Defendant Misses Freehold Disorder Hearin ' SEE STOUT Sunny, Pleasant Sunny, warm ind pleasant to- FINAL day and again tomorrow. Red Bulk, Freehold Clear and cool tonight. hong Branch EDITION (8» Details, Pan ». 1 7 Monmouth County's Howne Newspaper for 92 Years VOL. 93, NO. 32 RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1969 24 PAGES 10 CENTS •miiioiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiii! Welfare Plan Reaction: Cautious Approval By DORIS KULMAN additional $56.3 million to New' payment of $39, to New Jer- ment's welfare assistance New Jersey officials gen- Jersey. sey, where the monthly pay- from $4.2 million to $8.2 bil- erally show cautious approv- Following the cue of New ment to the same family lion yearly. The President al of President Nixon's wel- York's Gov. Nelson Rockefel- wouldn't be less than $247. said it would save the states fare proposals — praising the ler, Gov. Richard J. Hughes Backs Objectives a total of $735.8 million a concept if not the cash. - yesterday said that isn't fi- Sen. Clifford P. Case, R- year. In addition, the states nancially fair to New Jersey. N.J. said heisupports the ob- would share in a total of $1 Overshadowing the prom- billion in federal tax revenues He said the Nixon proposals jectives the president out- ise of badly-needed reform in ^that would be given directly don't give an adequate share lined Friday night, but wants the. national welfare system back to them, and the $2.3 to study the proposals in de- and the promise of addition- of financial relief to the billion a year federal man- al federal money to help pay Northeastern industrial tail before commenting fur- power training program the state's ever • escalating states, heavily burdened with ther. would be assigned to state and welfare bill is the uncertain- welfare costs. The Nixon proposal would local governments. ty of just what the Presi- Gov. Hughes said he scrap the Aid to Families New Jersey's share of the dent's proposals mean to New doesn't know what specific with Dependent Children pro- tax revenues would be $31.1 Jersey impact the Nixon proposals gram and supplant it with million, and its "fiscal re- From the governor down, would have on New Jersey, "family assistance program." lief" — money the state no' one knows. but he praised the "thrust" Briefly, it would guarantee would have to spend were it • The outline of the $4-billion of the plans. an annual income of $1,600 in not for the proposed federal proposal that Mr. Nixon pre- Gov. Hughes has favored a federal funds to a family of program — would be $25.2 sented in his televised speech complete federal take-over of President Nixon Gov. Richard J. Hughes Sen. Clifford P. Case Robert C. Wells four in which no one was million, for a $56.3 million to- Friday night has raised lots welfare costs and said the working. The requirement tal. of questions, and stirred some President's plans would state welfare department the federal government in- sends his message to Con- President "are all positive that the family be fatherless Incentives skepticism. "move toward that day of staff hasn't told him. It tends to divide costs with the gress, Mr. Engleman said. steps" although he-believes would be abolished. If the Nationwide, the Nixon pro- The President said yester- justice when the federal gov- doesn't know, either. state "to be able to figure out But he said the -general they raise many serious ques- breadwinner of the family posals also would provide 127 day, he will present specific ernment will take over that Lack Details what it means to us." principles expounded in the tions. But, he points out, the works or enters job training million for $30-a-month incen- legislation to implement his entire problem." Irving J. Engleman, state Queries to the federal De- Nixon proposals "already are President was proposing a programs, the family income tive payments to welfare re- proposals to the Congress af- One reason Gov. Hughes director of public welfare, partment of Health, Educa- in operation in New Jersey." welfare system "for the en- would be subsidized up to $3,- cipients in job training pro- ter the summer recess: doesn't know the specific im- said yesterday that the agen- tion and Welfare bring the re- County Welfare Director tire nation" — from Missis- 920 a year. grams. It would provide $600 One way and another, the pact the proposals would have cy "hasn't been able to get sponse that details won't be Robert C. Wells feels that thje sippi, where a family of four The program would in- million also to establish day new program will mean an on New Jersey is that the sufficient details" about how available until the President proposals outlined by the receives a monthly welfare crease the federal govern- (Welfare, Pg. 3, Col. 3) Lull in War • SAIGON (AP) — Viet Cong major American military Military spokesmen said and North Vietnamese troops headquarters in the country the Communist command had shattered the lull in the Viet- was shelled 'and a number planned to use more men, nam war early today .with were targets of ground at- but more than 100 B52 strikes thejr heaviest _ attacks in tacks. during the past five days ttree monthsr"They shelled along the Cambodian border 120 towns and allied bases, South Vietnamese casual- and the doubling of allied mad» ' iafantey and com- ties overall were reported strength there to 8,000 men MAYORS AT EARLE — Cap*. Arthur G. Hamilton Jr., far left, New Shrewsbury, Nelson E. Wilbur of Allentown, and Edward light, but in two battles north mando assaults' on more than disrupted some enemy units commanding officer of Earl Naval Ammunition Depot, and <area G. V/alder of Atlantic Highlands. At a luncheon |a+or, tru may- of Saigon at least 23 govern- trying to move into attack a dozen installations and mayors review Marine, guard mount yesterday morning at the ors learned that Earle employs* living in Monmouth County re- triggered street fighting in ment troops were killed and position. , more than 60 wounded. At two' key towns north of THe spokesmen said the depot. The mayors, gues+j of the captain for the day, wars, left ceive 82: per cent of the total depot payroll, $6,765,312, In least 10 civilians also were Saigon. enemy's aim was to seize An to right, Paul Tucker of Howell Township,, William McNeill of addition,: firms 'in county rftunicipali+Ui received contracts in reported killed and 22 Loc, Loc Nirth or Quan Loi,. MHIstone, John A. Taylor of Be'lmar, Alfred Ruppel of Colts the last fi'scal year amounting to $1,642,422. Local • purchases 'This is definitely the first wounded. 1 even if only for a short time, Neck, Gordon N. litwrn of little Silver, Ftancis L. Cooper of by; the depot amounted to $295,000. (Regisfar'Sraff.'Phqtol highpoint of their fall of- The biggest enemy push .and establish a de facto pro- fensive," • said an American came in an area near the visional • revolutionary gov- 'military analyst. But some ! Cambodian border iiprtti of ernment for a propaganda •vtI."S; officers did not believe, Saigon. There about ' 2,000 victory. l the enemy would sustain the North Vietnamese from two "This one we definitely level of assaults. or three divisions attacked a were ready for," said one Incomplete reports from the dozen American bases around officer. "Their attack was ersey rtices field said more than 400 An Loc, a provincial capital broken up before it really enemy dead were counted so 60 miles northn of Saigon; got going. Prisoners said TRENTON '(AP) - The million a year before the-Al- Fenn Central for the ride into Besides the Aldene Plan, Also, 25 coaches were pur- far, while American casual- Loc Ninh, 10 miles father they were going to attack the Central Railroad of New Jer-" dene Plan took effect. Manhattan. the state has begun a face- chased from other railroads ties Were at least 51 dead and- north; and Quan Loi, four area probably Aug. 10th, 11th sey, which has been in bank- Now, the Jersey Central About 10,000 passengers lifting for the Jersey Central and placed in service and 23 saves money by eliminating ride the Jersey Central each as a temporary means of im- 345 wounded. Virtually every miles northeast of An Loc. or 12th." ruptcy for^'/i years, is get- more are on the way. The ting a facelifting in hopes of the costly upkeep of the day. Most of them travel on proving service.., state is also paying for re- ferryboats and the Jersey the main line which runs improving its passenger ser- . Thus far this year the state furbishing 30 old coaches vice. City terminal facilities and Hampton in Hunterdon Coun- owned by the Jersey Central by cutting down on traveling ty through Cenral Jersey to has delivered 13 new and which are undergoing paint Whether the railroad can stronger locomotives leased be brought back to prosper- mileage as well. Newark. About a third of the jobs on the inside and but. from the Chesapeake & Ohio iongpess Eyes '70 ity is an open question. Commuters take either commuters come from the , A general program of im- Port Authority Trans Hudson shore area, using the shore Railroad. The old ones were provement for the rail line The state is keeping the tube trains or transfer to the line 'tracks. scrapped. commuter service operating (Central, Pg.