huts. The against the witness... and, nettled, was to rule today accounts said Boyce did not assuming he changes his what should be' done with the take part in any slayings. mind, to discuss what areas reluctant witness, now a civil- Second Question should be covered." ian; The judge told newsmen "Were you a member of C Boyce also refused to testi- a contempt citation was a Company?" was the second fy at the court-martial of S. possibility. question put to Boyce by Sgt. David Mitchell last "I wish to take my rights Capt. Aubrey Daniel III, chief month at Ft. Hood, Tex., under the Constitution," said prosecutor. where he was called as a de- Alan Bdyce, 22, of Bradley "I still think I'll take my fense witness. Mitchell, one of Beach, N.J., when asked yes- rights," Boyce said. Calley's squad leaders, was terday the routine opening "Despite the fact that you acquitted of charges of as- question of whether he had understand you are ordered to sault with intent to murder 30 been in Vietnam. answer it?" Judge Kennedy Vietnamese. "You are directed to- an- asked. Preceding Boyce to the wit- swer the question," said "I told you I'll take the ijess stand was Charles Hall, Judge Reid W. Kennedy. Fifth Amendment," Boyce 23, of Columbus, Ohio, who "Were you in Vietnam?" said. testified to hearing automatic "Yes," Boyce ^aid finally. fire from the direction of a Last Response' ".You understand 'there's nothing incriminating, about ditch where he earlier had It was the last time he' re- seen 30 to 40 Vietnamese. sponded to any question about this?" the judge said. Boyce Vietnam and what'happened" still refused to answer. Later, Hall said, he re- at My Lai on March 1(5,1968. • Seven more times Boyce crossed the ditch. Calley is being tried on and the judge went through "I remember looking down charges of murdering 102 the same dialogue after the and seeing people in the Vietnamese civilians in the witness declined to answer ditch," he said. "Some 30 or TAKES THE FIFTH IN MY LAI TRIAL — Alan Boyce, a other questions, such as village that day. ' ' \ 40. They were dead. They former rifleman who served in Lt. William Calley's The interruption — which whether he was at My Lai, were not moving. I assumed A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO COURT — Lt. William Calley caught photograph- caused Judge Kennedy to whether he knew Calley that they were dead. There was platoon in Vietnam, pl&aded the. fifth amendment ers covering his court martiat off guard by returning from lunch by a different close the trial to public and March 16, whether he landed blood coming from them. eight times during session of Calley's trial. The court' in a helicopter. approach to the court building. Calley generally arrives in a staff car in front press — came after other They were just scattered all went into a closed session after Boyce refused to members of Calley's platoon Question Asked over the ditch. They were testify. Calley is on trial for the murder of 102 Viet- of the camera line which is in the front of the building. Calley is accused of kill- . placed the pudgy, 27-year-old "You don't want to testify very old people, very young ing 102 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai in 1968. (AP Wirephoto) lieutenant near the ' ditch on anything that occurred in children and some others." namese in 1968. (AP Wirephoto) IlllllllllllllllllUl ininiiiiniuniiiii Aid If Trustee Quits ,i ByBOBDUBILL ference In Trenton that the money fei keep running. Farrell but he reiterated his Farrell said that if the rail- The railroad's most press- operations. .JfEWARK (AP) — John E. state would Jake" immediate Fan"ell sa$ lie attempted to Contention that "the present road could be kept running ' ing problem is lack of cash. It. "This, of course, would do. Farrettsays he'll resign his action to provide {600,000 this set up '< an appointment with ^management of the Jersey" there is a possibility that it announced Tuesday it would irreparible harm to our bust. post as trustee of the Jersey month and that he would rec- • Cahilf three weeks ago in an Central Railroad - does not will be included in the consoli- lay off 450 workers before ness," he said. Central Railroad if the Cahill ommend a $2.million appro-: attempt to resolve any prob- warrant .subsidies." dation of the Baltimore & Jan. 1. Farrell added that any The railroad carries some , administration provides $2.6' priation for next year. But he lems or differences between Farrell said the railroad Ohio Railroad and the Chesa- additional state, aid would not 15,000 passengers daily in million In immediate aid to reiterated his condition that the two. Cahill told the Tren- realistically needs $6 million peake & Ohio. Hearings on provide for Winging these New Jersey and has freight the bankrupt line. Farrell submit his resignation ton news conference that he to keep running through 1971 the consolidation are sched- persons back to work. operations in a number, of At a jujjwS conference here to a federal judge and that a had been in the hospital three in addition to its regular sub- uled for Dec. M in Washing- The raHroad is s'ekin^ to states. yesterday, Farrell also said plan for reorganization of the weeks' ago and' hadn't met sidy from the state. ton. - • •.""''.' '• .•'„• raise sufficient funds to meet The railroad is faced with a he wants a commitment from railroad be speeded up. with Farrell since.". Farrell had been president' Cahill charge^ that the rail-, January. For financial aid to shutdown of operations on • •• the legislature by Dec. 10 that The state has been attempt- A source close to Farrell of P. Ballantine & Sons road's present: management be effective, Farrell said, the Jan. 1 because of the cash money be forthcoming to per- ing to oust Farrell from the said the next move for any Brewery and became trustee has been slow. to move. into line would need firm assur- shortage. Hearing on a peti- mit the railroad to operate court-appointed post of personal meeting would have of the railroad in 1967 when it the consolidation picture and ance of help by Dec. 10. Oth- tion aimed at liquidating is •Into February. trustee since last July when to come from Cahill. The gov- launched reorganization pro- that Farrell had not sub- erwise, Jie contended, it would alsd pending.' ' .A short time later Gov. Wil- Farrell announced the rail- ernor said there is no person- ceedings under the federal mitted a workable plan for nave to begin making plans in The legislature reconvenes liam Cahill told a news con- road Would need additional al or political difference with bankruptcy laws. ; reorganization. mid-December to close down Dec. 7. •''•••;. GountyPolitical Police Team Conducts Scene Studied Five-County Drug Raid ELIZABETH (AP) - A River, Woodb'ridge,, and Car- Monmouth County has just come through one of its team of 163 state and local teret in Middlesex; Franklin most interesting elections, with Republicans and Demo- law enforcement officers Township in Somerset Coun- crats winning on the national and county tickets. armed with 47 arrest war- ty; Irvington and Newark in Observers say the political character of the area is rants launched a five-county Essex County. changing with voters, as are their counterparts in other drug raid at 4 a.m. today, Kelly said that the suspects parts of the state, becoming more independent in their state police said. - would be turned over to local election choices. State Police Superintendent police after the arrests and This presents some severe problems for the county David B. Kelly said the raids, arraigned in municipal courts political leaders — and Ben Van Vliet, The Daily Register's which capped a six month un- in towns where the alleged political writer, examined them closely in exclusive inter- dercover probe, were con- violations took place. views with Benjamin H. Danskin, the Republican chairman, ducted in 18 municipalities in The probe was conducted in and Richard T. O'Connor, the Democratic chairman. Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Middlesex and Union coun- He has come up with a fascinating, in-depth series of Essex and Monmouth Coun- ties, Kelly said, but some of articles that give greater insight not only into the political ties. the suspects live elsewhere. situation in the county but into the leaders themselves. Detective Anthony LeMoine Law enforcement officials The article on Mr. Danskin appears on today's section of the Freehold police said included 83 state troopers of page.