County planners cut off Silverside extension, B1 GREATER RED BANK EATONTOWN Burned up Cops a plea LONG BRANCH White Sox1 Britt Burns Death penalty witness guilty of armed robbery. Today's Forecast: smokes Yankees, 1-0 Sunny today, warmer tomorrow Page B3 Page B1 Complete weather on A2 The Daily Register VOL.106 NO. 38 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER . SINCE 1878 TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1983 . 25 CENTS Depuration plant owner defies state By RAY GERMANN tion boarded Harvey's boat Satur- "The enforcement people will "I'm tired of being pooped since June 1, and has changed areas clammers — who are primarily day, and informed him he was en- decide what summons, or sum- upon," he declared. every few weeks. from Ocean County — can now State officials are pondering couraging illegal clamming, accord- .nonses, his actions warrant," she Before clamming began June 1, Officials of the Bureau of harvest on Monday, in addition to whether to take legal action against ing to Gale Critchlow, spokesperson said. The DEP's marine police state officials agreed to allow Shellfisheries and the DEP's Wednesday and Friday. Highlands clam depuration plant for the DEP's Bureau of planned to discuss the incident with Harvey to harvest the area of his Division of Fish. Game and Wildlife Under the relay program, owner Jayson Harvey after he de- Shellfisheries. DEP officials before taking action, choosing, Harvey said. "I believe I voted Friday to expand the Bayshore clams are transported to fied state guidelines and started said Robert Winkel, a DEP enforce- Bayshore hard-clam relay program cleaner Ocean County waters and A "buy boat" owned by Harvey, should have that choice, and that's clamming in restricted areas of the ment officer. from two to three days a week, dumped overboard for 30 days. In used to collect and purchase clams why I went into the other area.'' Navesink River. Harvey said he is exasperated by creating more competition for the that time, the filter feeders cleanse for purification, was anchored in Marine police from the state De- what he feels is favoritism toward The DEP has designated certain depuration clammers, who harvest themselves of all harmful bacteria. illegal waters, she said. partment of Environmental Protec- Ocean Countv clammers. areas of the Bayshore for clamming Monday through Saturday. Relay See Depuration, page A8 U.S.-Cuban withdrawal considered By CHARLES J HANLEY TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras [ AP) — Nicaragua's offer to trade a pullout of Cuban advisers for a withdrawal of U.S. advisers from Central America "seems reason- able, " and should be explored at upcoming talks, Honduran Foreign Minister Edgardo Paz Barnica said yesterday. But Paz Bamica. who says he detects an apparent softening in Nicaragua's position, insisted in an interview any such deal must be •nllUr MI By XHIIMUI Iro, part of a regional agreement that includes a reduction in armaments, a halt to arms traffic, and elections Twin Lights at sunset in Nicaragua And, the Honduran said, "I think The Twin Lights In Highlands silhouette the Bavshore skv at seaboard, attracts upwards of 35,000 visitors to its maritime Nicaragua is only playing — to sunset. The historic site, which Is the highest point on the Eastern museum and picnic area each year. make the goals of the Contadora peace initiative go down the drain." Paz Barnica has been a key fig- ure in regional negotiations that grew from the peace efforts by the four Contadora group countries — FIDEL CASTRO Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Middle town nixes arts school Offer eyed with skepticism Venezuela. gional, have cited a lack of funding By KATHLEEN STANLEY who attended other area board for it this year." The group takes its name from In Washington, U.S. officials, as reason for deciding not to send meetings, the 75-member audience Pfefferle said the $33,000 expense the Panamanian island where for- who declined to be identified, said MIDDLETOWN - In a relative- students to the state-approved arts ws still and somber during the roll was unbearable in the wake of a eign ministers from the four coun- Cuba's recent offer to negotiate ly quiet meeting, the Middletown call vote. (150,000 budget cut by the Township school. tries launched the peace drive last withdrawal of its military advisers Board of Education last night voted Committee earlier this year and the Like Rumson-Fair Haven, the "I think the program is a good January, primarily to ease tensions from Nicaragua is insin ere and un- unanimously against sending nine of idea, but we just don't have the added burden of renovating Mid- Middletown board decided to assess between Honduras and Nicaragua. the arts courses offered at their verifiable. its students to the Performing Arts money," said board member dletown High School North. Paz Barnica also said he believes high schools and upgrade the exist- Cuban President Fidel Castro School at Red Bank Regional High Eleanor Pfefferle. "I don't know The Middletown board is not the United States would send com- ing programs, instead of sending maintains he has sent 200 military School this fall. how we can afford it. We were not alone in its budgetary woes, as other bat troops to help his country if- it students to a specialized school. advisers to Nicaragua, but Ameri- In marked contrast to the out- given information about the pro- high schools, including Rumson- were invaded by leftist-led See Middletown,' page A7 raged parents or pleading students gram in sufficient time to budget Fair Haven and Monmouth Re- Nicaragua. See U.S.-Cuba, page A3 Born fr&e Karas lawyer Biegenwalds beget baby wins ex-lover's By JON HEALEY not released by hospital officials, man. However, the baby girl may be mental records will be placed in a temporary home taken into the prison's visiting area to see her father during scheduled FREEHOLD - Richard by the state Division of Youth and FREEHOLD - The defense attorney for Walter "window visits," Stabile added. Biegenwald, the man accused of Family Services, pending Mrs. Karas, who is accused of plotting his wife's death, Mrs. Biegenwald may be able to taking seven lives, became a father Biegenwald's release from jail. The yesterday won access to the psychiatric records of view her child after she returns to for the first time this weekend when mother is scheduled for trial in mid- Karas' co-defendant and former lover, Mary Claire the county jail, but apparently will his wife gave birth to a 7-pound 10- October on theft, drug and weapons Williams. not have any physical contact until ounce girl. charges, which carry a maximum The mental state of Williams, who is accused of her case is resolved. If convicted Twenty-two-year-old Diane penalty of 25 years in prison. stabbing Anne S. Karas 22 times in a West End parking and sentenced to the Correctional Biegenwald was released tem- Mr. Biegenwald, 42, is scheduled lot. "is of key significance in this case," according to Institution for Women in Clinton, porarily from the Monmouth County for trial in November, December James J. Addonizio, Karas' attorney. Williams is ex- Mrs. Biegenwald will have access to Correctional Institution, Freehold and January for the murders of four pected to be the main witness against Karas, whose an extended visitation program that Township, to give birth to the child teen-age girls and a 34-year-old Oceanport home she shared from March to December allows several hours of "contact" at Monmouth Medical Center, Long man. If convicted on all these 1982. visits per week, officials said. Branch. charges, he faces a maximum sen- Superior Court Judge John A. Ricciardi ordered The baby was delivered at 12:47 tence of three death penalties and The new mother is expected to that the results from all of Williams' previous psy- p.m. Saturday, and the mother re- two life prison terms. remain in Monmouth Medical Cen- chiatric examinations be released to Addonizio. After mains in the hospital in satisfactory As long as he is incarcerated, ter for a few more days before re- receiving these records, the defense attorney' may condition. The father, who is being Mr. Biegenwald will not be allowed turning to the jail, a hospital spokes- move to have a psychiatrist of his choice examine the held without bail in Trenton State to visit his infant daughter unless woman said. While in the hospital, 21-year-old former Oceanport babysitter. Mrs. Biegenwald is being guarded Prison, was not permitted to attend the child becomes terminally ill or According to Paul F. Chaiet, first assistant Mon- by an undisclosed number of county the delivery. dies, according to James Stabile, a mouth County prosecutor, Williams apparently has corrections officers. The infant, whose first name was Department of Corrections spokes- been examined by two psychiatrists. Nevertheless, Saturday was the first full day Chaiet said he did not expect her to plead not guilty by Mrs. Biegenwald spent outside the reason of insanity. county jail since police raided the In a June 20 letter to Chaiet and Prosecutor Alex- —Tuesday— Biegenwalds' Sixth Avenue, Asbury ander D. Lehrer, Williams, who was writing from the Park, home seven months ago. She Index county jail, said, "It's amazing the cops I hung around People , A2 did, however, spend portions of sev- with never figured out 1 needed help." Advice ! B5 Obituaries A7 eral days outside the jail walls at- Arts B6 Opinion A6 tending a prenatal clinic at a Free- "1 always went to the doctor because I was sick — Sports B3 Business B8 See Blef enwaldi, page AS not physically sick — you know," the letter continued.