The Daily Register VOL.98 N0.16 SHREWSBURY, N. J. MONDAY, JULY 21, 1975 15 CENTS Senate may expand nuisance tax package

TRENTON (AP) - The state Senate, which has rejected *»u«T, re Str°ng indications. however, that the Senate approve an income tax after the elections, according to the incomes exceeding $15,000. It will raise an estimated $85 mil- a proposed income tax five times in the past 17 months, will insis upon a larger package of nuisance taxes in the be- sources. lion. planned to meet today amid indications it will approve a mas- SmaUer pacMge ad ted bv the The Assembly, which has twice approved an income tax. The larger package the Senate will consider includes an sive nuisance tax package and force another showdown with •hini H °P Assembly is a increase in the sales tax from 5 to 6 per cent, a proposal the this year *""* l° '"^ an°ther 'nCOme tax votelater passed three nuisance taxes during its marathon session. Gov. Brendan T. Byrne^nd the state Assembly. They included: Assembly refused to consider and one that faces a near-cer- Political maneuvering on the taxes was expected to begin "The battlelines were drawn early Saturday when the As- tain veto from Byrne. The measure is the cornerstone of the early this morning when Byrne hold a meeting with Senate sembly passed its package," one Senate source said "The — An increase in the corporate income tax from 5.5 to 7.5 Senate's fiscal program. Democratic leaders at Morven, the governor's residence in governor wants us to come back later this year to consider per cent. The tax, which affects about 150,000 corporations, is In order to vote today on the various revenue-raising bills. Princeton. The senate session was scheduled to begin in Tren- another income tax proposal." expected to yield $90 million. 30 of the 40 senators must agree to waive the prohibition ton at 11 a.m. Byrne has hinted strongly he would veto a nuisance tax — An extension of the 5 per cent sales tax to include against introducing a measure and voting on it on the same The groundwork for the Senate's tax session was laid by. a g e c s ders t0 large Sources sa tne ve many professional services, including those of laywers, archi- day. Senate President Frank Dodd-D-Essex. conceded some the Assembly, which adopted three administration-backed w Bnu , h i i°? ! ° y B° "«"- tects, consultants, accountants and interior decorators, to of the more controversial bills may not receive the waiver. nuisance taxes during a raucous, 12-hour session that ended wants the legislature to approve only enough taxes to fund yield $50 million; "But if that's the case, we'll just follow the normal course just before dawn Saturday. The Assembly-passed taxes would public schools for half the academic year, thereby forcing an- A graduated tax on unearned income — royalties, divi- of action, introduce the bills Monday and vote on them restore some $22$ million to the beleaguered state budget. other tax session after the Assembly elections in November dends, interest and capital gains — for persons with annual Tuesday," Dodd said. The governor hopes the legislature will be more willing to Pact averts postal strike WASHINGTON (AP) - A new labor manent postal rates within a few months, and agreement for the nation's postal workers is the Postal Service then can raise the tales by expected to contribute to an increase in the instituting new temporary rates cost of mailing a letter before the end of the The average postal clerk, postman or year. pick-up truck driver now makes about $13,500 The new contract, tentatively agreed to a-year at top scale, plus fringe benefits. early today, averted the possibility of a strike Chief federal mediator W.J. Usery Jr. by the nation's 600,000 postal workers. Details called the labor settlement "a victory for col- of the settlement were not announced but the lective bargaining, a victory for the postal postal unions won one major victory, retention unions and a victory for the Postal Service." of a no-layoff clause. Usery said ratification by all of the four "The wages which we pay postal workers postal unions would take "upwards of 30 RtgllOr ilon pholo is one element of our costs. They're going to days." TRIAL RUN — In an effort to alleviate massive traffic jams In open on request every half hour on the hour and half-hour be- go up," Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bail- "We still have a lot of work to do. We the Highlands Bridge area, Coast Guard officials tested a new tween 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. In the past the bridge was opened on ar said at a news conference at which the set- have a lot of language to clean up. But an set of temporary regulations for the bridge this weekend. Un- signal 24 hours a day. tlement was announced. Labor-related costs agreement has been reached and we have had der the policy to be tried next weekend also, the bridge will are 85 per cent of the Postal Service's costs. a handshake on it," Usery said. Bailar also said that the Postal Service ex- The negotiations continued more than two pects to lose $800 million dollars in the fiscal hours past the expiration last night of the old year that began July 1. He said the Postal Ser- two-year contract. Union leaders had instruct- vice needs higher rates to start breaking even. ed members not to leave their Jobs while ne- gotiations continued past midnight, and there New span opening policy tested "I'm certain there will be postal rate in- were no reports of job actions. creases before the end of the year," Bailar The Postal Service had said federal troops By ROBIN AMSTER next weekend also, are de- But local and Gateway Na- In the past the bridge has morial Days, the Rumson said. The largest possible increase would be to might have been used to move the mails if signed to alleviate the mas- tional Park officials are will- been opened on signal at all bridge is opened only between 13 cents per first-class letter. there had been a strike. HIGHLANDS - Coast sive traffic jams that have ing to say at this point that times, 24 hours a day. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. every half The Postal Service in 1973 asked the inde- Questioned about the possibility of wildcat Guard and Department of plagued this area during the the new regulations seem to During the winter, the hour on the hour and half pendent Postal Rate Commission to make strikes before the contract is ratified, the Transportation officials are summer months. be a good idea. neighboring Rumson-Sea hour. present postal rates permanent. The commis- president of the largest or the postal unions reserving judgment on the With this past weekend's Under the temporary regu- Bright bridge is run by the Michael VUlani of the Coast sion is expected to approve a schedule of per- conceded that was possible. success of temporary regu- example of the new scheme lations the bridge will open on same regulations as the High- Guard's bridge management lations tried out this weekend behind it, the Coast Guard is request every half hour on lands bridge, but from May 15 division on Governor's Island, at the Highlands-Sea Bright looking forward to next week- the hour and half hour be- to September 30 of every year N. Y., said the Coast Guard bridge on Rt. 38 here. end's demonstration with a tween 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. both on Saturdays, Sundays, and has sole jurisdiction over the The regulations^ be tested wait and see attitude. weekends. Independence, Labor and Me- operation of bridges, although County under alert the Department of Trans- portation can request revision of existing regulations. The new regulations, he Cosmonauts safe on earth stressed, were being put into as flooding resumes effect only on a trial basis. Flash flood warnings re- from about 8:30 p.m. to 2:15 "Water is carrying cars Mission Control reported they landed just 6.2 miles from SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - The Soyuz cosmo- Any determination to make mained in effect today for a.m., after heavy rains hit in away in the south end of the intended landing point. nauts, partners in history's first International space mission, those regulations permanent four New Jersey counties, in- the area, police said. town," said Melvin Ruhl, a Ten minutes after landing the cosmonauts were taken to a blazed safely back to earth today, parachuting to a pinpoint would "all depend on the ef- cluding Monmouth, as thun- Meanwhile, the Monmouth Civil Defense worker. "I helicopter for transport to a nearby medical facility. landing on a flat, featureless plain in their homeland. fect of these two weekends." derstorms swept over the County Police Radio reported don't think there are many The landing contrasted with America's ocean landings, Permanent possibility' state for the second straight some flooding in Marlboro roads passable in the city, They left the Apollo astronauts behind in space for three such as the Apollo makes. more days of exploration. "If there's a possibility of day. and Monmouth Beach. Spo- and there are many major The astronauts, Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand and the new scheme helping the There were some reports of radic power failures also roads closed throughout Mer- Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov rode their spaceship, Donald K. Slayton are to splashdown in the Pacific on traffic problem In the area," flooding problems and some were reported other county cer County." dangling under a single red and white parachute to a touch- Thursday. he said, "we'll go through the power outages in Monmouth municipalities. down, or a "thumpdown" as newsmen here dubbed it, at 8:51 The astronauts were still asleep at the time of the Soyuz Six feet of flood water was procedure of making the last night and today after In Trenton, homes were p.m. EDT. landing, with their spaceship drifting along 135 miles above rushing over Penn Central regulations permanent." lightning storms and heavy evacuated, a passenger train the Pacific south of Japan. railroad tracks near where an That procedure, he added, downpours. Reports out of derailed and most roads were For the first time, the world had a televised look at the A short time later Houston mission control wakened them Amtrak train carrying 70 pas- will include soliciting the pub- Trenton Indicated that city impassable as flash flooding landing of a Soviet spacecraft. TV cameras mounted in heli- with the word of the successful Soyuz landing. sengers derailed. Train ser- copters picked up the Soyuz as it descended from the skies to- lic's and local officials' opin- again was hard-hit. resumed there. "Very, very good. Give the^n my best. Glad everything ions. vice between New York and ward the plain in south central Russia, about 300 miles east of In Freehold Township, po- went good," Commander Stafford said. See New, page 2 At least six persons were Washington was disrupted by the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where they were launched last lice reported that approxi- killed as flooding destroyed the derailment, in which no Tuesday. mately 20 vehicles were millions of dollars worth of one was injured. (See Story About eight feet above the surface, small braking rockets stranded on Rt. 9 last night crops and property last week. below.) fired downward to cushion the landing, stirring up a great and early today because of quantity of dust. severe flooding. The flash flood warnings In the western end of Tren- Within 30 seconds a helicopter had landed beside the bell- were in effect today for Mid- ton, storm sewers are back- A spokesman said police shaped Soyuz and a team of rescue workers walked across dlesex, Hunterdon and Sussex ing up into streets because were using two tow trucks to the plain toward the capsule. in addition to Monmouth the Delaware River won't ac- assist motorists who were Within one minute, they had begun to remove the hatch. County. cept any more water from stuck in water up to a foot- Leonov and Kubasov had been in space five days, 46 In the state's capital, them, according to Ruhl. hours, 31 minutes had circled the globe 96 times and traveled and-a-half deep. homes were evacuated near about 2ft million miles. Flood conditions tied up Rt. the Assunplnk Creek, which The flooding continued to Just two minutes after the landing, Leonov and Kubasov 9 north of the Freehold traffic was expected to crest at 15 worsen for hours after the stepped from the spaceship in their white spacesuits and both circle for most of the night, feet above flood level. rain stopped bout 3 a.m. gave bearhugs to the rescue workers and waved at cam- eramen. Doctors at the scene reported both were in "very good condition." 70 unhurt as Amtrak train They were surrounded by newsmen who could be seen on television taking notes and making radio reports. derails in Trenton floods By CHERYL MORRISON at the Fair St. control tower, was the third in a 12-car The inside story Kitliltr Mitt* by Earl stiul where the train derailed, train. CRASH VICTIMS TRAPPED — Red Bank police and Rescue Squad work- TRENTON (AP) - Amtrak were covered by eight to 12 A freight train was ers attempt to free two occupants of a car that turned over on Shrewsbury THE WEATHER and Penn Central train ser- Inches of water by then. "swamped" but not derailed Ave. yesterday. Miss Virginia 0'Brleni.of^gyjnson, and Ronald Moultrle, of Partly may, warm and less bamld this vice between New York and on one of three other water- Red Bank, were pinned for a half-hour before they were freed. Washington was disrupted All train service through covered tracks here, the Penn afternoon, clearing aad pleasant tonight. Com- here was suspended until the when a passenger train de- Central spokesman said. plete reptrt M page t. water receded, a Penn Cen- railed in flood waters here Railroad officials could not tral spokesman said. Newest of the rammer brides... .11 today. determine the cause of the Engagements .11 3 hospitalized after crash Passengers were being bus- derailment until the water re- Yankees, Mets Phillies win .14 An Amtrak train carrying ed between New York and ceded, the spokesmen said. Maltble stuns PVGC field .15 RED BANK - Three per- Hazlet struck a parked car Miss O'Brien's car turned 70 passengers derailed as it Philadelphia, where they "Two of the wheels dropped while traveling south on Bridge Advice... ~ II sons are reported In fair con- over, pinning her and Mr. passed over a track covered could board trains to Wash- off the track onto the ties," DAILY REGISTER Shrewsbury Ave. at about 2 Classified 17-21 dition at Rlverview Hospital Moultrie for almost a half- by two inches of water. No ington, he said. Local service said the Amtrak spokesman. PHONE NUMBERS a.m. Comics 21 with injuries suffered In a hour before they were freed one was Injured, according to was operating between "We have closed all move- Mall Office S42-4MI three car-accident early yes- I by the Red Bank Rescue railroad spokesmen. Contemporary Ufe II, II ' Toll Free. 671 9300 Princeton Junction and New ment on that track until we terday near 323 Shrewsbury The parked car, owned by Squad and taken to the hospi- York and between Levlttown finish out why It happened." , - Crossword Panle 21 Toll Free 3RS-HIIW A few hours later, all four Ave. Carmelita Harris, Montclair, tal. Pa., and Philadelphia. Passengers on the train, Editorials I Classified Ads J4217* tracks were covered by six was forced into oncoming All vehicles Involved in the The last car in a 13-car which left New York Just af- EnlerUlnmeit, TV I Circulation Dept M2-4M* The extent of their Injuries feet of rushing water a thou- traffic and collided with a ve- accident were extensively train left the rails near the ter midnight, were moved to Ftaaiclal S Sports Dept *42-4M4 was not available from the sand feet south of where the hicle operated by Virginia damaged. Fair St. towtr, according to the front car after the 1:40 .Make A Date 11 Mlddletown Bureaa 171-ItSt hospital last night. derailment occurred. Tracks Obituaries .....4 Freehold Bnreaa... 4*2-2121 O'Brien of Rumson. Ronald No summonses were issued the Penn Central spokesman. a.m. derailment to finish their Spwts 14-11 Long Branch Barean ..222-H1I According to police, a car Moultrte, Red Bank, was a pending further Investigation, OWe Union House An Amtrak spokesman said trip to Pnlladelphia the Penn driven by Harold McCrory of passenger in the car. police reported. Luncheon-Fashion Show, Tues. earlier the car that derailed Central spokesman said. 2 The Daily Register SHREWSBURY, N J MONDAY. JULY 21,1975 Kaplan has appeal option; could get 21-year sentence J By HARK LONDON Barring any further litiga- nection between the two als from mine to market." events, Mr Kaplan had re- tion, Mr. Kaplan faces a fine In 1966 assets were $3.9 mil- RUMSON - The career of of $35,000 and 21 years in pris- sponsibility for management Jack Kaplan, 44, was dealt a lion. In 1170 they were $39 of the company. on. million. , setback by a Federal District A probation officer will The stock which had been Court jury last week. Mr. Kaplan said Spiral was as high as $31.25 was quoted draft a pre-sentence report the second largest silver refi- The man who parlayed a which will be given to a sen- at $3.25 the day his resigna- ner in the world. It consisted tion was announced. $500 investment into a $40 mil- tencing judge. A sentencing in 1971 of five international di- According to the U.S. At- lion precious metals corpo- date has not been set. visions and 25 plants that torney's office, violations, in ration in 10 years was con- Mr. Kaplan grew up in mined, refined, and marketed Mr. Kaplan's tax returns victed in the largest income Smithtown, Long Island, precious metals — gold, silver were discovered in a routine tax evasion case in New Jer- where his father was a drug- and platinum. audit in 1969. sey history. gist. He attended Alfred Uni- Mr. Kaplan said his goal Jack Kaplai He was found guilty last versity in New York State, was to make the company the According to the in- Thursday night of failing to and eventually served as a dictment, which was handed $35,289,233; and $25,147,318, largest silver refiner in the when he knew the amounts report $604,185 in personal in- trustee there. world. down last April, Mr. Kaplan: come from 1968 to 1970 and He left his scrap metal — reported a 1968 income of were less. Nine months later, he re- By claiming higher ex- overstating corporate ex- business and started Spiral signed from Spiral Metal Co. , $59,818 when he knew it was penses for fiscal years be- Metal Co. in South Amboy, in $379,945. penses, a business can sub- as chairman and chief execu- stantially reduce the profit on tween 1966 and 1971. 1961, he said, in an interview tive officer. — reported a 1969 income of Mr. Kaplan's conviction can in Jan., 1974 a) Silver Point, $277,674, when he knew it was which it must pay heavy cor- RESNIKOFF HONORED — David Resnikoff, left, outgoing chairman of the A report in the Wall Street porate income tax. be appealed to the Federal his 14-acre estate overlooking Journal in September, 1971, $388,408. Ocean Township Democratic organization, was feted at a testimonial din- Court of Appeals in Phila- the Navesink River. — reported a 1970 income of During the trial, two former ner at the Old Orchard Inn, Eatontown, lost night. From left to right are stated that Spiral's refinery business associates, including delphia. Neither he nor his at- He put up $500 of his own in South Amboy was losing a $69,906, when he knew it was Mrs. Betty Resnikoff, Sidney Sloter, Democratic Club president; Mrs. Syl- torney, Stephen M. Greenberg money and raised $175,000 to $243,906. an 88-year-oldftmfetals broker, via Asch, the new chairman, and former Mayor John J. Reilly. great deal of money and testified that they had cashed of the Newark law firm, Rob- start the company would be shut down. — reported on corporate re- binson, Wayne, and Green- In the interview, Mr. Kapl- turns for fiscal years between $600,0000 worth of checks and In the same article, Mr. gave the money to Mr. Kapl- berg, was available for com- an said, "Spiral is integrated Kaplan's resignation was an- 1966 and 1971, costs for mer- ment on the verdict or a plan both vertically and horizon- chandise for manufacturer of an. In return, they said, they nounced and while he de- received 3 per cent to 6 per New span opening for an appeal. tally. We tak