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•->.-.• Weather Fair this morning followed by bunwiiig cloudiness this after- awl.1 Reasonably mild Ugh ia 7N except in Ma along shore. 27,250 Cloudy and mild tonight with 50 I Red Bank Area J p«r cent chance of showers. Low Copyright—The Red Bank Register, Inc. 1966. la SSs. Tomorrow becoming fair and mild, high well up In 70s. MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 87 YEARS DIAL 7414)010 Inued ililly, Monday through Frldty. Second CIu» FoiU*> MONDAY, MAY 16, 1966 VOL. 88, NO. 226 Paid at Rfd Suk u4 at Additional Malllnx Offices. 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE South Viet Nam Torn by Civil Strife SAIGON (AP) - Premier1 In the war itself, two regi- dawn aimed at destroying a Viet nance shop. The spokesman In the air offensive against southwest of Dong Hoi. The pi-1 of Hanoi in the areas of Dong said. Nguyen Cao Ky fired the mili- ments of South Vietnamese Cong base camp. said the operation was continu- North Viet Nam, it was the lot was listed as missing. Hoi, Vinh and Thanh Hoa. They The South Vietnamese air tary commander of the rebellious launched a drive today against The spokesman said the regi- ing. ^ Monsoon rains rather than pol- While thunderstorms drenched reported 20 bargesg , eighg t junkj s force flew 249 sorties against, the northern provinces today, but in- a Viet Cong base camp 72 miles ments were bolstered by units of U. S. Air Force B52 bombers itics that cut heavily into Amer- "Mig Alley" north and northeast and 15 buildings in storage area Viet Cong, listing 147 of them as surgent forces moved up tanks southwest of Saigon, a Vietnam- armored carrier personnel" and again struck at a Viet Cong base ican air strikes. of Hanoi, Air Force pilots said destroyed or damaged and two flare drops to supply illumination and artillery in ths old Buddhist ese army spokesman announced. rangers but gave 'no indication camp and storage area today, Air Force and Navy planes they cut roads in six places and bridges wrecked. for night operations. stronghold of Hue for a stand Elsewhere, the war slowed to of their size. 70 miles north of Saigon. This from carriers flew 33 missions hit two ferry areas, trucks and U. S. pianes flew 305 sorties Sprawling Saigon remained against the government. a near halt. He said that toward noon the was the second time in as many over North Viet Nam yesterday, a barge in the southern panhan- in South Viet Nam in support outwardly calm, but thousands days the eight-engine bombers compared with the usual daily dle. Five persons were reported It appeared too early however, government forces met light Viet of ground troops, killing 30 Viet of workers went on strike, slow- Cong resistance, possibly at the hit the same target area near total of SO to 120 missions. Navy fliers from the Carriers Cong, destroying five sampans, ing down the unloading of vital killed in the government's sud- to tell how much the internal the Cambodian border in Binh political turmoil would cut Into outposts of the target base camp. The Air Force reported loss Kitty Hawk and Enterprise also several enemy bunkers and nu- military cargo in the congested den move on Da Nang yesterday. Long Province. of an F105 Thunderchiot 10 miles struck at coastal targets south^ As the military junta pressed American and Allied action They killed 32 guerrillas and merous buildings, a spokesman port. ahead with efforts to reassert its against the Viet Cong. seized 25 weapons while suffer- authority in the north, the United Drive Is Started ing light casualties of their own, States was, reported to have The Vietnamese army spokes- the spokesman said. Site Eyed for Building, Lake to Be Preserved warned the ruling generals that man said two regiments of the The Vietnamese forces report- further turmoil and strife could 9th Vietnamese division—about ed taking a 2<M>ed hospital and only help the Communists. 3,000 men—began a drive at a Viet Cong arms-making ord- State to Acquire Pine Brook Tract NEW SHREWSBURY — The 150-acre tract in the Riverdale has a tough schedule," the may- lake project, Mayor Lemon said, Eorough officials are disap- state Department of Conserva- Ave. area. or explained. has been under consideration pointed that the lake project tion and Economic Development "The meeting was very under State Wanted It five yearj^ must be abandoned, Mayor Lem- s ready to proceed with its standing and cordial, despite the The state indicated its inter- There will be no lake if the on said, but are in no way op- proposed Green Acres nature est in the tract, rich in ecologi- state goes ahead with the Green posed to the Green Acres proj- area on Hockhockson (Pine) delay," Mayor Lemon comment- ed yesterday. He referred to the cal values, when mayor and Acres program, Mayor Lemon ect, which they consider the next Brook, Commissioner Robert A. council went to Trenton to ask fact that discussions with Com- said. According to Commission- best thing for the borough. Roe told borough officials Sat- approval on a borough project er Roe. he explained, the lake He termed "misleading" a urday. missioner Roe on the project to dam the brook and form a project and the Green Acres na- began a year ago, and that the brochure recently mailed to tax- The commissioner met with lake and recreation area. The ture area are incompatible. (See GREEN ACRES, Page 2) Mayor John E. Lemon, Jr., and commissioner has been. Invited members of Borough Council to visit the area several times and the Planning Board Satur- before, but could not come. ay morning to tour the entire "He apologized and said he Hits Council Attitude NEW SHREWSBURY — Frederick Forrest, 74 Knollwood Dr., leader in the Emergency Committee in Support of Green Acres in New Shrewsbury, last night scored borough officials for "complacency" and for "jumping on the bandwagon" in their attitudes toward the proposed Green Acres ecological area on Riverdale Ave. Mr. Forrest disagreed violently with Mayor John E. Lemon, Jr., who stated Borough Council has never opposed the 150- acre project. THE LIME'S BUSY — New Jersey Bell Telephone repairmen early today work on "With all due respect to the mayor's comment," Mr. Forrest maze of telephone lines downed by Jwo related accidents a few hours earlier on Rt. said yesterday, "their attitude was A negative, impractical 537 west'of Colts Neck. Some 1,600 phone lines were knocked out of service and one until people in the town spoke up and affirmatively pre- sented their views. • . full restoration of service w«s expected to take most of today. The big cables "Instead of taking the complacent view," Mr. Forrest dropped across the highway, necessitating a detour of several milss on the major went on, "mayor and council should have had a more ag- access route to Freehold. gressive view and recognized the opportunity right under their noses . They should have seized the opportunity, which.i» consistent with our label, 'good educational opportunity.'" Mr. Forrest said the reason the bottomland area is wanted by the state Department of Conservation and Economic De- €ar. Trailer/Truck Crashes velopment Is that it is unique In ecological values. 'This is why ttie state Is willing to go ahead with it. under the Green Acres program at no cost to the borough," he ex- plained. GREEN ACRES CONFAB — Mayor John E. Lemon, Jr.; left, of ;N««v-Shrewsbury lD»isriipt Telephone Service "They're a backward-looking group who duck behind the law until the people make their wishes known," Mr. Forrest and Frederick Forrest, right, of Emergency Committee in Support of Green Acres in COLTS fi p - Telephone on Rt. 537,' approximately lou 1 Telephone Co., .'four tele- went on. New Shrewsbury, discuss proposed conservation area on Hoclchoclnorr, (Pine) Brook •ervice between ReR d BanBk and miles west of the Rt. 34 intersec- phone poles were knocked but of Meeting with Commissioner Robert-A. Roe of the Depart- with Commissioner Robert A. Roe of state Department of Conservation and Eco- ment of Conservation after his visit to the tract with borough Freehold will be disrupted the tion. service, disrupting some 1,600 cir- nomic Development. Mr. Roe, who .announced the state it ready fo go (ahead on the major part of today as a result According to J. Allen Mohn, cuits. The majority of phone's" af- officials Saturday, Mr. Forrest learned, he said, that the two accidents early this morning. district manager of New Jersey fected service offices and busi- commissioner plans to start acquisition of the lands today. project, toured the 150-acre tract wftn borough officials Saturday. '. ness firms, he said. In addition, some telephone Fate of Gun Bill Seen service between here and New- ark has bean disrupted, accord- Middlesex Link Set in Districting ing to Mr.. Mohn. Teletype oper- ations have also been affected. Unsure, Wrath Rises By WILLIAM HENDERSON sey's 15 congressional districts Democratic; national oommitee- Mrs. Katharine Elkus White, ocratic Rep, James J. Howard, First an auto driven by Mal- TRENTON — A merger of but Gov. Richard J. Hughes is man* '')'•••• •• : now ambassador to Denmark, of Wall Township. TRENTON - The restricted I'll make sure the roll is called. colm Errickson of Freehold ran Monmouth and part of Middlesex waiting until all other major anil Mr.' Wilentz reportedly told There is some enthusiasm for it , campaigned in Middlesex when Would Help gun bill which has sportsmen's of the roadi struck a tree and Counties definitely is in the con- minor bills have been processed Gov.