Distribution To&y 7 Independent Da 23,425 «, becominecoming colder tomorrow I MONDAY fflBowommmy. •VttVtt . SSaturdayd , fairfi , wry cold. DIAL 741-0010 8M weather, page 2. Uiuid <tU]r. Monday tknMKb Frld.T. S«cmd Clui Poiuo 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE VOL. 86, NO. 119 PtU «t fit Bull toil >t Utmaul Mining OIOcu. RED BANK, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1963 To Shu^Military Bases in Economy Drive WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of Defense Robert S. nsval shipyards in Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco. In an apparent effort to avert the storm, Deputy Secre- This appeared to refer to Johnson's emphasis on economy McNamara, beset by furious congressmen, was expected to On* base in Ohio also was mentioned. tary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric went to the Capitol to since succeeding the late President John F. Kennedy Nov. 21. announce today economy-induced plans to ctose or reduce op- House Speaker John W. MoCormack, D-Mass., acting for explain the situation to affected congressmen. He was aided Johnson told a news conference last Saturday he and Mc- •rationi at 25 to 27 military bases in about 16 states. the entire Massachusetts delegation, carried to President John- by Secretary of the Army Cyrus Vance and Secretary of the Namara were making a study of defense installations to de- •Report! from congressional sources late yesterday fore- son last night a bipartisan protest against rumored closing of Air Force Eugene Zuckert. termine which could be eliminated as a way of curbing spend- cast shutdown of more than 30 installations, with the loss of the Boston Navy Yard. But they didn't succeed, at least so far as the hard-hit ing. 75,000 jobs. Other protests rained on the White House from Pennsyl- New York delegation was concerned. This base survey program predated Johnson's rise to the But it was learned MoNamara's action will affect several vania, California, New York and other state congressional After being informed that seven bases were tapped for the presidency by about two and a half years. It was inaugurated bases fewer than that, and result in abolition of 9,000 to 12,- groups. discard in New York .State alone, Rep. Leo W. O'Brien, D-NY, by McNamara in March 1961, about two months after the Ken- 000 Jobs. There were demands for investigations by House and Sen- angrily denounced the Pentagon emissaries as arrogant. nedy administration took office. There were indications the bases, large and small, would ate Untied Services Committees. O'Brien called the base-closing decision a "precipitous, un- At that time, the Pentagon listed 6,700 bases and installa- be phased out over perhaps three years. Through it all, the Defense Department maintained a stead- warranted action." tions of various sorts, about 4,500 of them in this country and BIPARTISAN PROTEST fast "no comment" on the reports. EMPHASIS ON ECONOMY ,the rest abroad. One harried official, noting the anguished cries from Capi- He quoted Gilpatric as saying it was not the Defense De- No naval shipyards were on the list of Army, Navy and Since March 1961, the Defense Department says, more Air Force bases due to be axed or reduced in scope. tol Hill, said ruefully, "There is no painless way to do some- partment's job to consider unemployment and other factors, Rumors yesterday said McNamara would move to close thing like this." . but only to respond to a request for economy. (See BASES, Page 2) Fury Greets Pentagon's Decision By The Associated Press Protests and demands for meeting came quick- Sehoonmaker. "I'm too old. Companies want ly from Congress members and towns worried over young men." "Stunning" ... "an outrage" . , , "where am I the prospects of slashed government payrolls. The first rumors had it that the naval shipyards going to get another job?" Much of the initial reaction came from New in Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco would be Such is the fury of the first reaction from coast 'York where seven bases are on the block — includ- shut down, setting off feverish activity among the to coast to a reported Pentagon decision to shut ing the Schenectady Army Depot and the Rome Air startled town fathers. But later word was that no down or reduce operations at an estimated 25 mili- Materiel Area at Griffiss Air Force Base in the shipyards were on the Navy, Army and Air Force tary installations, eliminating thousands of civilian Rome-Utica area. list of installations to be shut or cut down. jobs. "As long as there is a United States Navy, "Stunning," declared Utica Mayor Frank M. there will be a need for the Philadelphia Shipyard," The economy move, expected to be formally Dulan. "I think it is an outrage," said the presi- said Keeton Arnett, executive vice president of announced today by Secretary of Defense Robert dent of Utica's Downtown Merchants Association, Greater Philadelphia's Chamber of Commerce. Arthur R. Scoones. S. McNamara, was initially disclosed yesterday on Worried by the early reports of the shipyard Capitol Hill. "This is a depressed area without too much closings, Boston Mayor John F, Collins whipped Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gil- work," said one employee of the Schenectady base. off telegrams to President Johnson and McNamara. patric broke the news to New York's congressional "Why take away our jobs?" "The Boston Naval Shipyard's production and delegation at what was described as a "furious ses- "Where am I going to get another job?" asked efficiency record is the best in the nation," he de- Robert S. McNamara Joan M. McConnack Cyrus R. Vance sion." The word spread like a prairie fire. a 55-year-old warehouseman at the base, James clared. Carton Quits as Middletown Attorney FBI Pushes Effort MIDDLETOWN - Lawrence A. He indicated to a Register re- ber of Hie sxalled "Moody lac- post in 1954. He was a central Carton, Jr., township attorney portef several months ago that tiom" and a candidate for tfie figure in the Garden State Park- here for approximate!)! 10 years, he was considering resigning. He ill-fated charter study here in way's Red Hill Rd. interchange resigned last night. said the work load for the post Is November. controversy tlhat erupted here "tremendous" and required much last year. In Sinatra Jr. Case Mr. Carton set the date of his The other top candidate is Pat- of his time. Mr. Carton served on the gov- resignation as of Feb. 1 or when- rick J. McGann, Jr., Lincroft, HOLLYWOOD (AP) — The sure they had adequate reason ake Tahoe resort on the Cali- erning body from 1939 to 1953. ever the Township Committee so The resignation may well trig- who was a strong opponent of FBI dispatched a dozen men fr for not bringing us in," he said. ornia-Nevada border. He had a He was on leave of absence desires. ger a scramble in Democratic the charter study advanced by the San Fernando Valley north '1 am just pointing out our posi- singing engagement at a casino from 1942 to 1945 when he served The governing body said it ranks for a replacement. Mayor Earl Moody. of Hollywood during the night ion. I am concerned with the there. in the Army. He was released would not act on the resignation Two Fictions No Surprise arousing speculation that agent! criticism we may ultimately Kept Blindfolded from service holding the rank of until it could decide on an effec- Th« party here is split in two The committee gave no indica might be on the trail of suspects ceive in a case which we have Fifty-lour hours later, after major. tive date and select a replace- factions. The split broke wide lion when it would act on the in the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnap been deprived of any opportunl his father arranged to have ment. open during the past elecHon resignation. From 1949, to 1953, he served ing case. ty to solve." $240,000 planted at a pickup Mr. Carton, In a briel letter and officials in both groups have Mayor Moody said Mr. Car as mayor. The FBI acknowledged it hai Sinatra Jr., a slender; 19-year- point in West Los Angeles, Sin- Mr. Carton also -Uuthe Board to the committee, gave no reason indicated that each has a candi- ton's request came as no sur- men in the area but wouldn't sa; old who has followed his la- atra Jr, was released on a free- of Education's attorney. TIMIB t&t his action. date for tha post when It be- prise. He said fee attorney pre- what they were doing. ther's footsteps by undertaking way about two miles from his was no indication (hat he would H* Mid hlf relationship with comes vacant, viously had indicated he might Newsmen learned through pc a singing career, was abductei mother'! home in the Bel-Air resign. ' drop this post. governing bodies over th» years Most often named is Vincent lice that several residents of th by two armed men Sunday section of Los Angeles. C. De Maio, River Plaza, a mem. Mr. Carton was named to the (See CARTON, Page 2) Lawrence A. Carton, Jr. has been cordial. area telephoned the West Valle; night from his motel room at i (See SINATRA, Page 2) Police Station, saying men b> feved to be FBI agents wen checking houses on one stree Blaisdell Is 'Available'If AuchinclossQuits and stopping cars at intersec ions in the same neighborhood. By WILLIAM HENDERSON Mayor Frank F. Blaisdell, a whose worn but soft chair they head of the Red Bank lumber bus- a battle over the nomination if FBI Operation Court Space Is Register Political Writer staunch party member if there would grab, refuses to say wheth- iness which bears his name, told the congressman quits.