6 Grabbed in Major Gambling Raid

6 Grabbed in Major Gambling Raid

Dems attack lame duck GOP job plan •> MAM M4CYAI board whea AUaa J. MacDooald, a Mlddletowa Democrat, present positions. MOLD - Democratic freeholders blasted the Democratic Freeholder Ray Kramer called the lame 1 defeated incumbent Republican Freeholder Ernest J. 2**** *" Republics, freeholder majority last night for Kavalek tor the second seat on the board Mr. Kane, who it duck appotatmeau "one of the most flagrant pork-barrel jm<to "WMto three m expensive Jobs" for party mayor of Freehold, finished fourth efforts Monmouth County has ever experienced. MtmMn who «M IOM thair prtMU county pottUou whan Mr. UrrUon confirmed last night that the Republican "Not only is there no need for these jobs, not only is W Democnu take cottnl of the Board of Freeholder! majority win vote tomorrow to appoint: there no legitimate purpose for these Jobs, but this stands •utmatfc, — Albert "Buddy" AUen, Aberdeen, now director of as a monument to the moat vicious Republican attempts to rrmktUt Director Harry Urrtsoo Jr., a RepubUcu uMkittrial development, to a three-year term as assistant rob the public treasury for their own politics! purposes," by accusing the Democrats of "miking the same superintendent of bridges at a salary of approximately Mr. Kramer charged. Uth-hoar appointments when they lost power In ttl.Mtayear. This midnight raid on the public payroll is un- UN." — Richard 1. Day, Spring Lake, now secretary to the precedented In the history of Monmouth County." be said. And ha questioned the qualifications of unuicceuful director of buildings and grounds, to a three-year term as "Never In the past have freeholders blatantly crested lew Democratic freeholder candidate Roger J. Kane for the anistant superintendent of public works at approximately Jobs. These jobs were never dreamed of before the Re- poll of director of industrial development - to which the W.ooo a year, publicans lost the election." Dtmotnts plan to appoint him at their reorganization — Joseph Collins, Freehold, now personnel director, to Democratic Freeholder Thomas J. Lynch called the meettof JM. |. a two-year term as assistant road supervisor at approx- GOP action "a rapacious Republican hand in the pocket of Mr. UrriMn led all votegetttrs In the freeholder elec- imately 121,500 a year the Monmouth County taxpayer. •~'h. but the Republicans lost control of the The three men are earning upwards of $20,000 in their Sec Deas attack, page II Ilic & Registet f The Daily Register •«5! VOL.101 NO. 143 SHREWSBURY, N.J. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1978 15 CENTS County officers first use wiretaps 6 grabbed in major gambling raid By BARBARA KATELL lished shortly after he became prosecutor last September. Welfare Board, and a construction worker. assistant prosecutor, the gambling ring that allegedly was FREEHOLD - The county prosecutor's office used wire- Yesterday's arrests were the first revelation of the existence of The investigation was carried out in cooperation with the smashed with the arrests yesterday conducted a gambling taps for the first time in Its history in an investigation of a the new task force and of the availability of wiretap equipment Union County prosecutor's office And while Monmouth County business that took in between $5 million and 110 million a year In "multi-million dollar" gambling ring which resulted in the to the detective bureau within the prosecutor's office. detectives were rounding up the six county residents, Union bets on all sports. Mr Lehrer estimated that the daily handle in arrests of six persons yesterday, County Prosecutor Alexander Among those arrested were Pasquale "Patty" Masco, for- County law enforcement personnel arrested another 'seven Monmouth alone averaged 120,000 a day or approximately $5 D. Lehrer announced at a press conference last night merly of Ocean Township, who has a history of gambling people in that county, Morris, Essex and Hudson. More arrests million a year Mr. Lehrer said the investigation was carried out by a arrests; his wife; a female friend; a bartender at the Navesink are still expected throughout the area. lie said that bookmaking paraphernalia, lists of bettors, "skeletal" organized crime task force that he secretly estab- Country Club, Mlddletown; a social worker with the county According to Mr. Lehrer and James Hart, a Union County See t grabbed, page 21 Claim oil cost hike ^—OPEC Hikes Oil Prices will fuel inflation NEW YORK (AP) - The cision and hope it will be re- have major impacts not only decision to boost the price of considered before the next on trade balances but also on crude oil 14.S percent — nearly steps take effect," Carter said the rate of inflation." double earlier predictions — In a statement. The general estimate of in- will feed Inflation in the United "It obviously Is serious," creases in the prices of States and could hurt the 13 oil- said Alfred Kahn, Carter's gasoline and heating oil In the producing nations economical- chief inflation fighter. "I'm United States is about 3 cents ly, say government and in- very unhappy because 1 think per gallon. dustry officials. it will be terribly Injurious to But Schleslnger predicted President Carter said Sun- us and — in the long run - to the OPEC Increase would day that the increase will hurt them." raise the price of oil imported efforts to reduce Inflation and Energy Secretary James into the United States by about maintain a world economic re- Schleslnger, who had urged Vfa cents a gallon, and boost covery. He said the oil-produc- the Organization of Petroleum the price of gasoline at the ing countries share the respon- Exporting Countries to freeze pump by S to 6 cents a gallon a siblillty for the success of eco- the price of crude oil, said: "It year from now. nomic programs is a substantial increase, larg- As of Nov. 1, the average "We regret this OPEC de- er than we had hoped It could See Claim til, page! Peoples Temple figure 1977 78 tin I April I July 1 flcl 1 to be buried in this area 1979 By STEVEN L. LUBETKIN her husband's burial. Mr witnesses" had placed Mr. TINTON FALLS - Joseph Childs said. Wilson at the Port Kaltuma Wilson, a member of the ill- However, a friend of Mrs. airstrip where Congressman BLOWN AWAY - This South Street home In Red Bonk shows the typical, but fated Peoples Temple who was Freeland, who asked not to be Leo J. Ryan, D-Calif, and Conrail blasted not devastating damage, wrought by high winds which swept through Mon- implicated in the slaying of a identified, said that Mrs. three newsmen were slain mouth County yesterday. In addition to such property damage, tree limbs U.S. Congressman in Guyana, Wilson had left some clothes at Commiszioner Roberts said were reported felled In Freehold, Tlnton Falls and Eatontown, and wires will be buried locally without Mrs. Freeland's home, and that Mr. Wilson was identified were downed In Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver. Snow flurries accom- ceremony. could not rule out the possi- as one of the gunmen. by Gambaccini panied the gusty winds, but there we're no accumulations. Mr. Wilson is the son by a bility that Mrs. Wilson might Mrs. Wilson told reporters previous marriage of Mrs. return here. that she and eight other per- NE;W YORK (AP) - Con- provement In Conrail's on-time Anne C. Freeland, 23 Howard The friend said that Mrs sons had escaped the suicide rail, operator of New Jersey's performance," he said Ave. Wilson went to California to ritual by pretending to go on a commuter rail network, will "Conrail must be accoun- Meanwhile. Mr. Wilson's make funeral arrangements picnic. She said the group have to show "dramatic" im- table and responsible for Its Power outages, property widow, Leslie, has returned to for her mother and three of her walked 37 miles to Matthews, a provement in service if It is to work," he said during the tap- California after spending sisters, all of whom died in the small settlement in the have its contract renewed, ing of "Focus: New Jersey," a about two weeks at Mrs. Free- Jonestown, Guyana murder-su Guyanese jungle, where they state Transportation Com- weekly public affairs program damage result of winds land's home. ictdes. were told what happened by mission Louis J. Gambaccini that airs at 10:30 pm today on John Childs, of Childs Fu- Mrs.' Freeland's first In- local police. said yesterday. WPIX-TV, Channel 11 Gusty winds, sometimes No serious mishaps were By 10 p.m , winds had died neral Home, Red Bank, con- dication that any of her rela- During her two-week stay "We will sign a formal con- Gambaccini was ques clocked at more than M miles reported anywhere. down to an average of 30 miles firmed that he was handling tives had survived the bizarre here, Mrs. Wilson declined all tract with Conrail shortly, tloned by the program's host- per now, or approaching hur- The Daily Register's per hour, with gusts ranging the arrangements for the deaths In Guyana was when requests for interviews making it retroactive to last producer, John Hamilton, and ricane force, whipped through weather observer reported between 40 and 45 miles per burial of Mr. Wilson, but de- Mrs. Wilson's picture ap- She did, however, deny summer, but this contract will by representatives of many Monmouth County yesterday, . that the wind chill factor made hour, the observer said. The clined to give details at Mrs. peared with her three-year old writing a self-deprecating let- expire next summer." Gam- New Jersey commuter groups, i«uslng some property dam- It feel no warmer than 21 wind chill factor by then Freeland's request son, Jakarri, In the New York ter to the Rev.

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