Harsha Introduces Procurement Review Bill Departing Red Bank
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Harsha Introduces Procurement Review Bill SEE STOKY BELOW Sunny and Hot Sunny and hot today. Cloudy FINAL and warm tonight Chance of Red Bank, Freehold • late showers tomorrow. 1 Long Branch EDITION (Sea Dettlls, Put n Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 90 Years VOL. 91, NO. 247 RED BANK, N. J., FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1969 28 PAGES 10 CENTS ••••••M^ Departing Red Bank Teachers Are Interviewed BED BANK — A consultant Dr. Lewis was hired as part administration, he said. Dr. Lewis conducted three tion of the school system, pos- time," he said, "we hope they ark College of Engineering. yesterday started. Interview- of the. board's effort to ana- Moreover, the administra- initial interviews yesterday sibly in the fall. The decision - will give us an idea about He now serves on the staff ing, teachers -who have re- lyze the extent and cause of tion will not be Involved with and is expected to submit a followed both student and areas of weakness that we of the Laboratory for Psycho- signed this year from the alleged teacher dissatisfac- the interviewing, Mr, Gale report by the end of the teacher allegations of harass- can remedy right away, be- logical Studies at Stevens In- Bed Bank school system in tion, cited as the cause of said. He said that the de- month. ment by the administration fore the NEA comes in." stitute of Technology. During order to determine their rea- numerous resignations. The cision did not stem from a Mr. Gale said last night — the teachers' vote of no- He said the consultant's re- World War II, he served as sons for leaving. resignations have sparked a vote of no confidence in that the interviews are part confidence in Dr. Hoops — port may confirm the wide- an Air Force personnel offi- Clarence S. Gale, chairman community-wide protest from School Superintendent Kobert of the total effort to get a and the number of teacher spread belief that teachers cer as a lieutenant colonel. of the Board of Education students and organized citi- C. Hoops from the local clear pictuie of teaching con- resignations decried by both here are dissatisfied. "Or," In another move, the board personnel committee, an- zens' groups. teachers association. "We're ditions in Bed Bank schools. students and organized he said, "we may find it's sent a letter to Nicholas An- nounced that the board en- • Mr. Gale said that 36 re- simply trying to be as objec- . Seek NEA Probe groups. only partly true." drian, a nontenure teacher gaged Dr. Frank H. Lewis, signing teachers have been tive as possible," he said. The board Tuesday night Mr. Gale sees the series of Retired Director who is not being offered a Lakewood, a personnel guid- invited to meet with Dr. "We want them to feel free to moved to call in the National interviews as a source of in- Dr. Lewis, who is retired, new contract. The letter in- ance counselor, on Wednes- Lewis. Their identity will not talk — about the board, any- Education Association to con- formation for NEA investi- is former director of the forms him of his right to re- be revealed to the board or one at all." duct an in-depth investiga. gators. "And, in the mean- Counseling Center of the New- (TEACHERS, Pg. 3, Col. 8) SPACE CENTER, Houston, Force Lt, Col. Michael Col- Ahead of the three are sponses to possible emer- Tex. (AP) - The Apollo 11 lins, face a heavy training hours in mission simulations, gencies. flight has a green light for a program to prepare them briefings, reviews and run- "We've got a tough job get- \ moon landing attempt in July. fully for the scheduled July through's. ting ready," said Donald K. The question now is: Will the 16 blast-off. • They'll work for more than Slayton, chief of'astronauts. Screw- be ready? Armstrong is scheduled to 12 hours on: many days be- "We won't need very many' • .Neil A. Armstrong, civilian be the first to set foot on the tween now and launch in the glitches (unexpected prob- commander, of the flight, and moon July 21. He is' to be ; mission simulators, familiar- lems) to not be ready." His crewmates, Air Force Col. joined by Aldrin 27 minutes izing ' themselves with the Slayton said that even a Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. and Air later.. equipment and practicing re- simulator "booming out en you for two days in a row" could delay the launch. •• Space officials said private- ly Armstrong was pushing hard to meet the launch date He was irritated by the slowness of some mission planners, a source said, and brought pressure tor faster action. One of the delayed blue- prints was said to concern the FINAL FAREWELL — Marine Lt. Stuart Jones, right, maps to attention yesterday and salutes flag-draped television camera on the Apol- casket containing the bod/ of Cpl. Thomas L BIsvins of Middletawn prior to services 'hold at King of Kings lo 11 command module, the Lutheran.Church. Cpl. BIsvins was killed in action in Vietnam May 31. (Register Staff Photo by Don lordi) mother ship which stays in orbit 69 miles above the moon while the lunar lander de- scends to the surface. Armstrong made a formal proposal that the television Hero Marine Laid to Eest camera be removed from the By ED WALSH town Township High School and member of its 1964 cham- spaceship. His logic, a source MIDDLETOWN — At 11:50 a.m. yesterday Marine Cpl. pionship football team had lived with his parents, Mr. and said, was that he had re- Thomas L. Blevins, who gave Ms life for his country in Mrs. Thomas Blevins, and his brother, Rodney Blevins, at ceived no plan for its opera- the jungles of Vietnam, was laid to rest. 180 Harmony Road prior to joining tile Marine Corps last tion and if it wasn't vital As Taps was sounded from a hill near the gravesite in year. enough to have a plan, then SEEKING THEIR SEATS — Late comers males their way down the «isls at the Fair View Cemetery, words spoken earlier by the Rev. Yesterday many of his classmates among the 100 mourn- it was unnecessary to take William Hansen, pastor ol King of Kings Lutheran Church, ers that formed a 44-car procession from the church to the Garden State Arts Canter to join the crowd at last night's performance of the the camera. came vividly to mind, "He has always been part of us," cemetery wept openly. In the crowd one could see other Philadelphia Orchestra. The event was the opener for the center's summer series "He wasn't really trying to . the Rev. Mr. Hansen said, "and now a part of us is missing." Marines, soldiers and sailors, obviously friends who were of attractions. (Register Staff Photo) get rid of the camera," a It has been less than Wo weeks since Cpl. Blevins, under home on leave from their duty assignments. source said. "He was just try- heavy enemy fire, made three trips into forward positions Eighteen Marines from the. Earl Naval Ammunition ing to force out a plan for to rescue three members of his platoon who had been Depot under the command of Lieut. Stuart Jones formed the its use." wounded during an ambush. honor guard. : Armstrong got his plan in "He unselfishly gave of himself," the Rev. Mr. Hansen "We are faced with the emptiness, the loss- and the Arts Center's Opening short order. told the mourners who filled the .church to capacity. unreality," the Rev, Mr. Hansen said. Slayton said the final deci- . The 21-yearold former wrestling- champion at Middle- (See BLEVINS, Pg. 2, Col. i) sion on whether the crew is ready will rest with Arm- strong. And, Slayton said, if Comes on a Dry Note the civilian astronaut says the crew isn't ready, "then Purchase Review Is Proposed By RICHARD McMANUS Eugene Qrmandy and his change! What a difference!" we'll ]ust tell them (the space Philadelphia Orchestra, who (A review of last night's HOLMDEL - The Garden (See APOLLO, Page 4, Col. 7) By JANE FODERARO tary head of the agency con- control by a number of out- ECOM negotiations with elec- State Arts Center opened its lost tuxedoes and Instruments performance will be found in WASHINGTON - A bill in- cerned submitted informa- side agencies. He cited the tronics firms have been non- second season on a dry note to the elements last year, the Enjoyment section to- troduced in the House yester- tion which the board deemed General Accounting Office competitive and "so wasteful, last night. braved a second opening and day.) Plan Freehold day would set up a review necessary to understand the and the Defense Contract Ad- they border on criminal ac- Drier than last year, "that did not fail to notice the A balmy, summer evening board to act on every pur- problem." The body would re- ministrative Service. tion." is, when torrents of rain and change in the weather. greeted the 3,000 first night- Trade School chase made in the armed ser- port to Congress once a year. Answers Charges . Gen. Latta also noted that mud sullied the debut of the "Can you remember last ers who came to hear the FREEHOLD — The Mon- vices — down to the last shoe At Ft. Monmouth, Maj. In a press conference Congress . itself checks on multi-million dollar parkway > year?" Mr. Ormandy asked orchestra this year. mouth County Vocational lace. Gen. William B. Latta, com- Wednesday, Gen.