Highlands Fire Fatal to Woman, 2 Children - SEE STORY BELOW Weather Mostly gunny and cold today, Ugh in lower 20s. Clear aad very cold tonight, low around 10. To- THEDAILY morrow, fair and continued cold followed by increasing eloudi. nesi late in day, high in lower FINAL 20s. Chance of snow developing tomorrow night or Friday. ; MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 89 YEARS DIAL 741-0010 VOL. 90, NO. 137 RED BANK, N. J., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1968 10c PER COPY PAGE ONE GOP Seen Rushing Striker Aid Law-Repeal TRENTOTRF.NWMN (APtJkV\) — RepublicanDn—.Li: s presentei-d. a cautiou.. s go- ^"""^ ••*• to override vetoes by Democratic Gov. Richard J. Hughes The governor nominated outgoing Democratic State Sen, an hour as the Senate Judiciary Committee got down to busi- slow attitude today on meeting the state's financial needs but if the GOP remains united. Joseph Keegan of Passaic County to succeed Lordi in the pressed full speed ahead with plans in the new legislature ness even before it was formally seated. Democrats, who controlled the legislature for the past $19,000-a-year post as ABC director. The nomination was sub- ™ PJJSJl* rePeal of a controversial strikers' benefit law. The committee acted on three judiciary nominations and two years, enacted the striker benefits law in 1967. mitted to the hew Republican senate which is expected to The GOP formally assumed control of the 1968 legislature the Senate confirmed the three judges moments later. The lame-duck 1967 Democratic Senate met briefly yester- confirm the appointment. yesterday in a swearing-in ceremony that ranged from tradi- day morning and confirmed two key gubernatorial appoint- The three judges, reappointed to new Superior Court tional fanfare to talk of important issues. Fiscal problems MEASURE RUSHED THROUGH ments before giving way to the Republicans. terms, are Ralph L. Fusco of Metuchen, Ward J. Herbert of. <nd measures to improve law enforcement will figure promi- The outgoing Democratic Senate, in a surprise move, South Orange and Leon Leonard of Ventnor. nantly on the 1968 agenda. In its last official act, the outgoing Senate confirmed Essex County Prosecutor Brendan T. Byrne to the $22,000-a- passed a measure designed to protect members of a guber- DIFFERENCES SETTLED A vote to repeal-the new law granting unemployment year job as president of the State Public Utility Commission natorial commission studying the causes of racial riots from The Senate took emergency action to reappoint the three benefits to workers after the sixth week of a strike is sched- and Joseph P. Lordi, director of the Alcoholic Beverage Com- libel suits. The bill was sent to Hughes to be signed into law. men because their terms were due to expire today. Members uled for next Monday in the Senate and Jan. 22 in the As- mission, to replace Byrne. The prosecutor's job in the state's In the old Assembly, however, the Democrats failed to of the State Bar Association reportedly voiced opposition to. sembly. GOP leaders said they expected virtual party unan- most populous county pays $17,000 a year. muster enough votes to pass an administrative bill to set Fusco's reappolntment but the differences Vere settled in the imity in repealing the law. Hughes pressed for confirmation of Byrne and Lordi be- stricter standards for potable water and to extend the life private meeting of the judiciary committee. Republicans hold 3-1 majorities in both houses as a result fore the Democrats surrendered power for fear that the new of a legislative commission to study obscenity. The oath of office for the new senate* was read by Chief oi tneir landslide victory last Nov. 7 and have enough votes GOP leaders might block the key appointments. The swearing-in of the new Senate was delayed by over (See GOP, Pg. 2, Col. 2) . By Scant 10-Vote Margin Okay Red Bank School (Related story, Page 13) lave done if it went down," Board members in favor of the Board of Education movie point- be heard, but after that it'» too RED BANK — By a scant 10 board member Clarence S. Gale construction plan — only member ing out inadequacies in the exist- late," she said with resignation. votes, residents approved con- commented, "but it would have Raymond Sergeant had opposed ing schools, and conducted a pub- Mrs. Rudolph and Miss Elisa- struction of a primary grade cost more." it — were convinced that the Citi- licity campaign to push the Farr beth Kelley, another member of school on the Westside yesterday. Cost Goes Up zens* Committee for Better schotl. the Quality Education Committee, It was Westside votes that car- Mr. Gale noted the cost had in- Schools helped turn the tide. On the other side, the Quality had opposed the construction plan ried the $2.5 million referendum creased $170,000, or about $11,000 They cited Councilman Daniel Education Committee urged vot- in 1966, and were vocal again this to narrow victory, 626 to 616. per month, since a similar refer- J. O'Herri, Mrs. Rosemarie Kopka ers to turn the plan down. year, but they didn't use a sound truck yesterday as they had pre- The proposal was rejected at endum was defeated 15 months and William Butler, all members Mrs. Laura Rudolph, organizer viously. both eastside polling places. ago. of the new organization, for their of that group, said last night her The school will be built on the The same school, estimated at work in support of the referen- committee had only four mem- Voting was lighter by about 201 the time to cost $2.33 million, dum. bers and was outnumbered. ballots yesterday than It was ii borough-owned Farr tract on the r river between River St. and Lo- was turned down Oct. 11, 1966, The committee held public in- "When you see something com- 1966. ' ; by a vote of 845 to 603. formational meetings, showed a ing you can scream, and hope to (See SCHOOL, Pg. 3, Col. 5) THE CHILDREN'S HOUR — Judith Ann Azzolina of Middlerown, in photo at left, re- cust Ave. ceives certificate yesterday designating her daughter of the assembly from Speaker It will house grades K-4 in 33 classrooms, replacing Mechanic Albert S. Smith, R-Atlantic, while proud dad, Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina, R-Mon- Street and Oakland Street mouth, looks on. Mr. Smith's grandsons, Jeffrey, 12, and Steven Sopar, 10, of Elberon, Schools,' but probably not until September of 1970. Flames Take Three Lives were named sons of the assembly. In right photo, Assemblyman Chester Apy, R-Mon- Action Needed • v-Vf, moutn, gives his son David, 7, a boost while showing boy and his wife Florence By WILLIAM L, HAGEMAN Dr. Robert C. Hoops, superin And AL HORAY around the assembly chamber. tendent of schools, said the Board HIGHLANDS - The bodies of ~ '— -"•- •-•- I Register Staff. Ehotoi by. Don Lordi, Other photos. on.Pag* 13) of Education must register the a mother and her two children referendum results with the state were puljed from their burning and wait 15 days before taking bungalow at 95 Bay Ave. any action. before dawn today. Then, he said, architect Arthur The blaze took the lives Rigolo will start drawing final Mrs. Vera Phillips, 31, and her Reds Press Attacks plans and trucks will start mov- sons, Ricky, 5, and Timmle, 4. SAIGON (AP) - Communist number of vehicles." ing fill from the borough dump The fire was discovered at 4:45 ties on civilians as on the mil- to the construction site. troops kept up slashing, hit-and- He said at least 25 assault itary defenders. a.m. by Howard Baker, a High- run attacks today to maintain the The board agreed, as a condi- troops snipped their way through One attack was disastrous for lands resident and employe of Initiative they have displayed tion to the conveyance of the 21 the.barbed wire surrounding the some 350 North Vietnamese and the New Jersey Natural Gas Co., •ince the New Year's truce U.S. company's perimeter and acres from the borough, to use who had been summoned to the Viet Cong who tried to wipe out at least 100,000 cubic yards of fil ended eight days ago. then laid down a withering fire Phillips home on a complaint that a battalion of the U.S. 25th In- from the-dump, thereby extend- In one major attack, North punctuated by grenades as the the family had no heat. fantry Division bivouacked 31 ing the useful life of that facility. Vietnamese raiders blasted a demolition men slipped by and miles northwest of Saigon but Dwelling in Flames number of U.S. Army helicopters It will take nine to 10 months went to work. 105mm howitzers firing "killer before the board has plans and He found the four-room frame with satchel charges at Kentum The last of an estimated 25 to dwelling in flames. juniors" cut down the attackers specifications ready for bidding, airfield, 260 miles northeast of 30 blasts went off 20 minutes Mr. Baker sounded the alarm in waves. Dr. Hoops said, and after bidding Saigon. But in another assault, after the attack began, and the and Police Sgt. Howard Bray, Associated Press Correspondent the board can count on a year the Communists took a bloody who also is a fireman, was one o raiders moved out(the same way George Esper reported from Cu and a half for construction. beating. they went in. the first on the scene. Chi that at least two of the six The board regarded the task Enemy assault troops covering Sgt.