Colts Neck Open Burning Ruled Rain, Cold Bain ending by evening; FINAL clearing, windy and cold tonight. Tomorrow partly sun- Knl Bank, Freehold ny and cold. liOng Branch 7 EDITION 20 PAGES Monmoath Comity's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL.94 NO. 199 RED BANK, NJ. TUESDAY, APRIL 4,1972 TEN CENTS Blue Cross Asks Small-Group Rate Hike TRENTON (AP) - New application is subject to ap- scribers. , fected by the new rates. short-interval rating pqlicy end of the year. year were it not for federal Jersey Insurance Commis- proval by the federal Price The proposed increases Blue Cross said the new and the potential of cost re- Minard said Blue Cross fin- price controls. He said Blue sioner Richard C. McDonougb Commission, which has ruled range from 8.8 per cent for rates were needed to olfset straints affecting the health ished 1971 with a reserve of Cross, again acting under fed- is considering an application in earlier cases that an insur- family subscribers in groups higher hospital costs: If ap- care industry under federal $2.1 million, "a thin safety eral guidelines, is asking for by Blue Cross for a 14.3 per er can apply for rate increas- up to 100, up to 25 per cent for proved, the rates would raise price controls and state regu- margin in view of the fact an increase factor of only 7.6 cent increase in the rates it es to cover only. 62.5 per cent a family not involved in a $13.8 million in revenue. lations, as well as dollar- that the plan is presently in- per cent based on hospital charges small groups and in- _of anticipated cost increases. group payment plan. Blue Cross, which asked stretching programs origi- curring claims at the rate of costs. dividual subscribers. The requested new rates It would Increase the that the rates be made effec- nated by Blue Cross." $275 million per year." McDonough said yesterday would apply to individual sub- monthly rates from $25.27 to tive July 1, said the proposed Without the new rates on The plan asked McDonough he would hold at least one scribers, those in groups of $27.49 for group subscribers increase "is the smallest ever July i, Blue Cross President He said daily hospital costs to rule on its application by public hearing April 19 before less than 100, and persons un- and from 122.68 to ,$28.56 for applied for in the plan's 40 Duane E. Minard Jr. said, the have been increasing about 14 May 1 so it may clear the new ruling on the application. der 65. It would cover 29 per non-group families. About I years of operation, reflecting plan would have a reserve per cant a year and would go rates with the Price Commis- McDonough's ruling on the cent of the hospital plan's sub- million persons would be af- the insurance department's deficit of $6.6 million at the up another 12 per cent this sion. Assault Halts Enemy Drive, Saigon Claims SAIGON (AP) - South Viet- five U.S. destroyers and by Dong Ha and six miles south "We have stopped them air, ground and naval forces namese and American forces American bombers overhead, of the demilitarized zone. now," Lam declared, "but we had killed 2,000 North Viet-, launched an air, ground and thousands of South Vietnam- Saigon's commander on the don't know if they, will attack namese troops in six days of ese troops made an end-run northern front, Lt. Gen. more. They have taken very the bloodiest fighting since sea assault today to drive the South Vietnamese invaded North Vietnamese invaders amphibious landing at the Hoang Zuan Lam, said the heavy casualties. They have mouth of the Cua Viet River, North Vietnamese invasion stopped for resupply and Laos 13 months ago. He said back from South Vietnam's 200 South Vietnamese troops northernmost province. nine miles northeast of the across the DMZ had been reorganization." main enemy invasion force at halted. Lam estimated that allied had been killed and 603 Covered by gunfire from wounded. The general said the northernmost defense line set up by South Vietnamese marines on the south bank of the Dong Ha River was hold- ing. But he said 40,000 to 50,000 enemy troops were be- Court StudiesRemap, lieved between the river and the DMZ, 10 miles to the .- APWInpkat* north. CHAPLINS' TRIUMPHANT RETURN —Charlie Chaplin, star comedian ,of early days of motion pictures, and his wife make their way through Some 20,090 South Vietnam- crowd at Kennedy Airport yesterday as he returned, after 20-year absence ese troops were thrown into from the United States, to accept honors in New York and Hollywood. Mrs. the eounteroffensive, and Chaplin Is the former Oona b'Neill, daughter of the late playwright Eu- Won't Extend Time 5,000 reinforcements were on gene O'Neill, and formerly of Point Pleasant. their way north. NEWARK (AP) - A three- sider alternate plans itself for ing into account population was blocked in the lower Lam said the North Viet-' judge federal court resumed meeting the constitutional re- shifts in the state under the housc.- namese objective appeared to hearings today in its effort to quirement of equal population 1970 census. The legislature is scheduled be to attack Quang Tri City, come up with a new congres- in all congressional districts. While rejecting the Assem- to resume meeting Thursday. 19 miles south of the DMZ and sional redistricting plan for The State Assembly had bly's request for additional Democrats currently a>n- tho capital of Quang Tri Prov- the 1972 election. asked for an extension of the time, the court hinted that it trol the New Jersey congres- ince. State Now Holds Yesterday, the court turned court's April 3 deadline for re- might be a week or two before sional delegation by a 9-6 mar- down a request by the state drawing districts. On Feb. 29, it could sift through the com- gin. All 15 scats will be at He reported that air and ar- legislature for additional time the federal court struck down plex charts and tables to stake in tho November elec- tillery strikes had destroyed to redraw the districts. the old redistricting plan reach agreement on its own tion. 50 of the enemy's PT76 light The court said it would con- which was drawn without tak- plan. At yesterday's hearing, the amphibious tanks, but other Burning Is Legal Still May Act three-judge court said it had sources put the figure at 39. In the meantime, there is not ruled out the possibility of The U.S 7th Fleet said one of COLTS NECK - Burning of While the, state had hoped lems, however, when they hit presumably nothing that ordering an at-largc election its guided missile destroyers, trees and brush at a construc- for immediate prohibition, the municipalities such as would prevent the legislature in which candidates for all the Buchanan, got four of the tion site along Rt. 537 contin- bureau chief said, v'We real- Shrewsbury which prohibit all Fill Buildin from trying once again to seats would run statewide. tanks. open turning. Tighter local come up with its own plan. But the court said it was ues today, and apparently will ized that on the larger land The 7th Fleet committed until the job is completed. clearings, it was hard to come ordinances take precedence, However, the sharply di- aware that both major politi- Mr. Munroe said, over the vided Assembly deadlocked cal parties opposed ;in ;U- five destroyers and four air- William A. Munroe, chief of up with alternates." craft carriers with a total of the state Bureau of Air Pollu- After the first of the year, state code. last week before adjourning large election and indicated it Inspector Post lor the Easter recess without would make every effort to 275 planes to the counter- tion Control of the state De- disposal methods such as A spokesman for PT & L offensive. partment of Environmental chipping, cutting, or hauling said yesterday that the firm showing signs that it would come up with a specific plan. Protection, confirmed yes- of trees and other wastes takes out all the required per- approve a plan before the The members of the panel North Vietnamese shore terday that the burning of must be included by con- mits before it begins any job. April 26 deadline for candi- are Judge John J. Gibbons of batteries fired back at two trees cleared for construction tractors in their proposals to Asked what happens when dates to file nominating peti- the 3rd Circuit Court of Ap- American destroyers, the In Red Bank tions for congressional seats. peals and U.S. District Court of the new Rt. 18 freeway the state Department of they run'into a local code for- Hammer and the Waddell, but through this township is with- Transportation. bidding all fires, he said RED BANK-RobertSagu- the "only man qualified for A bill passed by the Re- Judges Leonard Garth and ton Was named by Borough the job" of the six applicants, spokesmen said neither ship in the law. Leaf burning is still banned "We'll worry about that when publican-controlled Senate Clarkson Fisher. was hit. we get to it." . Council to replace the late including Mr. Menna.- Last Thursday, Thomas M. under all circumstances. Maxwell Klarin as building in- Cites Experience O'Neill, administrative assis- Robert M. Baggitt, chief of spector last night as the Re- Asked what made Mr.