Scientists Urge On-Site Poison Gas Destruction SEE STORY BELOW Mostly Sunny Becoming mostly gunny and THEBMLY FINAL warn today after early Bed Bank, Freehold morning cloudiness and fog. long Jtameh (Ret DtUIU, P«M S), 1 7 EDITION Monmouth County's Home Newspaper tor Years VOL. .91, NO. 256 RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1969 38 PAGES 10 CENTS HRC Sets Full Review Of Social Relations Here EE3D BANK - The bor- events of the past' weekend scale study of these areas: ordinance in 1965, the HRC Leroy McKnight has denied ough Human Relations Coun- evidence the need for contin- education, governmental re- has made recommendations the charges. cil last night announced plans uing its work. sponsiveness, housing, em- for improvements, not al- After those meetings, the for an immediate in-depth re- Vandalism by black youths ployment, the police and fire ways successfully. council announced that the view of "the total human re- plagued the predominantly departments community rela- The problems most recent- state Division on Civil Rights lations problem" in all'areas Negro westside last weekend, tions, and contributions made ly have focused on the police will be asked to conduct a of borough life. prompting the continuing 9 by civic organizations in the and fire departments, and community relations training Based on the study, the p.m. - 6 a.m. curfew for ju- community. the schools. program for policemen here HRC will recommend poli- veniles. The vandalism was Dr. Ricci said the HRC will, Charge Racism as soon as possible after the cies and programs aimed at triggered when a policeman seek the cooperation of all The black community's end of the current crisis. solving the problems, Dr. shot and slightly wounded a municipal and private agen- complaints of racism in the Mayor O'Hern and Chief Mc- Boy Ricci, council chair< black motorist the officer al- cies in conducting the review. police department have Knight said the program was man, said. leges threatened him with a The study is expected to stepped-up since last week- in the works before last Fri- The HRC expressed belief sickle when apprehended foe take about three months, Dr. end. Mayor Darnel J. O'Hern day and its implementation that it already has made a traffic violation. Ricci said. reported it was the one com- doesn't imply any criticism "significant contributions" to- List Areas There has been a history plaint of black parents and of the department. BODIES RECOVERED IN INDIAN TRAIN WRECK — Recovered bodies of victims Named I1R Officer ward solving some of the civ- After a special HRC meet- of problems In each of the young people who met pri- lie near mangled wreckage of train that derailed near Benares in northern 'India. il rights and human relations ing last night, Dr. Ricci an- areas cited for study. Since vately Monday with the Bor- Soon after its formation in At least 81 persons were killed and 150 others injured. (AP Wirephoto) problems here, and said the nounced its plans for a full' its establishment by borough ough Council. Police Chief 1965, the HRC, then officially , the Commission . on Civil Rights, urged appointment of a human relations officer in the police department. The post was created and Detec- State Legislature Is Seen tive Lt. Robert D. Scott, then Scientists Ask Gas a sergeant, was named to it. A year later, the HRC made specific suggestions for pro- grams "to prevent the deteri- Still Far From Reform (See HUMAN, Pg. 2, Col. 6) Disposal on Sites TRENTON (AP - The duce the number of legisla- Smith, chairman of the As- which lie says has absolutely WASHINGTON — A 12-man Conservationists also de- shipments pending recom- New Jersey Legislature is no tors from 120 to 45; create sembly State Government no time to consider new pro- committee of the Nation- plored pollution of the Atlan- mendations of the National closer than ever to reforming one house from the present Committee and the only one posaals. al Academy of Sciences yes- ic Ocean with toxic sub- ' Academy. • itself despite a retiring as- Senate and Assembly, and of its members to show up "The setting of this hearing Nixon terday recommended that 27,- stances which might kill ma- Urging that the Army semblyman's charge that the raise salaries from $10,000 to for the hearing, agreed with proves my point better than 000 tons of obsolete nerve gas rine life or drift in to shore make every effort to dispose present legislative setup rep- either $20,000 or $30,000 a Wilentz' assessment of his anything else," he said. and other chemical weapons and become a danger to hu- 'of the gases in their present resents "institutionalized in- year. bill's chances. Wilentz' major point was Scored be destroyed on government man life in years to come. sites, the scientists yesterday competence.'' "If you speak to intelligent Not 'Snowball's Chance' that most legislators have no installation by burning or Sought Injunction recommended strongly "I realize there's no chance and knowledgeable people : "Realistically, I don't think time for their legislative du- . demolition. • Officials in Elizabeth, N.J., .against rail shipment of the this will be acted on immedi- who visit the legislature, or .it has a snowball's chance," ties, which are sandwiched sought a court injunction containers or their disposal in ately," said Assemblyman worse yet, deal with it, ^hcir Smith told newsmen after the among full-time jobs and The Department of De- By Cong fense, whose plan to ship the against shipment of the lethal ' the ocean except as a last re- Robert N. Wileritz, just before reaction is most revealing," hearing. families. He said incompe- carloads through their city. launching a sarcastic, biting Wllentz said in his speech. Wilentz, who is not seeking, tence has become a matter of PARIS (AP) —The Viet deadly chemicals to a Navy sort. attack on the legislature be- "They are horrified, unani- re-election after two terms, course. Cong's provisional revolu- pier at Leonardo, N.J., to be Responding to the outcry, The committee said, that tionary government asserted dumped in the ocean 125 the Defense Department steel containers of mus'srd fore a one-man committee. mously and without qualifica- used the meager committee "We have lived so long with agreed in May to postpone (See GAS, Pg. 2, Col. 4ty Wllentz is the sponsor of a tion." turnout to point up his dis- an ineffective legislature that today that President Nixon's miles off the Jersey shore measure that would re- Assemblyman Walter L. pleasure with a legislature we seem to think that there hopes of maintaining the was revealed last month by •is no great risk in allowing present Saigon regime and .several; legislatqrs, held up it to remain so," he said. de-Americanizing the Viet- the shipment. pending the "The premise of this bill is nam war "are sheer Illu- scientists' report. that what we find in our leg- sions." Though the report is not le- Howard Wary islature Is institionalized in- In a slashing attack on the gally binding upon the De- City's West End Park competence, strengthened by Nixon administration, Mrs. partment of Defense or the tradition." Nguyen Tfti Binh, head of the Army, Defense Secretary At one point, Smith asked delegation, told the 23rd full- Melvin R. Laird reportedly scale session of the Paris On Effect Of Wilentz if he thought full- ordered the Army to consid- time legislators would still peace talks that the United er the recommendations care- Called 'Hippie Hangout' States is pursuing a "warlike spend a good deal of time fully. away, from their duties when and deceitful policy" that can lead only to prolonged Was to Be Shipped Panel's View By AL HORAY turbances, Mr. Traversa and Two other contracts went the legislature is not in ses- fighting. The original plan was to LONG BRANCH - A seem- his followers launched into to the McDowell firm. One sion. ship by rail 1,100 carloads of Mrs. Binh challenged Nix- By BOB BRAMLEV for those of us concerned ingly peaceful City Council separate verbal discussions, was to furnish maintenance, "I would think a lot of peo- nerve gas, mustard gas and WASHINGTON - The re- about possible rail accidents session last night erupted and Mr. Telcher was unable and repair material for $17,- ple would have nothing to on's statement at his June 19 other chemicals now stored news conference that U.S. action of Rep. James J. How- en route to Earle (N. J.) Na- into a verbal free-for-all when to halt the verbal melee, de- 410 and the other was to pave do," Smith said. In arsenals in Colorado, Ar- ard, D-N.J., to yesterday's val Ammunition Depot, but Richard Traversa, 426 Sairs spite gavel pounding. a parking lot at S. Broadway "My response," Wilentz re- policy was on the "right kansas and Maryland to the road" and his hope that some recommendations of the Na- also to those of us who feel Ave., called on the governing Applause for Traversa and Ocean Ave: for $3,112. plied, "is that we have less Naval Ammunition Depot at tional Academy of Sciences that the Atlantic Ocean should body to eliminate a "hippie Following an ovation by Council also approved the to fear from full-time legisla- progress might be registered Earle, N.J. against dumping of surplus in substantive peace talks not be a dumping ground." hangout" by closing the West Mr. Traversa's followers, renewals of 31 bar licenses, tors who may not work when From there the material nerve gas into the Atlantic Should Set Example End Park.