The Daily Register VOL.98 NO. 12 SHREWSBURY, N. J. TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1975 15 CENTS State's fiscal crisis ^solution' seen near By JOHN T. McGOWAN posals first with members of the Assembly which is slated to They said Byrne, who had been holding out for a com- The gap in the budget resulted in layoff notices to .hun- take initial action on them today. mitment on a future income tax before going along with nui- dreds of state employes and threatens to drastically TRENTON (AP) - Legislative leaders think 4hey liave Senate President Frank J. Dodd, D-Essex, and Assembly sance taxes program, appeared receptive to the now propos- curtail state aid to education, to close some state institutions found the solution to the state's fiscal crisis and now they're Speaker S. Howard Woodson, D-Mercer, said the program al > and to force tuition increases and class cutbacks at stale col- looking for the votes to put it across. based on so-called nuisance taxes could be approved in the State Treasurer Richard Leone emerged from a meeting leges and Rutgers, the State University. The leaders emerged from a meeting with Gov. Brendan Assembly on Thursday, the Senate on Monday, and enacted between the leaders and Byrne, at which the new program About 100 of the threatened state employes work at the • T. Byrne last night to say they felt they were close to solving, into law early next week. was discussed, to say, "We're very close to a solution for the Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center in Wall Township, for the moment at least, the state's fiscal problems. They said It would not restore all the $904 million in cuts made in first time in months." the state's only center for treatment of mentally disturbed they would put off until the fall the longer-range problem of the budget by Byrne after the Senate refused to go along with The legislative leaders confirmed that the new package children » reforming state school finance. ' his proposed state income tax which had passed the Assem- does not include the one cent increase in the five per cent The leaders declined to discuss details of the plan they bly. state sales tax already approved by the Senate Some of these employes, parents of their charges and for- have come up with to restore some (250 million in spending to Woodson and Dodd said the cuts that would remain would "I told the senators our decisions were not written in mer residents of the center paraded in pouring rain outside the state budget. be a combination of state services and state aid to municipal- stone," Dodd said, indicating ht> expected Senate support for the State House yesterday chanting "Show some guts Re- They said they wanted to discuss details of the tax pro- ities, but again they refused to go into detail. the Assembly program. store the cuts." Russian cosmonauts launched into space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Leonov replied with the to gradully close the gap and predicted favorable weather (AP) — A two-man Russian customary Russian response bring the two ships to a his- for the Apollo launch, with a Soyuz ship rocketed away - "To the devil." 17 tortf linkup 140 mUes above forecast of partly cloudy from earth today on the first Astronauts and cosmonauts West Germany at 12:15 p.m skies, widely scattered thun- of twin launchings that aim will fly a mission of high-fly- Thursday. dershowers, light winds and a for a historic linkup in space ing detente, representing "We are ready to fly," temperature of 85. between Soviet cosmonauts America and Russia, once Kubasov told newsmen at Good weather also pre- and American astronauts. keen rivals in space. Baikonur yesterday. vailed at Baikonur A powerful rocket boosted As Apollo enters orbit, "The team is ready to go; For the first time, the So- cosmonauts Alexei Leonov Soyuz will be 4,140 miles everything is go," said Ches- viets are providing live tele- and Valeri Kubasov into ahead, over Belgrade, Yugo- ter M. Lee, director of the vised coverage of their space from the Baikonur Cos- slavia. American side of the joint launching to the rest of the modrome on the fringe of a The more sophisticated mission. world, temporarily at least central Russian desert 1,400 Apollo, with commander Staf- After a week of concern removing the veil of secrecy miles southeast of Moscow. ford at the controls, is to con- over daily afternoon thun- that has surrounded their TUG BOAT — A youngster gives a helping hand streams In the aftermath of heavy rains and four At Cape Canaveral, half a duct all the tricky maneuvers derstorms, meteorologists space program. against the flowing water on Sweetbriar Ave. In deaths were attributed to the storms. (See story, world away, the countdown Hamilton Township yesterday. The Central area of The State column, page 9.) continued on the Satum rock- New Jersey suffered many flooded roads and et which is to hoist Apollo as- tronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand and Donald K. Slay ton in pursuit of the Soyuz craft later in the day. Diversion of transport For the first time, the So- viet Union provided live tele- vised coverage of one of its launchings to the rest of the world. But Western newsmen were barred from the launch funds termed illegal site at Baikonur. Millions of Russians FREEHOLD - The chair- week by Harold Kendler, harm railroad labor in the of its citizens while encour- watched as Leonov and Kuba- man Of the Monmouth County United Transportation Union long run. aging them to conserve fuel, sov arrived at the launching Transportation Coordinating legislative representative. "When fuel runs low, we reduce traffic congestion and pad and Leonov saluted the Committee yesterday termed don't burn the house down In curtail air pollution. government commission over- as Illegal a proposal to divert "I am somewhat surprised order to keep warm. In ad- "Our state transportation seeing the launch, saying: state capital funds earmarked at Harold's proposal," said vancing this suggestion, he network has been permitted "The crew of Soyuz is for various transportation Judge Labrecque, a retired unwittingly is aligning him- to deteriorate to such an ex- ready for the joint flight with projects to paying operating Superior Court judge. "As- self with — to say the least — tent that without the infusion the American space ship subsidies to Interstate rail suming, as we must, that he the 'non-friends' of public of capital funds its position Apollo." and bus carriers. Is acting in good faith and not transportation." would be almost hopeless," "I wish you a lucky flight The committee chairman, because of his personal oppo- Judge Labrecque said New he said. and a successful return to Theodore J. Labrecque. sition to the electrification of Jersey is pledged to support a "To divert these bond earth," a voice replied, but voiced strenuous disapproval the line, the cure he suggests public transportation network monies at the present time to the speaker was not shown. of the proposal made last is one which cannot help but which Will insure the mobility any purpose other than that As Leonov and Kubasov for which the bonds were mounted the steps to the originally authorized would be elevator for the trip to the top to break faith with both the of the 150-foot, three-stage voters and those who pur- rocket, an unidentified voice READY FOR LAUNCH —'Cosmonauts Aleksey A. Leonov, right, and Va- Larrison criticizes chase the bonds in good called out the Russian ex- lery N. Kubasov are shown this morning as they prepare to board the faith," continued Judge Labr- pression for "good luck." Soyuz space capsule. ecque, adding: "Such action would be clearly illegal and in direct county Task Force violation of state policy. From a practical standpoint, By WILLIAM J. ZAORSKI for entering into contracts the proposal, even if it were Attorney tells jury Adams with Honeywell Information legal, would do no more than FREEHOLD - Republican Systems Inc. for new data 'postpone the evil day.' New Freeholder Harry Larrison processing equipment without Jersey must face up to its re- Jr. yesterday accused the bidding, Mr. Larrison said sponsibilities now. The future Democratic county adminis- that several governmental of labor, in both rail and bus killed youth in line of duty agencies — Hudson County, tration's Task Force as being transit, depends on the via- By SHERRY CONOHAN Robert F. Novins, of Toms The dead youth was Wilbert as a policeman as to the lim- "nothing more than a clever Somerset County, Newark bility of our transportation and Paterson — upgraded River, Adams' attorney, told Steven Russell, the son of Wil- ited justification for use of attempt to embarrass pre- companies." FREEHOLD - The defense vious Republican adminis- their data processing systems a Superior Court jury that the bert C. Russell, director of deadly force and through without competitive bidding These companies cannot be attorney for former Long shooting occurred while the Monmouth Community reckless indifference to the trations." successful without the capital Branch Patrolman John Adams was assisting other Action Program (MCAP) and boy's life. Mr. Larrison, one of two the same as Monmouth did in past years. funds' necessary to enable Adams, who is accused of police officers in a search a former Long Branch coun- Opening statements got un- Republicans on the five-mem- them to keep up with the manslaughter in the fatal shortly after midnight for a cilman. The youth was black. derway following selection of ber county Board of Freehol- Mr.