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Okays Senior Citizen Project SEE STORY PAGERS Rain FINAL Rain, heavy at times, today Ked Bank, Fn-ehoW and tonight. Becoming fair l/mg Branch and mild tomorrow. I EDITION 36PAGES Monmoulli County's Outstanding Home Newspaper TEN CENTS VOL.94 NO.206 RED BANK, NJ. THURSDAY, APRIL 13,1972 iiniiiiaiuuuuuiHUBiauuiBiuni inmiNimuHiuitHHiiiiiiiuiBnimiiiiii iiiiituittiiHHiiutiwHHiiin luiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiHimiMiiiHiuuaiuuiiiutiiiiiimiiiuiiiiiiiiiii Order Cuts 5 County Towns By BEN VAN VL1ET three-judge 'federal court de- also gain Point Pleasant, Sen. James Turner, R- gen, Hudson and Essex Coun- Gibbons of the 3rd U.S. Cir- cumbents placed in the same The ideal population per dis- vised a plan which could lead Point Pleasant Beach and Gloucester. It puts East Or- ties would shrink to five. cuit Court of Appeals and U.S. district. trict is 478,059 persons, the NEWARK- Five Mon- to the election of the state's Lakewood. ange, Glen Ridge and Newark According to sources in the District Court Judge Leonard Gallagher was indicted court said. The greatest de- mouLli County municipalities first black congressman. Regrets Loss in Essex County into a district legislature, Democrats could I. Garth voted for the plan. Friday on income tax evasion viation from that Is the 8th will find themselves aligned Monmouth County would re- William F. Dowd, one of with Harrison in Hudson lose one or two of the 9 seats Fisher said he would deliver a charges and it was not clear district, Passaic County, with a new congressional dis- main essentially the Third three contenders for the Re- County. they now hold. The state's dissenting opinion at a later what effect the redistricting which has 385 more people trict encompassing parts of Congressional District, al- publican nomination to oppose This district, the 10th, would congressional delegation is 15. date. plan would have on his deci- than it should under ideal cir- Burlington, Mercer, and Mid- though five northern and incumbent Democrat James have a substantial black popu- The plan was filed shortly One entirely new district sion to seek reelection. cumstances. dlesex Counties under a court- western municipalities would 3. Howard in November, said lation. after the New Jersey Assem- was created: the 13th in the In establishing its criterion The court described the de- ordered redistricting plan ap- go to the Fourth District. he regrets the loss of the five The plan reflects the loss of bly made a last ditch effort to northwesternmost portion of for redistricting, the court viations as "not significant." proved yesterday. They are Allentown, Key- municipalities under the re- population in Hudson County meet the court's deadline. the state. said it sought to preserve mu- The court called the Turner With the failurewf a last port, Matawan Township, districting plan. and the growth of Monmouth The plan was ordered by a Two Hudson County in- nicipalities in single districts, plan "the best balancing of minute attempt at congres- Roosevelt and Upper Free- Except for one minor and other more southerly 2-1 vote with U.S. District cumbents, Democrats Corn- to maintain compactness and the criteria." sional redistricting by the hold Township. change, the plan is identical areas. Thus, the present six- Court Judge Clarkson S. Fish- elius Gallagher and Dominick have a minimum population The only change made in state legislature yesterday, a The Third District would to a bill presented by State member delegation from Ber- er dissenting. Judge John J. Daniels, were the only in- deviation among districts. See Districting Page 2 Office Building Zone Change Ruled Valid FREEHOLD - Finding correct, said Judge Lane in Lane said the time sequence Fiscal zoning per se Is that New Shrewsbury acted an oral opinion, and the plain- between the lease and the beyond the statutory purposes properly in rezoning land for tiff has a "heavy burden" of adoption of the amendment of zoning, said the judge, ad- the site of a proposed $23 mil- proving it unreasonable. was insufficient to overcome ding that considerations of lion government office build- The court cannot interfere the validity of the ordinance. municipal tax revenue and ing to serve-Ft. Monmouth, in the policy determination of The federal government employment may be consid- Superior Court Judge Merritt a municipal body unless there awarded the contract to ered by a zoning authority as Lane Jr. yesterday dismissed is proof of an action being ar- Dworman on Aug. 11 and long as other valid zoning re- a complaint attacking the re- bitrary, he said, adding that if three days later, borough quirements arc met. zoning. an issue is reasonably deba- council introduced an amend- Cites Consultant The evidence challenging table, the court has a duty to ment creating four office-re- Judge Lane said he was im- the borough's zoning amend- affirm it. search zones in the borough, pressed by the testimony Of ment fell far short of showing Concerning the allegation one of which was for land William E. Roach Jr. of that it was unreasonable; the that New Shrewsbury rushed Dworman was buying under Somerville, New Shrews- judge ruled. through the zoning amend- contract. Two weeks later the bury's planning consultant, Register Stall Ptioto An appeal of the ruling is ment to get the ratable, Judge amendment was adopted. See New Shrewsbury, Page 2 NOBODY HOME — Approximately 40 residents of Union Beach went to the borough's water depart- under consideration, said ment yesterday afternoon seeking answers to why the water supply remains rusty. They walked in or- Charles L. Morgan of West derly fashion through the area for 45 minutes but no one appeared to hear their grievances, so they Long Branch, representing will turn out tonight at Borough Council's session. Borough engineer Frederick Kurtz said water will Milton Gilbert of Teaneck, remain clouded until early next week, when connection is made into thfr West Keansburg Water Co. owner of property off Hope supply. Road, New Shrewsbury, and a partner in Tinton Realty Corp., New York City, which was unsuccessful in its bid.to, build the complex in Eaton- Enemy Storms^ Takes Half town. Mr. Gilbert had filed suit as a taxpayer. Judge Lane's ruling has knocked down one obstacle Of a Key Provincial Capital which sought to bar construc- tion by Dworman Co. of New SAIGON (AP) - Thousands in North Vietnamese hands 275 miles northeast of Saigon. North Vietnam than ever be- York, the successful bidder, of North Vietnamese troops and tanks had taken over the A rocket attack on the Da fore to attack the Bai Thuong but there is another legal ob- stormed An Loc with tanks at airfield. Nang air base killed 14 Viet- MIG air base 150 miles north- stacle in the way — Tinton dawn today and by late after- It was the first time the namese civilians, wounded-11 west of the demilitarized zone Realty has filed a federal suit noon had taken half of the North Vietnamese had suc- American servicemen and 25 plus fuel and supply depots. against the General Services provincial capital 60 miles ceeded in blasting their way Vietnamese civilians, de- Radio Hanoi claimed that four Administration (GSA) in con- north of Saigon, field reports into a provincial capital in stroyed an American plan and U.S. planes were shot down, nection with- the award of a said. their offensive, now in its~ 15th damaged nine U.S. and South including a B52, but infor- ?57 million lease for the six- Heavy fighting raged in the day. Vietnamese aircraft. Another mants in Saigon said no U.S. story office complex to be lo- American was killed and two planes were lost. cated off Tinton Ave. and streets at dusk, according to Elsewhere in the war, the Wayside Road. Rtglittr SMI Photo the reports. North Vietnamese shelled were wounded in other at- The fall of An Loc would SHARED CONCERN — Dr. Eugene Revitch, left, clinical psychiatrist at Official reports reaching four U.S. bases along the cen- tacks. have a major political impact The Gilbert suit charged the N.J. Diagnostic Center, Menlo Park, and Irving AA. Hirsh, right, Saigon late today said the tral and northern coast and The United States sent its on the Saigon government be- that New Shrewsbury rushed Plainfield attorney and chairman of the N.J. Bar Association Committee northern half of the town was the coastal city of Qui Nil on, B52 bombers deeper into cause of its proximity to the through the zoning ordinance on the Family Court, two of the speakers at yesterday's conference on metropolis. Two district amendment without regard to "The Battered Child," check program notes with John W. Barron, moder- towns to the north and north- zoning criteria, that it spot ator of the program and director of social work at Marlboro Psychiatric east of An Loc were lost ear- zoned and that its planning Hospital, where the conference was held. lier, but they were not consid- board did not properly grant Rules Horse Cannot ered militarily or politically site plan approval. important The thrust of the suit was to Field reports said the overturn the zoning amend- enemy infantrymen and tanks ment so that the Dworman Child Abuse, Neglect launched the assault in a bid would not meet federal re- Live in Union Beach southward thrust along High- quirements and that new bids FREEHOLD — "The horse Judge Lane held that the Mrs. Stackhouse, called a way 13. would have to be received. has no right to live in Union board of health is "concerned Rahway veterinarian as his "The tanks were heard just Burden on Plaintiff Seen County Problem Beach," said Superior Court with the health of people" and sole witness yesterday.

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