Lumumba Backers Predict Blood Bath
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tar to Mh Mr / Independent Daily f I manifiummrmm-m-m J SH 1-0010 MU dmJir. Monday tnroufti FrliHr. ateee* Clu» Poaug* S5c PER WEEK VOL. 83, NO. 159 Ptld at R«d link and at Additional Mailing OBicti. RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1961 7c PER COPY BY CARRIER PAGE ONE Demos' Choice; Lumumba Backers Hughes Predict Blood Bath Gubernatorial Mob Attacks Candidate Sees Official Embassy Slaying MOSCOW (AP) — A howling A Stiff Fight World Is mob of some 500 persons at- tacked the Belgian Embassy in TRENTON (AP) — Rich- Moscow today, protesting the Revenge ard J. Hughes, Democratic killing of Patrice Lumumba. Shocked About 300 of the demonstrat- organization candidate for ors were African and Asian governor, says he's in for LONDON (AP) — The students from Friendship Uni- Feared a hard fight before the No- slaying of Patrice Lumumba versity, the government's ex- penses-paid school for foreign LEOPOLDVILLE, The vember election. shocked governments students. Congo (AP)—Seething with "But good things are around the world today and The rest were Soviet citizens JOINS VOLUNTRRS—Cuban Prima Miniitar Fidal Castro want cana cutting with anger, supporters of Patrice worth fighting for," the 51-year- sparked new blasts at UN who joined the students on old former judge from Trenton thousands of othar voluntaar workars Fab. 12 and official announcements said he their two-mile march from the Lumumba predicted today a performance in the Congo told the Associated Press last slicad off ovar 9,000 pounds of cana. Foraign corraspondants and photographers university to the embassy. new blood bath in the Con- night. from both sides of the Iron A group of about 12 Soviet wara barrad but this government photo shows him hard at work. (APWiraphoto) policemen intervened only go in revenge for the slay- The statement followed his des- Curtain. when the mob broke .the glass ignation as the unanimous ing of the deposed premier. Anti-Belgian demonstrations front doors of the embassy. choice of 20 county leaders who United Nations troops were flared in London and Rome. The Then a squad of police moved met at or sent word to Gov. Rob- alerted amid growing fears the United States was also the tar- forward and prevented the ert B. Meyner's Princeton man- Lumumbists would wreak their get of scattered attacks for sup- crowd from surging into the aion. Boards Reorganize vengenance on Belgians and Con- porting UN Secretary-General building. Only Essex County was not golese political hostages in Ori- Dag Hammarskjold's Congo poli- The demonstrators hurled represented at the parley, be- ental and Kivu Provinces, where cies; stones at the building and cause Essex Chairman Dennis F. Monmouth 'MASSACRED' — Former Lumumba's followers are firmly Critics generally ignored the broke several windows. Carey is feuding with Meyner. in control. fact that the Security Council Congo Premier Patrice Lu- They carried banners de- The Essex situation is also com- The assassination of Lumumba had barred the UN Congo force mumba, who reportedly es- nouncing Lumumba's murder. plicated by factionalism and t Elects With from intervening between the left the leadership of the Congo's threat by Sen. Donald C. Fox to caped detention, was an- The march on the embassy leftist forces in the hands of Com- Congo's warring factions and that came after Moscow papers to- try to oust Carey. Russia had persistently blocked nounced by the Katanga gov- munist-trained Antoine Gizenga, 3 Absent day placed the blame for the 41, who has set up a rump regime Hughes will appear at the an- any extension of UN authority ernment to have been "mass- killing on "Belgian aggres- nual victory dinner of the Essex in the Congo unless it meant Lu- in Stanleyville, capital of Orient- The Monmouth, Shore acred" Sunday by African sors," anti-Lumumbist Congo al Province 775 miles northeast Democrats in Newark tonight, mumba's return to power. leaders and UN Secretary- honestly admitting that "I'm a and Rumson-Fair Haven Backs UN villagers. (APWirephoto) of Leopoldville. General Dag Hammarskjold. Backed by the Soviet Union complete stranger to that situa- Regional Boards of Educa- U.S. President Kennedy ex- tion up there." He said he knows and a strong segment of the tion reorganized last night. pressed "great shock" at the Asian-African bloc, Gizenga has and likes the leaders of Essex news of Lumumba's death but No More Delays Democracy and "I hope they'll Absenteeism by three challenged the central govern- his government voiced its con- ment of President Joseph Kasa- patch things up." Shrewsbury Township tinued approval for United Na- (See HUGHES Pg. 2) vubu. His forces also have members of the Monmouth tions handling of the Congo prob- State Prods Raritan clashed with troops of secession- lem. His UN representative, Ad- ist Katanga Province. board cost Gordon Bartle lai E. Stevenson, termed the kill- his post as president of Troops of the various Congo Plea to Drop ing "distressing" and gave sup- On Sewer Project factions were reported on the that body. port to Hammarskjold's call for move as Secretary-General Dag Routine re-election of an inquiry into Lumumba's! RARITAN TOWNSHIP — The. Parkway Hom?« section 'vest of Hamrr.srikjcld warned the UN Trenton Run death. State Department of Health !ias Hazlet Ave., but also in the sec- Security Council that civil war all officers was reported The Soviet Union took the lead given the township notice that tion east of Hazlet Ave. This was developing in the troubled Reopened at the Shore and Rumson- in attacking the United Nations "because of the serious health might avoid future difficulties, it nation. Fair Haven board meet- for failing to protect the former hazard no unnecessary delays was pointed out. Plaa Attack TRENTON (AP) — The Penn- (See OFFICIAL. Pg. 2) will be tolerated" with respect to Gizenga's spokesman at the ings. the proposed Garden Parkway Cost Estimated aylvanii Railroad today continued United Nations, Thomas Kanza, sewer project, west of Hazlet H. Thomas Carr, Township Its campaign before the Inter- reportedly told 21 friendly dele- Monmouth Ave. engineer, broke down the home- gations that a three-pronged at- state Commerce Commission to Rap Critics owners cost as $8.35 a linear abandon a daily train between EATONTOWN- Vincent Festa, During an informal meeting tack was being planned on Stan- foot of property. The total cost leyville from..Leopoldville, Kasai Red Bank and Trenton. of Eatontown, was elected presi of the Board of Health with resi- for a 75-foot lot would be $600, The hearing which began yes- dent of the Monmouth Regional Of Land dents of the area last night it and Katanga. Provinces. or $60 a year over a 10-year Katanga troops were reported terday is slated to end tonight in Board of Education -last night was reported that state officials period. Figures do not include Freehold where the majority of by a 4-2 vote in a contest with are opposed to extending any advancing north in that province Purchase plumbers' hook-up or the cost of against pro-Lumumba Baluba the train's 40 daily passengers incumbent Gordon Bartle, of more time for solution of the the West Keansburg Water Co. tribesmen in an offensive live. They are school girls who New Shrewsbury. HOLMDEL — A special com problem and if necessary are assessment. prepared to institute legal pro- launched Saturday. A commun- attend Cathedral High School Three board members from the mittee of the Parent-Teacher Association issued a statement ceedings. The board approved the fol- ique said Baluba rebel-, had been here. Shrewsbury Township district lowing salary guide for the year: were absent when the vote was yesterday answering a flyer It also was disclosed that as driven from Bukama, a big town The railroad contends that the in central Katanga, and that 300 lingle-car train carries the girls cast. which urged opposition to the soon as the weather breaks the secretary, $300; health officer, purchase of a school site in stat• -e Departmen- t of— Healt - h- will $500; sanitary inspector, $1,200 Balubas had been taken prisoner to and fro at a loss of $153,000 Voting was by secret ballot. plus $300 for expenses; plumbing in Luena, to the south. annually. Present and voting were the UNSCHEDULED HOLIDAY—A broken pipa in the chem- Holmdel Village by the Board of take more tests in the easterly Education. inspector, $1,209 plus $200 for In the northwest, forces of Ma]. Assemblyman Clifton T. Barka- board's four Eatontown members, istry laboratory on the fourth floor of Red Bank Catholic section of the area. Should they The flyer bore only the name find an indication of overflowing expenses, and members of the Gen. Joseph Mobutu, the Leopold- low, representing Freehold and and two members from New High School caused extensive flooding yesterday and board, $2 for each meeting at- ville government's army chief, two neighboring commr.nities, Shrewsbury. Holmdel Taxpayers Committee septic tanks and unregistered resulted in the cancellation of classes for 961 students. and was otherwise unsigned. drains, the same legal position tended. were converging on Oriental Pro- questioned the carriers book- Robert Billings, New Shrews vince, apparently for a showdown keeping argued that passengers bury, arrived after the vote was Sister Mary, principal, said the school would be closed The flyer asked residents to will be taken. vote down the 1961-1962 school with Gizenga. ••ere on the increase, and said taken and protested the results again today while repairmen check the damage to the Plans OK'd The UN Congo force, under a •n abandonment was impossible of the election.