STATE SPORTS FESTIVE MAKEUP AW«Mburyman Head coach John Rob- learns to cope with being The holiday party inson and the Los An- allergic to almost every- season of few everyone geles Rams were kxers in thing by living in a the chance to sparkle and yesterday's playoff game special room. be glamorous. in Washington. Page3A Page 7 A Pa«eIB The ister Vol.109 No. 111 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER ... SINCE 1878 MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1986 25 CENTS Middletown sets hearing on housing Mt. Laurel plan has plenty of critics Route 36 east of the Action By HANDY BRAMEIER Auction property. The Register Some Kanes Lane residents said a week ago that the plan could MIDDLETOWN — Like a long- hurt their area, and that the running Broadway play, the subcommittee did not fairly dis- township's affordable housing tribute the sites. A week ago, the Township plan probably will draw a packed 1 house at a public hearing tonight. Committee passed a motion to ask And as with a performance, the the board to avoid builders' rem- plan, has its critics: Some officials edy and better scatter the sites. and residents have raised Ques- But Planning Board Chair- THE REGISTER/GREGG ELLMAN tions about the proposed re- woman Judith H. Stanley said visions. earlier that using more sites Under the spell of victory Planning Board members will would add to the project's cost. By summarize the plan, accept public using builders' remedy, she said, These fans of the New York Jets finally had something to cheer 35-15, in the AFC wild card playoff game at Giants Stadium. The comments and possibly move to township taxpayers would save about yesterday, as the Jets broke their five-game losing streak victory sends the Jets into a playoff game Saturday against the approve it at the 7:30 p.m. meet- money. in convincing fashion. The Jets downed the Kansas City Chiefs, Browns in Cleveland. See story, page 1B. ing in Town Hall. Estimates place the cost of the A board subcommittee altered plan at about $12 million, com- the first version after a Dec: 4 pared with $18 million to $45 public hearing drew more than million for the first plan, she said. 700 residents, many unhappy Stanley said larger sites would with the-then proposed locations permit better design, much better Coast Guard prepares for flooding in Lincroft and the Bayshore. buffer zones and more control Under the new plan, builders over maintenance. would construct the 2,195 units in As with the first plan, the exchange for setting aside 20 township would transfer 836 Unusual astronomical events could trigger record high tides percent for low- andjnoderate^ units, rehabilitate 286 units and ~"Tf was "probably "the worse income families^Tpractiwfknown seek adjustment, credit and Staff and wire reports Record high tides are predicted p.m., according to Coast Guard to occur New Year's Eve and New officials. we've seen for, awhile here," he as "builders' remedy." waiver for.268 units. Some 25 Year's Day when the moon will be According to Petty Officer First said. But the first plan called for single-family dwellings would go Scientists are predicting record in the Bayshore. high tides this week because of an unusually close to the Earth and Class Bob Laahs, the predicted The Christmas Day flooding construction of 460 units, all for unusual combination of the alignment of the Earth, sun week of higher-than-normal prompted Coast Guard officials to affordable housing. An alternate plan targets astronomical events, and officials and the moon will maximize the tides began on the Jersey Shore import six, flat-bottomed boats Subcommittee members Sleepy Hollow Road for 232 af- at the Coast Guard station at gravitational pull on the oceans. Christmas morning when strong from St. Louis that can be used to propose putting 1,045 units in the fordable units, Route 35 North Sandy Hook say they are winds from the north and east evacuate .people _ from flooded Port of Monmouth section^ 530 and Crestview Drive for 180 prepared should the worst occur High tides along the Jersey combined with high tides to cause areas should the need arise later units at Kanes Lane, 318 units at units, East Road and Route 36 — record high tides combined, Shore should occur Wednesday at more flooding on Ocean Avenue in this week when tides are Taylor Lane and Route 35, 168 East for 174 units, Route 36 West with a bad storm or high easterly 7:22 a.m. and 7:49 p.m. and Sea Bright than officials antici- predicted to be at their highest units on West Front Street near and Orchard Avenue for 132 winds. Thursday at 6:32 a.m. and 6:57 pated. See FLOODING Page 4A Shady Oaks and 109 Units on See MIDDLETOWN. Page 4A Weinberger tried to keep Pentagon out of Iran deal with moderate factions in that ferred to Iran; how much money ments, however, have not By NORMAN BLACK country. was paid for the weapons, and the provided the Pentagon a clean bill AP Military Writer It was forwarded to Weinberger IRAN circumstances surrounding the of health in the affair. Con- for comment by the White House's diversion of profits to U.S.- gressional investigators — and WASHINGTON — In June 1985, National Security Council staff. ARMS backed Nicaraguan Contra guer- now the Army's inspector general an unusual Central Intelligence If Weinberger aides are to be rillas. as well — have opened inquiries Agency report crossed the desk of believed, the defense secretary DEAL He has pronounced himself to determine how the Pentagon Defense Secretary Caspar W. and close Reagan friend smelled "horrified" to learn of the di- fixed the price of weapons that it Weinberger. trouble from the moment he read version of money, to the Contras transferred to the CIA for ul- the document. And if Weinberger Reagan's presidency. and stated that the president timate sale to Iran. An analysis of the situation in is to be believed, the Pentagon Weinberger, like so many of received some bad advice in the The administration has said Iran, the document would help lay subsequently avoided — as much Reagan's top aides, has flatly affair, beginning with former Na- 2,008 TOW anti-tank missiles, the foundation for President Re- as it could — any involvement in denied any knowledge of how the tional Security Adviser Robert aiong with spare parts for Hawk agan's ultimate decision to sell it an operation that has burgeoned Iranian arms deal was arranged; "Bud" McFarlane. air-defense missiles, were drawn arms in hopes of cultivating ties into the biggust political crisis of how the weapons were trans- Weinberger's public state- • See PENTAGON Page 4A Weinberger: "against U.S. dealing with Iran Lottery 'Time* goes up in smoke The .winning number drawn Saturday night in New Jersey's Pick-It Lottery was 034. A Magazine's honoring of Aquino straight bet pays $268.50, box pays $44.50, and pairs pay $26.50. The Pick 4 number was outrages those loyal to Marcos 3379. A straight bet pays $3,169.50 and box pays $264... By ROBERT H. REID A sign held by one protester She Vcame only the third read "Time magazine get out of woman to occupy the magazine's Associated Press the Philippines." cover alone as person of the year Index Mrs. Aquino, 53, took office in The others were Britain's Queen MANILA, Philippines — Hun- February after a civilian-military Elizabeth in 1952 and, in 1936 Ann Landers 5A dreds of supporters of Ferdinand uprising ended 20 years of Wallis Simpson, the American Bridge SB E. Marcos burned back issues of authoritarian government by divorcee whom King Edward Time magazine yesterday after Marcos, who lives in exile in married after abdicating the Classified 5B the U.S. newsweekly named Hawaii. throne. Comics 8A President Corazon Aquino Government officials have de- In a speech yesterday to a Crossword 5A "Woman of the Year." scribed the plebiscite as a "vote of convention promoting family The Marcos loyalists also Horoscope 5A confidence" in Mrs. Aquino. They values, Mrs. Aquino condemned staged a noisy motorcade through have predicted .resounding ap- nepotism and corruption that Jumble 5A this capital to urge a "no" vote in proval despite opposition from masquerade as dedication to fam- Living 7A the Feb. 2 plebiscite on a new Marcos loyalists and the country's ily. Her supporters have accused Lottery 1A national constitution backed by largest labor group, the May 1st Marcos of favoring his relatives the Aquino administration. Nation 3A Movement, which denounced the and friends with lucrative con- About 50 cars painted with draft charter as "pro-im- tracts and government favors New Jersey :••••• 3A slogans such as "No to Cory and perialist." The audience of about 3 000 Obituaries .' 4A Communism!" and carrying an There was no official reaction people included the archbishop of People 2A estimated 200 people took part in from the presidential office to Manila, Cardinal Jaime L. Sin Sin the procession. They gathered Mrs. Aquino's selection by Time Sports 1B last week urged Mrs. Aquino to with a few hundred other sup- The magazine cited her for being root out corruption, which he said Television 5A ASSOCIATED PRESS porters of the ousted ex-presi- able "to lead a revolt and lead a persisted under her adminis- Weather 2A BURNING PROTEST — A supporter of Ferdinand Marcos, the dent in front of the downtown republic without ever relin- tration. post office to burn copies of Time World 3A deposed president of the Philippines, burns copies of Time magazine quishing her buoyant calm or her and other magazines bearing Mrs.