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Labrecque due to air commuter woes •jr MAM CRAVEN Byrne about Monmouth s commuter problems last week, Senator Gagliino called for moving up the dates of LITTLE SILVER - Theodore J. Labrecque, chair- but declined to discuss the contents of the letter until he proposed electrification, and asserted there were techni- man of the lionmouth County Transportation Coordlnat is sure the governor has read it. cal problems such as the ordering of new signal equip- log Committee, wai scheduled to go to Trenton today to Mr. Labrecque noted that opinions voiced at a com-, ment that should already have been taken care of. bring Monmouth County's commuter problems to the at- muter gripe session with representatives of Conrail and tention of the date legislature. the state Department of Transportation (DOT) last week "I'm trying to find out how we can change the busi- Mr. Labrecque, a retired Superior Court Judge, said were the same as his committee has been hearing. ness as usual approach to do something about the rail- road," he said he would "ask leave to present a memorandum describ- Last week's meeting was called by Assemblyman ing the condition of the North Jersey Coast Line and out- Walter J. Kozloski, D-llth, so that area commuters could "It's a long hard battle. The commuters at last lining steps necessary to alleviate its problems," to the air complaints about service on Conrad's North Jersey week's meeting were trying to tell DOT we shouldn't give Senate Transportation and Communications Committee. Coast Line. up." Senator S. Thomas Gagllano, R-Monmouth, a mem- Senator Gagliano said he was pressing for another Mr. Gagliano said he expected the cooperation of the ber of the Senate Transportation Committee, said he commuter meeting with DOT representatives on March 1. rest of the Senate Transportation Committee in meeting hoped other committee members would see "the ur- noting that several good suggestions were put forth at the the "extreme situation" in Monmouth County, even gency" of Monmouth County's situation. last meeting. though he is a minority member. "We have to provide new or better equipment to get "Proper supervision is needed to make sure the us through the winter, or beyond, until real changes can trains run on time, and thai if trains are not running on DOT representatives are expected to report on the be made." he asserted. time, or are not going to run. the information should be conditions of the state's railroad to today's senate trans- Mr. Labrecque said he wrote a letter to Governor given to commuters," he said. portation committee. Theodore J. Labreeaie S. Themis GagllaM The Daily Register VOL. 100 NO. 188 SHREWSBURY, N.J. FEBRUARY 6, 1978 15 CENTS Fire destroys Colts Neck house Snow stuns Shore areas Due to end Youngsters, by tonight mom safe SHREWSBURY - The sea- state were hard-hit as snow By DAVID TURNER, WARKbN RICHEY son's second major snow- started there by 7:30 p.m. aid MARK GRAVEN storm struck the Shore area while it was midnight before its effects were felt in Mon- COLTS NECK - Fire gutted the home of Mr. and Mrs. during the night, forcing the Richard Leonard early today, despite the efforts of more than closing of almost all county mouth. schools and county offices 80 firemen in the midst of a swirling snowstorm. Besides road crews being No one was injured in the fire, the third to strike the and making traveling hazard- fully alerted, rail and airport ous, Sliest. personnel were at their posts house In less than six years. According to Mr. Rennette Leonard, the first two fires As of 8 a.m. over three in- early to meet the unexpected 4-18 Inches of the white stuff. Temperatures were caused by problems with aluminum wiring in the down- ches had already fallen as stairs electrical heating unit. The cause of today's fire was winds of 30-50 mph blew It in Post headquarters at Ft. sheets toward the south. Monmouth announced at 4 art average not immediately known. a.m. that normal activities Mrs. Leoaard, whose husband was visiting relatives la The official forecast calls for area. Florida, said Ikat she smellfd smoke at 2:45 a.m. beftre the for only tour inches for this would be curtailed today and that only personnel Involved family's two smoke detectors well off, aid she awske her area — but unofficial pre- three children, ages S. (, aid 8. dictions call for as much as 10 in health, safety, or security, inches, with well over a foot should report. The same situ- "We had done fire drills before, and I told the kids that and up to 18 inches in North ation existed at the Earle we were just doing another fire drill. They got their coats anil Jersey. Naval Weapons Station boots on. The kids were great," she said. Showtn Stationary Occluded Mrs. Leonard said that she brought her children outside The storm is expected to In Pennsylvania, Punxsu- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, tawney Phil may have been to the family car, and drove them to a neighbor's home. end by tonight with flurries NOAA, U.S. D«pt. Of Commerce "By the time I got back, the fire alarms were going like continuing into early tomor- right when he crawled back row morning Winds tonight Into his hole last week, pre- crazy. When that thing blew, you should have seen the back of are expected to diminish to dicting six more weeks of had developed just before Accumulations of from six Campbell of the Massachu- Great Lakes region over the house: it went up like gangbusters," she said. 8-41 mph but tides will be af- winter in Pennsylvania. daybreak. inches to a foot were pre- setts Bay Transportation Au- much of the Ohio Valley and Six trucks and two tankers from the Colts Neck and Earle fected and some flooding is lip to nine inches of new dicted elsewhere in the heavy thority. joined with the other snow Naval Station fire departments answered the 3 a.m. alarm, predicted for low-lying areas. The commonwealth, bat- snow was forecast for the snow warning area along with He said the MBTA was system in western New York but when they reached the two-story, wood-frame home, fire- men said, both floors of the rear of the house were "fully-in- At daybreak plows were out tered by several chilling eastern slopes of western high winds blowing the snow "getting crews and trains and southward through the In most municipalities and ' snowstorms In recent weeks, Pennsylvania's mountains, into drifts and creating haz- ready to get people out of Appalachians. volved." were hampered by drifting. was braced again today for where travelers advisories ardous driving conditions. town earlier than normal " Firemen said that they had to chop tkroigh a fMt •( lee Caught unprepared at the big what the National Weather were posted throughout the The storm was actually a In New York, 1,250 city san- in the Leonard's new 22,Mt gallon swimming pool aid rai snow of Jan. 20, this time the Service predicted could dump region through today. doubleplay type, with one itation workers geared up for loses almost on quarter mile to Yellow Brook to obtain water crews were forewarned as upwards, of six inches of new The storm, which fore- coming in from the Northwest the storm — 10 times the nor- Sadat's to fight the blare. There are no hydrants In the area, firemen early as yesterday morning. snow. casters warned could be the and the other up the coast, mal number on duty daily. said. At 3:30 a.m., flames were shooting almost 10 feet out of As a result, roads were in "The winds are picking up worst in New York City his- meeting in the metropolitan i The winter storm threat relatively good shape this In intensity, and with the-dry tory, gained its strength from area. even affected New Orleans, gloomy the windows of the 1150,000 home. Shortly after that, fire morning. The Garden State Mowing snow. It should break a low pressure system build- Light snow was falling from where the Mardi Gras cele- burst out on the front part of the roof, near the chimney, and Parkway and N.J. Turnpike some time after daybreak ing off the North Carolina Virginia to New York by bration is in full swing until quickly burned a large hole in the roof. were able to handle traffic and continue through late coast during the night. early morning and was to get Tuesday. Joseph Frederick, on peace - Streams of water from hoses in the rear of the house shot with far less trouble this time tonight," the Weather Service progressively heavier during geysers of water, smoke, and cinders through the hole in the That was the same general manager of the Hilton Hotel WASHINGTON (AP) - and county and municipal said from Philadelphia Inter- path followed by last month's the day and spread over all of in New Orleans, said many roof and 20 feet or more over the heads of the firefighters on roads were in far better national Airport. New England. Egyptian President Anwar the front lawn. storm which resulted in coast- northern visitors stayed away Sadat, taking a gloomy view shape as the storm continued Philadelphia and south- al areas suffering the brunt of The peak snowfall was ex- for fear blizzards back home Within minutes, the roof collapsed into the second floor.

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