Search for Keys Led to Boy's Death by MASK GBAVEN Mouth Medical Center, Long Branch, That He Had Drowned
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Mass doesn't like the way tennis balls bounce SHREWSBURY - Other courts. The chief also had a Mass filed suit against the back on the chief's lawn matters, council adopted erage, provided the officers at Red Bank Regional High people's tennis balls ire rusty automobile spring borough to stop trespassing "I go home to rest." said guidelines for police officers are wearing regulation uni- School, and made all off-duty back tai the police chief's from the same source that and the lobbing of hundreds Mr. Mass. "I don't go home hired by private contractors forms or coveralls during Jobs strictly voluntary. home court, and last night he he had retrieved from his of tennis balls onto their to retrieve tennis balls for for off-duty jobs such as traf- their extra Jobs. The original motion, served notice on Borough backyard pool. property from the then new- the public." fic diiection or crowd con- The men must be hired made by Robert Minehardt. Council that he doesn't like it ly constructed tennis courts trol "I thought we had re- Besides, the chief said, "I through the municipal of- called for work schedules to •Mitt. _»i »h» <!|cklfis Pitor -'hletic fices, and pay will be chan- solved lids la the iiAHts," was there bet,.* the-^iroio Chief <£•'•• ha* de- be made up by a represent- Chief Raymond "Bucky" field. neled through the regular Chief Mass said, referring to courts were." manded tmrfinal say over ative of tk': Patrolman's Mass, carrying a crumpled municipal payroll system. the legal kind. The borough agreed to what his men do in the way Benevolent Association .but brown paper bag, strode up Council promptly agreed Council adopted put up a fence and a retain- of extra jobs, and council Chief Mass objected strong- to the council table last night "That retaining net we to sent send a letter to the ing net to catch most of the had questions of Its own on guidelines that set hourly ly, and won. and plunked down an empty had agreed on to keep balls Recreation Commission ask- pay rates to contractors for wide shots. ing it to check and make insurance coverage and tennis bajl can which was off my property isn't up and borough liability. police services at $8.75 this "It's in your ordinances," hurled, he said, onto his lawn balls are coming on my prop- The net, however, is sag- sure the net was properly year, made uniforms re- the chief told Mr Minehardt, at 74 Sickles Place from the erty," he declared. ging, and the balls, the cans installed The borough's insurance quired wear, limited the men "that no one works outside lajfBM* •Mmrky- Mass adjacent municipal tennis In 1174, Mr. and Mrs and other odds and ends are In more routine police company has okayed cov- to duty within Shrewsbury or without my okay." The Daily Register VOL 100 NO. 296 SHREWSBURY, N.J. TUESDAY, JUNE 13,1978 15 CENTS Search for keys led to boy's death By MASK GBAVEN mouth Medical Center, Long Branch, that he had drowned. his car and some money were missing. Robert Smith said "Dave drove him to the reservoir around 7: JO," said Robert MIDDLETOWN — A lost set of keys opened a door to His body was found in the reservoir in 12 feet of water, about yesterday. "He had borrowed a rowboat from his uncle and Smith. "Glen told him not to wait - that he'd get a rid* back tragedy for 11-year-old Glen Accera, whose body was pulled late 70 feet from the island, where the youth had apparently left the evidently rowed out to the island on the reservoir, where he left home." Sunday night from Swimming River Reservoir, Colts Neck keys and some money. the keys and a dollar bill," Robert Smith said. Family members said that Glen told his brother-in-law, where be died only hours earlier. Glen came home for supper Sunday to Robert Smith's "I told him 'to hell with the car keys!!,'" Mr. Smith said, but David, not to wait because he was thinking of Smith's son, one- The drowned boy's body was recovered by divers shortly house, where he was staying temporarily with his brother-in-law Glen didn't heed his advice. year-old David Jr., who had come along for the ride. before midnight Sunday, about JO feet from the shore of a and sister, Mr. and Mrs. David Smith. Robert is David Smith's While the teen-ager was not yet old enough to drive, his "He was always worried about someone else; he probably seduded wooded area off Lovett Road. He was reportedly brother. hobby was working on cars, and he had just completed a valve said, 'take the baby home and don't worry about me,'" one of searching for a lost set of keys, left on an island off-shore. Glen had spent the day swimming at the reservoir with Job on his 1172 Vega, relatives said. the family said. The Accera boy was Identified yesterday by officials, who several friends, his family said. "He could have put in a new ignition, but I guess he just had determined after an autopsy, performed yesterday at Mon- While he was eating his supper, Glen noticed that the keys to to have the keys," one of the family said. "He always came home; he just doesn't stay away." said Robert Smith. "We knew something was wrong this morning because you could depend on him being here." This was the first time the youth had been at the reservoir this year, his sister reported, "although he had gone there a 9 couple of times last year." . "He was built good for a kid his age," Robert Smith said. "With the shape he was in, you'd figure he could have swam Youth s served, See Search, page 3 Kennedy finds Croddick •y HDIT CONOHAN who runs two and a half sembly who would take up StStefcMMC C#ITftpWMl*f it miles a day five days a week the challenge apd Speaker TRENTON-It was to keep in shape, chugged Jackman immediately nomi- clearly a case of youth Ver- across the finish line nearly nated Mr. Shapiro to defend sus experience when As- a full three minutes later, the lower house's honor. semblyman Peter Shapiro, according to the race times "Well, as I said, two out pulls out D-Eatex, and Sen. Brian T. as reported by Assembly of three," Mr. Kennedy re- Kennedy, R-Monmouth and Speaker Christopher Jack- plied gamely with a smile By DAVID TURNER Ocean, squared off against man, D-Hudson when asked how his loss Im- MARLBORO - John F. Croddick announced last night that one another in a two-mile "Very good. You won It pacted on the reputation of he is dropping his campaign to unset John Fiorlno as county "marathon" race through fair and square," a gallant the Senate. Democratic chairman. the streets of the capital yes- Mr. Kennedy, who was only "The lesson I learned," Mr. Croddick said that he decided to withdraw after speak- terday and youth proved to slightly winded at the end of he added with a laugh, "la ing with Joseph Caliendo, the Democratic municipal leader of be a decisive winner. the run, told the visibly ex- never to challenge a 26-year- Mlddletown, and Francis X. Shields, the Democratic municipal Mr. Shapiro, at M the hausted victor as soon as he old to anything." leader of Hazlet. youngest member of the leg- could find him in the of spec- In the spirit of true He said that both Mr. Caliendo and Mr. Shields had asked islature and an avowed non- tators crowd at the end of sportsmanship, Mr. Ken- Mr. Croddick to withdraw "in the interest of party unity." runner, all but blasted Mr. the race course in the No. I nedy pinned a big blue first Mr. Croddick had been making his second straight challenge Kennedy out of the race with parking lot at the side of the place ribbon to Mr. Shapiro's to Mr. Fiorino's leadership, having based both challenges on the the torrid pace he set right Statehouse. yellow T-shirt while the As- county chairman's continuing feud with Gov. Brendan T. Byrne. from the starting whistle and The Monmouth Re- semblyman's backers raised Mr. Fiorino said that tonight's voting for county chairman walked the final steps to publican had proposed the his arm for him in the should be "very orderly." cross the finish line 11 race in the Interest of defen- gesture of a champion. He "I'm happy to see that he is withdrawing, and I'm sure It minutes and 47 seconds later ding the Senate against sug- waa too spent to raise it will be in the best intersests of our party, and the people in the with his opponent nowhere in gestions its members were himself. county," Mr. Fiorino said. "The umbrella is big enough for sight >*tired" and "old" men. He After he had a chance to young and old to get underneath it." The 44-year-old Mr. Ken- had thrown down the catch both his breath and a Mr. Croddick said that he also spoke to Robert M. Holland, nedy, an ex-West Pointer gauntlet to anyone hi the As- See Eeuedy, page > Kennedy,right, pint medal on Shapiro the newly-elected municipal leader here, and to James Carey of Spring Lake, two of his supporters, before making his decision to withdraw.