' . •-._. -r"-— - . July 4 rams Planned in Many Towns SEE STORY PAGE 2 Sunny and Hot Sunny and hot today. Clear, ••' cool tonight. Sunny and pleas- FINAL ant tomorrow and Sunday. Ked Bank, Freehold 'Long Branch EDITION Monmoath County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VX)L.94,NO.'5 RED BANK, N.J., FRIDAY, JULY 2,1971 TEN CENTS !*** f "ST" .,..,.. t on Allegations: Personal Gain* HOLMDEL - Former N.J. in' the. conspiracy-extortion, I ever use my office for any Highway Authority Executive trial of Hudson County offi- personal gain." Director D. Louis Tonti, cials. Asked if he were denying Holmdel, this morning denied Mr. Stern said the two, any personal involvement in the allegation that he had apparently acting on "ad- land transactions, Mr. Tonti. used advance information' vance information" pur- replied "I didn't say that But' about the site of the Garden chased the land on which the the conclusion drawn is with- "State Arts Center to personal Arts Center stands for $90,500, out foundation... profit in land dealings. later sold it to the Highway "1 never used my office for "I never used my office for Authority for $300,000, and de- any personal gain." any personal gain," Mr. Tonti posited the money in Swiss Back from Abroad averred. banks. Mr. Tonti, now head of D. The allegation about Mr. No'Foundation'., Louis Tonti Associates, a Tonti and former N.J. High- "The suggestion is-without Woodbridge-based construc- way Authority member Wil- any loundation in fact," Mr. tion concern, returned late liam Sternkopf was made Tonti said, "At no time did I last night from a business trip Wednesday by U.S. Attorney engage in any improper con- to Italy and Switzerlandr-He- Herbert J. Stem at the feder- duct nor in'any. wa.y „_—. ^ id^lbTTb p if al court trial of Mr. Ster; promisejhejdutiesor'respon- ic in reply to the Stern allega- John P. Gallagher D. Louis Tonti nkopf, one of the defendantii,~sibilitIe!Fof my office, nor did See Tonti, Page 3 Reglittr Staff Plwtp HISTORY MAKERS — Red Bank Post Office personnel entertained the — public at ah open house highlighted by elaborate displays on the history of the Post Office Department, which yesterday became the U.S. Postal Ser- vice. The Ft. Monmouth Army Band performed for the opening. In front GOP Platform of band members are, left to right, Postmaster Benjamin Benincasa; Pat- rick J. Vaccarelll, acting assistant postmaster; Joseph Sharabba, person- nel manager, and Edward J. Bloom, foreman of malls. • TRENTON (AP)_ - New The Republicans adopted candidate from Morris Coun- amendment... and local elections. It supple- Jersey Republicans don't • their platform yesterday in ty. - "•"• And it should not be empha- ments a federal law which lowered the voting age in na- want to remind the voters in state convention after reject- But Monmouth County Sen.^ sized, he said, because the tional elections only. On the legislative election cam- ing a proposal from the floor Alfred N. Beadleston, chair-, legislature acted Jn the face of Wednesday, Ohio became the paign this fall that the GUP- to include a statement on the man of the Platform Com- successive rejections by the mittee, said it was not includ-- voters of similar proposals. 38th state to ratify the amend- controlled legislature approved new-voting age. ment, making it the law of the the 26th Amendment lowering- The issue was raised by Al- ed because the legislature had The amendment lowers the New Era Starts land. the voting age to 18. bert W. Merck, an assembly already, ratified the 26th voting age to 18 in all state New Jersey voters in 1969 rejected a proposed amend- ment to the state constitution lowering the voting age to 18. At Post Office And a proposal lowering it to Severely Burned Boy, 22*—•-•) , 19wasxeiected4nl970r By MARIE CIERI Mr. Benincasa commented ented se/ihee and coopeiu tn MilUcent that as of. now it's hard to esti- tion." •'••• • >-' Fenwick of Somerset County RED BANK - "Ladies and mate what the new Postal '. in April, the former United echoed Beadleston's senti- gentlemen, this is the begin- Service will mean to the aver- States Post Office started a ments and said that while she ning of a new era." age area user of the mails. trend of guaranteeing certain Awaits favored the amendment, With that statement, Ben- "Everything is changing. mail services to its custom- voted for it and contributed , jamin Benincasa, postmaster, We're in a state of limbo right' ers, and this practice will be By MARYBETH ALLEN money to groups supporting .'ushered in the new United now," he explained. The Red extended in the future, ac- RED BANK- Next to it, it would be going too far in States Postal Service at the Bank area is changing to the cording to Mr. Benincasa. Christmaas, Fourth1 of July is the platform to emphasize the post office here yesterday. New York Metropolitan re- legislature's action. Presently guaranteed is Jeffrey Halfacre's favorite v All over the county, post of- gion to add to the confusion. next-day delivery of air mail day. Republicans have 3-1 ma- fices marked the occasion He is optimistic, though, within a 600-mile radius The 11-year old has always. jorities in both houses of the with open houses, guided about the new plans. •'Ac- through the use of specially found fireworks almost as ex- legislature. tours and refreshments. tually, it's started a whole marked air mail collection citing as presents. And al- Democrats were also sup- At the Red Bank ceremony, new program of cus,tomer-ori. See Post, Page 2 though he will be spending posed to meet yesterday to ra- Postmaster Benincasa read a .'this Fourth as a patient in tify their platform but former proclamation from President Riverview Hospital, he's Sen. Anthony J. Grossi, the Richard M. Nixon praising the guaranteed a ringside seat for Passaic County Chairman, traditions of the United States the sparkling show which will said the platform was not Post Office and predicting The Inside Story be staged beneath the win-| ready. that the new Postal Service down of his room off Marine The state election law re- •will provide management AcMoa on Marlboro housing project delayed Page5 and methods appropriate to a Knot-tying and knockout fashions .;™....v...........;...;.;....v.Page8 Park. ""•••; :"•••'.•.•• quires that both parties con- As the'child rolled in the sider their platforms on the great and vital commu- Open door poUcy discussed by Dr. Long : PageS grass to extinguish the flames fourth Thursday after the pri- nications system in the 20th grates reverse Mets In rain, 3-0 ;..PageM which enveloped him, he mary election. The law does century." . Sports' 4th cartoon by Lev Page M thought it was a bad dream. not say the platform must be Souvenir envelopes, first- Bamm's new nine requires control golf Page 15 adopted on that day. Grossi Instead, it was reality; and he' day covers, historic stamp' ENJOYMENT, YOUR said the platform is expected DAILY REGISTER has been hospitalized since posters and commemorative WEEKEND MAGAZINE June 13 for first, second and 'to be adopted later this* stamps marked the occasion. PHONE NUMBERS month. Teki-lslon Listings Main Office 741-0010 third degree burns. Resulting from the Postal Movie Schedule Grossi said the pemocrats Reorganization Act of 1970, Classified Ads 741-6900 His mother, Mrs. Robert Bridge Advice U Legal Adv. 741-0010 Halfacre, 345 Fair Haven were putting "great emphasis the,former United States Post on the writing of the platform Church News 10 Display Adv. 741-0010 Road, Fair Haven, explains Office, a government agency, Classified ...16-19 in the belief that today's voter yesterday officially became Circulation Dept. 741-3330 that on the day of the acci- Comics 11 Sports Dept. 741-8617 dent, Jeff had just returned has an overriding concern for the United States Postal Ser- . - RjgUler Staff Ptioto the party's stand on the is- Crossword Puzzle 11 Women's News 741-0010 home from the beach. He ran vice, a public utility. UNUSUAL GREETING — Teacher John Malmqulst used the roof of his sues." Editorials.: « Accounts Payable 741-0010 next door, where another The service will be largely Horoscope U Acct's Receivable 741-0010 boat to express greetings to one of his students confined to Riverview it has been reported, how- youngster was attempting to self-supporting, with income Obituaries _ ..4 MWdletown Bureau 671-2258 Hospital. Mr. Malmqulst Is shown aboard the boat pointing to hospital. ever, that the Democrats are See Display, Page 3 supplements coming from Sports 14,15 Freehold Bureau 462-2121 trying to resolve in private government subsidies for the Women's News 8,9 Long Branch Bureau 222-0010 the differences between the next couple of years. much-strengthened liberal wing and the old-time party Permit Adoption by Atheists regulars. Many liberal Democrats, TRENTON (AP) - An Il- of every citizen, would be im- come before the courts of the adoption agencies and trial for instance, have been out- linois couple who profess no periled." He said the result state. courts were entitled to "probe spoken in support of a state belief in a Supreme Being has would be a violation of the Lawyers for the American into the religious background income tax, while the older, been granted the right to keep First Amendment to the Con- Civil' Liberties Union, which and Convictions of prospective more conservative regulars an adopted daughter under a stitution requiring separation represented the Burkes, said parents." But he said religion want to soft-pedel such an is- •landmark ruling by the New of church and state.