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Settlement Termed4 Sa Gearing, Cool Partial clearing and cool to- THEBMLY .FINAL day. Fair, cool tonight. Sun- Red Buik, Freehold ny and cool tomorrow. Long Branch EDITION ««• PetjJU, fax* H I 7 Monmouth County's Home Newspaper tor 92 Years VOL. 93, NO. 58 RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1969 40 PAGES 10 CENTS lllllllffllllllHUlllllllillHIHmilllfllimmiui; 34 Held in Narcotics Raids ween in Three Counties By ED WALSH Ct., Matawan, and Robert Za- Keyport, Linden and Mata- drug problem in his commu- teams began the raids. MATAWAN TOWNSHIP - warthy, 21, of 852 Summer- wan. nity. Keli said the agents were Kell said none of the de- Thirty-lour persons were ar- field Ave., Laurence Harbor. The defendants, most of picked because they look fendants resisted arrest. How- rested and several thousand Mr. Rosato was specifically them ranging in age from 18 young. He said they mingled ever several were handceffed dollars in narcotics confiscat- charged with selling mari- to 23, were booked at police with the defendants, won their when brought to police head- ed early today in a series of juana in the township May 27 headquarters here. The group confidence and compiled evi- quarters. Kell said the defen- lightning raids by state and and Mr. Zawarthy selling the included five young women, dence. dants were not part of a nar- local police. same drug in July. one with her. hair in curlers. "Most of the defendants are cotics ring but members of Sparked by six-months un- <Mr. Williams was trans- Hippie Garb young, hippie-types, but we an "informal network" of ' dercover work by three baby- ferred to New Bruns- Most of the defendants were believe several are hard-core drug users and sellers- faced state troopers who wick where he is scheduled dressed in hippie garb and drug users who also sell nar? He said most of them came posed as drug users, the raids to be arraigned on charges of several appeared to be non- cotics," Kell said. from middle class families in were among the largest in selling marijuana in Perth chalant as they were photo- Charges against the defen- well-to-do communities. New Jersey history. Amboy. graphed, fingerprinted and dants ranged from possession Kell said Middlesex County Locally state police and po- Raids began at 5 a.m. when jailed. and sale of marijuana, heroin Prosecutor Edward Doland NARCOTICS SUSPECT — Major Williams, 30, of 85 lice of fleers from three munic- 95 State Troopers and 80 mu- State Police Captain George and cocaine to the use of nar- and police officials in several R»s» St., Cliffwood is led from Matawan Township ipalities combined their ef- cotics. nicipal police officers from , Kcll, who lead the raid, said communities cooperated in Police Headquarters early this morning after being forts to arrest three men who Middlesex, Monmouth and several thousand dollars of The raiding parties, which the raids, spearheaded by 1 were charged with possession Union Counties formed 36 ar- marijuana,- hashish, heroin assembled at 3:30 a.m. in the State Police Detective Leon arrayed on charges of possession and sale of mari- and sale of marijuana to un- rest teams, then stormed lo- and cocaine were confiscated. Administration Building of the Adams and Detective Sgt. juana. Mr. Williams was one of 34 persons netted by dercover agents. cations in East Brunswick, He said the three undercov- New Jersey Turnpike, were Frank Licitra. state and local police in a three-county coordinated -...- The suspects were identi- New Brunswick, South Am- er agents were assigned to the armed with arrest warrants The raids^were the largest raid, State troopers flanking the suspect are Robert fied as Major Williams, 30, of boy, South River, Edison, case after Sayreville Police issued by Middlesex County since February 18 when 105 Pagareili, left, and David Savage. 85 Rose St., Cliffwood, Joseph Wpodbridge, Perth Amboy, Chief Raymond Sweeney alert- Court Judge J. Bachman. Af- persons were arrested in the Rosato, 26, of 6 Eisenhower Madison Township, Sayreville ed authorities there was a ter a briefing, the 36 arrest Freehold area. (Register Photo by Don Lord!) u •"•«> uk Plea for Peaceful Solutions To Be Made by Nixon To UN By FRANK CORMIER slated to get together in much remains to be done. President Angie Brooks of Li- . President will be host at a UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. Washington, this* afternoon, Nixon was expected to beria following his speech, reception for chiefs of all the (AP) — President Nixon de- resuming talks on the Arab- deal, too, with undertakings Nixon scheduled separate pri- 125 other.delegations at the livers his first speech to the Israeli conflict that have to curb the arms race, with vate talks with the foreign Assembly, except those from United Nations today, a half- been suspended for some space exploration and with ministers of France, Tunisia, Albania' and* Mongblia, U.S. hour address expected to weeks. help1 to developing countries. Britain, South Vietnam, Thai- officials said: The United plead for peaceful solutions U.S. officials said some Courtesy Calls land, Jordan and Romania States has. no diplomatic re- of international problems progress had been made in After courtesy calls on and with the prime minister lations with these countries. ranging from Vietnam to the big power efforts toward a U.N. Secretary « General U of Mauritania. Soviet Foreign Minister Middle East. Middle East solution but Thaht and General Assembly In the early evening the (See Plea, Pg. 37, Col. 6) Administration sources in- dicated in advance that Nixon's presentation of U.S. foreign policy to the General Assembly session which op- Marine Troops Hit Hard ened Tuesday would not de- part in any major way from SAIGON (AP) - Two U.S. general themes he already ter Tuesday when North Vietnamese troops attacked search of the battlefield Marine regiments to be with- has set forth. Vietnamese troops attacked from the northwest, touching turned up the bodies of drawn from Vietnam before from the north and east. An off an hour-long fight. After LISTENERS — President Nixon, his hands clasped, talks'with three members of Peace through negotiation, 23 North Vietnamese. Christmas today reported 23 hour later mortars slammed the enemy withdrew, the Ma- not confrontation, has been Shortly after noon yester- the Congress at the White House. The legislators were on hand for the signing of their men killed and 58 in from the east and another rines continued to receive advocated by the President day, 150 Marines of the 4th " of "the Older Americans Act Amendmsnts bill. Listening to the President, from wounded in. close-range fight- assault wave poured in from sporadic mortar fire until since he took office in Jan- Regiment were hit two miles ing along the demilitarized that direction. American ar- daylight, when reinforce- s left, are: Seh. Edward Kennedy, D-Mas>.j Rep. Wiilliami Ayers, R-Ohio; and Rep. uary. The policy has been ap- to the north by North Viet- Reid Ogden, R-'N.Y. ' ' : ::(AP Wirephoto) zone. tillery and fighter-bombers ments reached them. namese in fortified positions. plied in such forums as the helped drive the enemy back Paris talks on Vietnam and . Marines from the'3rd and As dawn broke, the Ma- In 25 minutes, seven Marines 4th regiments of the 3rd Di- after two hours of fighting. rines counted 16 of their men died and 24 were wounded. Big Four discussions on the An hour later, fresh North Middle East. vision were attacked twice killed, and 34 wounded. A (See Marine, Pg. 37, Col. 8) Wednesday by North Viet- Peace Proposals Haynsworth Critics namese troops near the crag- While" Vietnam was one gy peak called the Rockpile, item for the Nixon speech, a four miles south of the DMZ. White House source said the President would not produce Some of the fighting was Campaign Routes Cross Complain of Prejudice any new proposition for endj hand-to-hand after the North ing the war. The administra- Vietnamese troops smashed By CAROLE MARTIN didate, and U.S. Eep. William Cahill took the occasion to WASHINGTON (AP) . — This was denied by Sen. man of the Leadership Con- tion's position is that it has into the night camp of a com- TRENTON (AP) — It's T. Cahill, the Republican can- charge that Meyner is too Witnesses supporting the Su- James O. Eastland, D-Miss., ference on Civil Rights, was already presented worthwhile pany of about 150 Marines Governor's day at the New didate, will find their cam- "intimate/y associated" with preme Court nomination of the committee chairman who being blocked from testifying peace proposals and it is up from the 3rd Regiment- Jersey State Fair today and paign routes crossing for. the the Port of New York Au- Judge Clement F. Hayns- pointed to the testimony in opposition to the nomina- to' the enemy to start nego- "During the fighting, an un- that means Gov. Richard J. second day in a row at the thority and the Central Rail- worth continued to get the scheduled today by AFL<!IO tion. tiating on them. Juiown number of soldiers Hughes and the two men bat- fairgrounds. Wednesday the road- of New Jersey to op- ear of the Senate Judiciary President George Meany, a Joseph L. Rauh, counsel for On the Middle East, U.S. penetrated the perimeter but tling to succeed him will he two candidates met for their pose them on behalf of the Committee today, although a critic of the appointment. the conference, said Wilkins Assistant Secretary of State were killed or repulsed," a on the midway for some old- third formal debate in Edison New Jersey commuter when critic had complained oppo- A row broke out yesterday had returned to New York af- Joseph J.