.?/•"•;• O"\';i":V'i ''•.>•'•;"• **..• ,,4'L ••*->-<• ~,_ '•'•• • .-.-,„ Today's wea Cloud} with rain «-nV High 52-55 degree THE WESTFIELD LEADER 43-45 degrees. The Leading and Moat Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR — NO. 82 WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAKCH 20, 1975 Pubu«h.a 80 Krerr Thuradtr on School Budget Tuesday Leslie, Sullivan Elected The Town Council is decides how much - if any - the west side of North employees for 1975, and Sycamore, East Broad and continuing it* MMions this is to be chopped from the Scotch Plains Ave. between designation of the block Prospect St. and for a week in cemMfention of the budget. Under law, the South Ave. and Newark Ave. bounded by East Broad St., sanitary sewer on Codding defeated $U.« tehool budget municipal governing body and on the south side of Prospect St., and North Ave. Rd. and expects to take action School Board Leaders has 15 days in which to take Fourth Ave. adjacent to as Lincoln Plaza. The council also will act on the iwue at Tuesday's action on a defeated school Gumbert Field. Also on Tuesday's agenda on approval of the sale of the public meetini at the budget. Final action will be taken are approval of investments 1949 aerial truck of the Fire Sullivan also was a himself. municipal building. on the construction of a in certificates of deposit, Expected to be introduced Department, renewal of the nominee for president, The board was unanimous . Members of OK Board of at Tuesday's session are concession snack bar at cancellation of overpaid losing in 5-4 vote for the top Education met Saturday theater license for the in support, however, of a amendments to' the bicycle Memorial Pool, parking 1970 taxes, award of con- spot on the board, Voicing resolution transmitting the morning with town officials ordinance which would restrictions on the east side tracts for the furnishing of Kialto, and approval of raffle licenses for Holy opposition to what he defeated $10,289,170 ballot to supply information on the remove reference to- a of Rahway Ave. between police and fire department claimed was a "political budget which it had Trinity Greek Orthodox budget figures for con- hearing referee appointed First St. and Dorian Rd., uniforms during 1975, award power play," Malcolm said sideration of the Town previously transmitted to by the Juvenile Court and salaries of the Mayor, for furnishing fertilizer and Church, Holy Rosary that Sullivan "lost the council, Society and the Rescue Council. The reorganized substituting such judicial Council and certain em- lawn conditioning materials credibility" when he, as board met following the ^".No decision on cuts in authority as may be ployees for 1875, an for park maintenance, and Squad, a peddlar's license finance chairman whose job 2 public session to consider **brogr«m, staff or services provided by law, and to ordinance jproviding for a establishing Apr. 29 as the for Colonial Maid Ice Cream it was to shape the budget, the defeat and respond to a will be made by the school parking regulations which personnel position and hearing date on assessments and transfers as provided had .actively supported the council request for specific board until after the council would restrict parking on salary schedule for town for sidewalks on Clifton, for in the 1975 budget. only" candidate in last information. Board week's election to oppose members and the council the budget. Sullivan also met Saturday to discuss reportedly was host at a the issue. Police Officers "Not Guilty" cocktail party in support of The first Tuesday after Taxpayers Ask 10% that candidate, Mrs. Lenore the first Monday of each Kalbacher, who placed Clark Leslie Thomas Sullivan month was established as In Holdup Man's Slaying, second in the election tally the regular meeting date of Clark Leslie was elected deadlocked at 4-4 between for board membership. the school board, with the Gut in School Budget Praised by Grand Jury president and Thomas Sullivan and Mrs. Sally Richard Barker, another exception of Primary Sullivan vice president Allen on the first ballot and board member, expressed Election and General The 2,764 to 2,002 rejection in the proposed school demonstrably useful in later Three Westfield police officers, Capt. Robert Bell, Ptl. when the Board of Sullivan won on the second his disappointment at Election Days and "any of the proposed 1975-1976 budget. life. Wesley Moore Jr. and Ptl. Frank Brunelle were com- Education organized Thurs- ballot when u third can- "horse trading" on the conflict with important school budget shows clearly "In this way," Mr. Bauer (4) The elimination of mended and totally absolved in the death of a holdup m an day night, but not until didate. Allen Malcolm, was board, and voted for meetings of the Town that Westfleld's voters want said, "the school budget social and fun' programs here by action of the Union County Grand Jury this week. leadership of the board nominated by the only first Sullivan as "more trac- Council." the document trimmed could be kept at about what should be explored. The three officers participated in a stakeout at the survived several ballot abstainer, Jack Daly, table" on the vote for The Westfield Leader was enough to keep taxes stable,. it was last year. (5) Many of the auxiliary South Ave. Dean Oil Co. service station Mar. 3 during challenges. Sullivan was elected by a 4- presidency and supported named the official said Kurt C Bauer, "While the board of staffs in the school system which Osborne Shearing of Grove St. was killed In a The vice presidency was 3-2 split on the second ballot. Sullivan on both ballots for newspaper of the board, spokesman for the Westf ield education says the teacher have grown at outragous return of bullets after he shot at one of the officers. He vice president. with the Plalnfield Courier- Taxpayers Association. pupil ratio is 25 or 26 to one, rates since the 1971-1972 previously had held a gun at the head of another who had Leslie, former vice News as alternate. "For years, 'productivity' this does not take into ac- budget as compared with posed as an attendant at the gas station. Shearing Rescue Squad president, was the only Predicting some "ex- in education has been count all specialists and the, proposed 1975-1976 demanded money from the "attendant" and shot at the board member to seek tremely difficult" times, decreasing greatly, with administrators and fails to budget - guidance by nearly other two officers when they came to his aid. The officers reelection in last week's Laurence Greene, costs going up correspon- present an accurate pic- 40 percent, roughly $91,000; had staked out the service station for several nights in school election. He, as well superintendent of schools, dingly due to continually ture," he stated. librarians by 45 percent, the wake of a number of robberies in the area. Needs Funds as newcomers Mrs. promised his cooperation smaller class sizes, a The Westfield Taxpayers approximately $60,000; The Grand Jury, which routinely must hear cases in Alan Rottenbcrg, Knlbncher and Mrs. Joan with the new board but terested people provide Corbet, were sworn into proliferation of special Association is therefore psychological staff by over which a violent death of this nature occurs, voted chairman of the fund drive telephone answering service commented that "we are programs and a reluctance submitting the following 100 percent, about $122,000; unanimously on a "no guilt" verdict for the three of- of the Westfield Volunteer office prior to the public being nsked to give up many at the squad building from 9 organizational meeting. to, cut staff as the pupil proposals to town coun- and nurses by over 50 ficers, according to Police Chief James F. Moran, and Rescue Squad, has indicated a.m. to 5 p.m. During other things in the name of cilmen, school 'board percent, jumping around praised them for their actions. that response to this years periods the telephones arc Voting for Leslie as equality." He said that it is i j "not enough to talk local members and residents for $68,ooo..: •..: :-: V:- •.•. .•• ' Captain Bell, who,was!v? lieutenant in the Westfield appeal is "very good, bul nnswored by the duty crew president were Mrs. Allen, "The schools should spend their consideration: "Someone has to look at: .detective bureau until hit! appointment as captain last because of the increased or by Mary and Glenn by whom lie was nominated, control in Westfield but we less time on advancing 1 - . A three-year goal the budget in a businesslike year, has been a membeif of the local police department costs of equipment and Kittlcson who live in an Mrs. Corbet, Daly, Leslie must talk local control in social dogmas and 'fun' should be set by the school and sensible manner. With since 1955. The two patrolmen who joined him in the supplies, the squad needs apartment at the squad and Malcolm. On the first Trenton." attitudes and more on the board for a substantial increases like these, it is stakeout operation have been members of the force since help from all the families in building. There Is always ballot for vice president, basics which will be of far reduction in the ratio of clear the school board has 1972. town." someone at the building to Mrs. Allen received support Builders to Dance greater use," he said, "to professional staff to the failed miserably to do so," The Rescue Squad was handle any emergency from her nominator, Mrs.