City's Beachfront Merchants Optimistic SEE STORY PAGE 11 The Weather Sunny and warm today, THEBMLY FINAL high In low 80s. Clear tonight. Sunny and warm again tomor- Red Bank, Freehold row. 7 l.ohg Branch EDITION 32 PAGES Monmouth County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL.95 NO.47 RED BANK, N.J. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30.1972 TEN CENTS iniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiinniiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiitiiiiiimiiuiiniiiiiiiii iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiinuiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiDiaiiiaiun Crime Up 48% in Middletown, Chief Says «, MIDDLETOWN — Crime of our size — 25,000 population least as far as Middletown raids amaze me. They solve "Japan did'it after World solve a B and E (breaking and "They'd stopped to eat. We hold. He was given a f500 fine has increased 48 per cent in and over — in the country," goes. New Jersey is one of the burglaries almost as fast as War II. There's too much talk entering)? We're there within picked them up on the way and a two-year sentence, sus- the township in the past year, Chief McCarthy explained. three states with the worst they're committed," the chief here, too much study and no 15 minutes of the occurrence. back," the police lieutenant pended," Lt. HaUiday said. andit will increase still more "I'm not happy with it, but drug problems, and we in said. action. If we had an outbreak We send detectives south as recalled. Out on the street again, the — chiefly because of an ever- on the other hand, it's still not Middletown are right on the But the number one crime of bubonic plague, it would be quickly as possible. We know Typical Subject young addict is certain to re- growing drug problem. bad compared to other Mon- main route between New problem in the country re- a national disaster and we that the perpetrators are jun- A typical subject, he said, is peat his offense, Lt Halliday This is the burden of the an- mouth County towns," the York City and Philadelphia — mains, nevertheless, illicit would take action quick as kies, and we know they'll a young heroin addict who has feels. nual report of the township chief added. the main line drug axis. drugs, he went ott. lightning. Well, drugs are a head for Long Branch or As- been in this area since 1969. "They don't get drugs in police department presented Drug Related Arrests "Crime will increase more; "Only Japan seems able to national"disaster and should bury Park to sell the jewelry The police report on the jail. Put them away for three to the press yesterday by Chief Chief McCarthy said there that's all there is to it," Chief solve it. We can't because be treated as such," Chief or whatever they've stolen to young man — his "rap sheet" years, until the stuffs out of Joseph M. McCarthy and his has been'a substantial in- McCarthy stated. we're not ready to face real- McCarthy concluded. get drugs. So we go south. — covers six pages, with 40 their system. Then maybe senior officers. crease in arrests in the past The 48 per cent crime jump ity. Hard core drug users Lt HaUlday Concurs People don't understand why arrests, nearly all B and E's there might be a chance for "The FBI report says there year, but conceded, arrests has come despite aggressive must be taken out of circula- Speaking for the detective the detectives rush out. It's to or narcotics offenses. rehabilitation." the detective has been an Increase in crime have not kept pace with the* patrols by Capt. Frank Glea- tion. They must be in- division in the absence of bis get their property back," Lt. "This young man, a hard lieutenant urged. of 48 per cent in the township startling increase in crime, son's patrol division and yeo- carcerated. I don't mean in chief, Lt William J. HaUiday HaUiday explained. core addict, has broken into 31 In 1971, Lt HaUiday report- in the past year. Because of mostly drug-related. man efforts by the detective jail, but on an island, for in- agreed with Chief McCarthy. The method works so well homes to steal things to sup- ed, there were 201 drug ar- It, we went down from eighth "Crime is related to drugs. division under Capt Robert stance, for rehabilitation. "The major problem the de- that once the detectives got port his habit. He can't help it rests in the township. Eight- from lowest to 22d from low- The state said last year this is M. Letts. Strict enforcement can do tectives face is the narcotics ahead of their quarry on their now; he has to do it. He was een suspects were children est in crime in municipalities not so, but they're wrong — at "Their apprehensions and this. problem," he said. "How to way south. just convicted again in Free- See Rise, Page 2 Mxon-Tanaka Talk Today Seeks Pacific Peace Bonds SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. While on the island of Oahu. given by Clare Boothe Luce, ference Nixon held yesterday cleared. We want it cleared as .friendship and cooperation is (AP) — President Nixon will Nixon will spend most of his who served as ambassador to outside his San Clemente soon as possible." Anyone in the linchpin of peace in the welcome Japanese Prinre time with Tanaka. But he will Italy during the Eisenhower home. Some of the highlights: government or in his cam- Pacific and we are going to Minister Kakuei Tanaka to hold a Vietnam conference to- administration. — Bombing of North Viet- paign who declined to cooper- try to strengthen that linchpin Hawaii tonight for summit morrow with Ellsworth Bunk- Goodwill Hopping nam and the mining of its har- ate with investigators will be in these meetings." talks he hopes will strengthen er, U.S. ambassador to Sai- Mrs. Nixon will also do bors will continue until there fired. Initiatives prospects for peace hi the Pa- gon, and will set aside some some goodwill hopping, flying is substantial progress toward Asks Handate Nixon said he and the prime cific. time for trying to win friends to Hilo on the island of Hawaii a settlement of the war. Nei- — The President, in seeking minister wiU discuss "in- Nixon scheduled a full and influence voters. tomorrow to visit volunteer ther activity will be halted a second term. Is bidding for itatives towards the People's morning of work at the West- A campaign-style welcome . service projects and be enter- "as an election eve. tactic." "a clear mandate for what I Republic of .China and to- ern White House here before was readied for him at Hick- tained at a luau. She'll spend — Of the controversial bug- have called change that wards the Soviet Union." But taking off from the El Toro am, and he planned to mingle about seven hours at Hilo. ging of Democratic National works." He said he wants to he placed greater emphasis Marine Corps Air Station for with Hawaii's business and Vietnam and politics domi- Committee headquarters, he foige a "new majority" em- on economic problems. Honolulu's Hickam Field. civic leaders at a reception • nated a 39-minute news con- said: "We want the air bracing Democrats as well as Noting that Japan enjoys a Republicans. tidy surplus in trade with the .*- Nixon will spend most of United States, lie said, "I be- the next six weeks in Wash- lieve that out of this meeting ington, making only occasion- will come some progress in al one-day campaign trips. trying to reduce that unfavor- But he will step up the tempo able balance." in the final three weeks of the If Japan does not make eco- campaign, stumping hard and nomic concessions, he said, BAD NEWS — Dennis Connolly of Gladstone, a covering the whole country. "it'will inevitably feed the delivery truck driver for The Evening News of The chief executive said of fire of those in this country Newark, reads front page announcement yes- his summit sessions with Tan- who would want to set up terday that paper will end publication with tomor- aka: "Japanese-American quotas and other restrictions." row's editions. - Newark News Prepares To Die; Hassle Goes On NEWARK (AP) - The Eve- quire a newsprint firm that it complained the management fluent retail market which is ning News of Newark is going purchased with the paper two did not give the public a quali- Northern New Jersey," the to its grave, bat the argu- years ago. ty newspaper following the re-. guild said. ments between labor and "Nothing has occurred turn to publication last April. The paper's own page-one management that accom- since to dispel the conviction It said the paper failed to analysis of why it was folding panied the newspaper's de- that Media General never meet the public's demand for, said "the problems that com- cline appear as strong as cared about the News, pur- enterprise journalism and was pel the Evening News to ever. chased it — with the ultimate satisfied with traditional pol- make this decision are solely The newspaper. New Jer- intention of selling it or fold- icies on editorial content. financial." Mair said losses sey's largest evening daily and tag it — in order to acquire "It is astonishing that the were to the point where they . R«g»Mr Stott Phrte by Dan L»rtH one of the most widely read the lucrative newsprint firm." Newark News could not sur- would have reached $8 million ONE OF MANY — Numerous exhibits line Long Branch armory for Summer Senior Citizen Festival, papers in the state, an- The guild statement also vive in the growing and af- a year.