Heads Assembly as 4 Democrats Bolt SEE STORY PACE 3 . Mostly Sunny Mostly sunny today", In- FINAL creasing cloudiness tonight. Tomorrow, cloudy and mild with showers likely, EDITION Mohmouth County's Outstanding Home N 30 PAGES VOL.94 NO. 140 RED BANK, N.J; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ] 2,1972 TEN CENTS Income Tax Said idv's Consensus TRENTON (AP) - A key sions have been made. ty tax and elimination of sales of February'. He asked the legislative leader expects the Senate Minority Leader J. tax exemptions which now legislators not to comment on Cahill administration to pro- Edward Crabiel, vice chair- cover food and clothing. reports on what the com- pose an income tax tied to man of the tax committee, In his annual message at mittee will recommend until it property tax reform this year, said yesterday the group has the opening of the 195th Legis- reveals its proposals. even though the head of the taken a preliminary "con- lature Tuesday, Cahill noted Cahill entered the Assembly Governor's Tax Policy Com- sensus vote" supporting an in- the committee is not due to chamber to deliver the mes- come tax, a statewide proper- report until the second week sage after a bitter partisan mittee denies that any deci- i battle resulted in the election of Republican Thomas Kean of Essex County as speaker. Proposals Cahill,outlined his proposals for prison reform, an author, ity to provide construction fi- nancing for hospitals, a new STUBBORN FIRE — Firemen from five municipalities early today continued to fight blaze In Mon- State Division on Youth and mouth Beach Cold Storage Co. Capacity of famlly-towned businesses IV2 million .pounds offish. The Family, a massive trans- cause of the fire has not been determined. portation bond issue, a prison construction bond issue and revitalization of the Hudson County waterfront. • Cahill urged that the speak- er's fight be forgotten. "I 150 Firemen know many of you in this room are disappointed and up- set," he said, but'added "let us do that which must be done." . Kean was elected after As- Storage Plant semblyman David Friedland,. D-Hudson, led three other Democrats in a break with By JANE FODERARO after midnight.destroyed the and stores fish for distributors he tyas-treated; for cutsi and their party which backed As- main office of the plant and a *i the New York-Philadelphia . contusions, arid: released; , • semblyman Howard Woodson, MONMOUTH .BEACH - loft section above refrig- area, has capacity storage Sfanding'wiih[ftfetaenuVtfce D-Mercer. (see story, page 3.) Thesinayor-of Monmouth eration units in the first hour space for 1% million pounds dense, blindJug smoke, Mayor Woodson said the Speaker Bea.ch stood helplessly by as a and, until early this, morriing, of fish. During busy seasons; : Johnson tensely watched battle would not result in persistent lire ravaged his •threatened to sweep upper the plant employs as many as Hames ripple across the roof Democratic reprisals against, femflywwited' -cold, storage areas of the block-long com- 40persons. of his plant...... , A SENATOR N0W - ffSSSiSvf^SaSltrwa»st state senaidiv'foftaer good Republican legislators; plant early today. plex. One employe, David Ross of Into Refrigeration As'§<shiblymoif[ Joseph Azzolina, Irsurrouftd&d/By his wife and flve'of.their Crabiel said the tax com- More than ISO volunteer Mayor Sidney B. Johnson • 58 Washington St., Long "•Whafcan. t say?" he seven children Who came to wish him wtjt'oj th> opening of the ]95th se?-- mittee was "leaning" toward firemen from five municipal- entered and re-entered the Branch, was injured in the asked. "It hMt gotten into; sion of the state legislature. From the left are Gregg Michael and John the income and state property ities struggled to contain a burning building to assist fire- fire- when he entered the the refrigeraliiin units at this Azzolina, Mr. Azzolina's wife Lynn, the senator, Joseph Jr., Mark and taxes. roof-top blaze in the central men, emerging each time building and, according to". point.•;;•? it was then about Judy Azzolina. - - Dlspted "'"'" -pefBenroT-Uie" sprawling Mon- soaked with water that was unofficial reports, was struefcv,2:30 a.m. Firemen ran In, But former Republican Sen. mouth Beach Cold Storage relentlessly hosed in from all- by a falling object. He. was 'around and on toff of lite Co. on Riverdale Ave. ' directions. taken to Monmouth Medical buildings that mail up tjief Harry L. Sears, chairman of v the tax group, vehemently de- The fire, discovered shortly His company, tliat packs Center, Long Branch, where complex. Hre Chief W F«eK" nied that Crabiel's statement sen of Monmouth Beach was Legislator Reaction: was true. with them, directing most of "It is beyond my com- - the effort from a rooftop. ' prehension that he could The Johnson family first make such a statement," said learned of the fire when, at Sears. He called Crabiel's re- 12:10 a.m., two unidentified Tax Reform Needed marks "deplorable" since no ' boys and a girl pounded on one else on the committee has the door of their home, which ByBENVANVLIET the Tax Policy Commission in tax. issued a statement on its pro- is on the plant property. terms of what is needed for Mr. Bedell, who missed the posals. "There's a fjre, there's a TRENTON - Monmouth the state. governor's speech, referred to Sears said, he stood by a pri- fire," they yelUjd, according County Sen. Joseph Azzolina The governor, who departed his prepared text, which was or statement that the income to Vivian Johnson, the may- said last night that despite from his prepared text, gave released Monday, and called and state property taxes were or's daughter, who was study- Gov. William T. Cahffl's plea no specifics,of what the com- it "fairly predictable." among the proposals being ing for two final exams for understanding of the forth- mission report will contain. Sen. Azzolina, wbo said he considered. But, he said, ! today at Monmouth College. coming recommendations Thfrreport is to be issued next hadn't read the governor's "there has sever been a vote \ The mayor's' son, Sidney for tax reform, the public isn't mjmtn and most observers prepared message, said he be- taken, or a poll taken in any Johnson 2nd, also a Mon- going to-buy any new taxes ffci it will contain a recom- lieves the governor will rec- session of the committee." mouth College student, is a unless there's true reform of liiendation for a statewide in- fireman. He raced: out of the ommend whatever is contain* He added, "What Sen. Cra- the property tax. .tome tax. ed in the Tax Policy Commis- houses past the. plant to get a The governor told the open- biel says is simply not true." fire truck. :• Monmouth County's lone sion report Crabiel said the committee ing session of the 195th Legis- i Democratic legislator, Assem- "Then it will be up to us," ... East Door lature yesterday that he has not yet taken final and of- ; blymah Eugene J. Bedell, Sen., Azzolina said, "to eval- ficial votes on its recommen- "As I went by, flames were wants the Legislature to con-\ said he feels positive the gov- uate what the needs of the WilbertCVKussell John M. Buffln Samuel Teichcr shooting out of the east sider the recommendations of dations. He also charged that >• emor-will advocate anincome See Tax. Page 3 the group had decided against door...in the office area;" holding public hearings prior he said. to issuing its report. The junior Mr. Johnson, who also works at the plant, Russell Requests SIC said there are1 13 freezing Plan Hearings MiddletownCivicUnits But Sears said the com- units in addition to the main mittee still intended to con- packaging section in the com- duct one, and possibly sev- plex. The 12th unit, one of the" eral, public sessions. The first Probe of Buffin Issue largest, was constructed abotit four years ago, he said. probably will be held the day By \l HOItAY has been advised that Thomas intended to sue him. ConfrontNe w Officials the tax findings are submitted Concern was expressed by J. Savage of Westfield, Mr. "I'm glad he said that,",the ByBOBBRAMLEY Speaking for the East that he hopes always to be to Cahill, he said. LONG BRANCH - Coun- Buffin's attorney, has. asked councilman said. "It now ap- onlookers, many of them em- Keansburg Betterment Asso- first in the future. Crabiel charged the gover- cilman Wilbert C. Russell last the SIC for an investigation of pears that he got the PBA to' ployes, that the fire.would MIDDLETOWN - Civic ciation was William J. Doyle "It never happened before," nor was delaying the report to night called for a State In- the issue. sue me," he added. penetrate the.cork insulation groups and other township or- of 245 Forest Avc. Called on he declared, recalling that it avoid dealing with the con- vestigation Commission probe "I would welcome it," Mr. In the event of litigation or . of the units. ganizatlons lost no time first in the public portion of was also the first time in 50 troversial tax reform and of the reasons for his seeking Russell said an SIC probe, Mr. Russell Called to assist Monmouth ' sharpening their axes before the meeting by Mayor years that East Keansburg budget issues in his message. a "profile report" on John M. He added that he wrote yes- said, "I will have plenty to Beach firemen were, com- the newly formed Township Thomas J. Lynch, Mr. Doyle was represented by a Demo- Cahill told the legislators Buffin, city public safety di- terday to the executive direc- say about Mr.