Coming tomorrow...spring home improvement section By DAVID GIAULICH Witnesses in the crowded supermarket told police the wagon, and a 1068 or 1HI green Chevrolet, with out-of-state ABERDEEN — A group of women described as resem- women scattered around the store and distracted clerks with plates. The out-ofstate plates were orange and probably from ff bling "a band of gypsies" are suspects in the larceny of $3,150 questions about products. "They spoke in a foreign accent New York or Pennsylvania from an A and P supermarket yesterday afternoon. that was very hard for the manager to understand," Del. "We can't pin it (the larceny) to them, but they are sus- Gypsies" get Aberdeen police said six or seven women dressed in Wicklund said Meanwhile, women of a similar description pecls We think it was a diversion type of thing." the detec- flashy gowns, wearing turbans or bandanas on their heads, had entered other stores in the shopping center, and police be- tive said and speaking in foreign accents entered the supermarket on lieve between 15 or 20 persons are involved altogether No lar- $3,150 from Route 35 and Cliff wood Avene around 1:30 pm They left cenies were reported at the other stores There were no threats or weapons shown during the in- without making a purchase about 10 minutes later, and short- cident, but the visitors, who wore "glittery stuff" on their ly afterwards the store manager discovered cash missing "The door to the A and P safe was closed, but apparently clothes, caused a stir among weekend shoppers. "People were from the store sale ' wasn't locked all the way," Det Wicklund said it was just amazed to see women in these costumes," Del Wicklund dumb luck." supermarket "It's a new twist," said Detective Kenneth L Wicklund said "Mothers were telling little kids that the gypsies had "They marched into the store in a single line, military style, Police have partial descriptions of four cars which the come " and later they got back in line and marched right out of the suspects may have used a brown-colored car with out-of- Detective Wicklund and Ptl Larry L-Hotta are In- store " state license plates, a dark Buick. a two-tone tan station vestigating the case. The Daily Register VOL.100 NO. 242 SHREWSBURY, N.J. MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1978 15 CENTS Pay taxes, die, but Mater works separate Elderly pair: Dragging us into court By DAVID TURNER "They're trying to take away my right to use what is The Township Council established the MUA in the early "a precedent that an Individual can say he will not use the MARLBORO - An elderly Wickatunk couple says they mine in favor of something they want to sell me," Mrs. Ivan 1970s, because of problems with wells In the area north of water." are being "dragged into court" by the Marlboro Township says. Route 520, according to MUA Chairman C Douglas McClung. "If we didn't have the power to have everyone In the area Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA), which is attempting to "As an individual, I leel that I have the right to decide Mrs. Ivan says that a number of residents tried to tell the hookup, then it wouldn't be economically feasible to have the force them to pay for water they never usedv whether I buy something or not," she says. council that they could not afford the MUA's water service. authority," he says. Mr. and Mrs. John Ivan of Blossom Ave. maintain that Mr. McClung says that the Ivans' case "does affect the Mrs. Ivan and her 64-year-old husband moved here 14 the issue is whether they have the right to use water from "The politicians said "the law is on our side, and you will welfare of the overall system," and adds that the authority years ago from Perth Amboy, where Mr. Ivan Is employed by do as you are told." she says "How can they talk to the their own wells, or whether they have to buy what someone serves approximately 1,100 customers. Hess Oil. At that time, there was no municipal water service people that way, when they are taxpayers and human else wants to sell them. "For the benefit of one, 909 should not suffer," he de- available in the area, and all residents drew their water from beings?" "In this life, all we have to do is pay taxes and die," says clares. wells. Mrs. Ivan, and she adds that "water works are separate from The five MUA commissioners are all appointed by the The case is scheduled to be heard by a state Appellate Di- taxes." The Ivans are challenging a township ordinance which re- township council, and they each receive an annual salary of vision judge on April 17. Mr. McClung says that the authority The MUA has threatened to place a lien on the two-bed- quires residents to buy water from the municipal utility, ac- 12,000. Mr. McClung, and Commissioners John t, Croddick will be represented by its former attorney, James L. Carey of room Ivan home, and to put it up for public auction, if the cording to Joseph Yousoff, the Ivan's attorney. and Richard Vuola are all members of the council. Wall Township. Ivans do not pay some $440 in back service charges. Mr. Yousoff notes that people cannot be forced to buy wa- Mr. McClung notes that several other municipal water au- Mr. Carey was replaced as the authority's attorney on "We have water lines running to our house, and a meter, ter from any private company, and adds that a victory for the thorities have joined the MUA to help defend the authority's Feb. 21, when the MUA commissioners voted to hire Benedict but they were never hooked up," says Mrs. Ivan. "The meter Ivans would be "a victory for the small person over the coer- position in the courts. R. Nicosia, who is also the Democratic Party leader In Red in the house reads zero." cive power of big government " Mr Croddick says that a victory for the Ivans would set Bank. Author claiming CB radios could turn into a monster By WARREN RICHEV ellites and high voltage been hidden from you by out that during the 15 years SHREWSBURY - Your power lines, from micro- the Pentagon, the State De- that the CIA knew about citizen-band radio may be wave ovens, diathermy ma- partment and the elec- the Moscow Signal, it had killing you. chines, burglar alarms, citi- tronics industry." conducted a test on young At least that's what Paul zen-band radios and coun- One coverup that Mr. women who were returning Brodeur, a 20-year staffer tless other civilian uses, as Brodeur alluded to in his to the United States after for The New Yorker and au- well as from a vast arsenal talk was by the'Department . having worked for an ex- thor of "The Zapping of of military weapons and de- of Defense and the CIA con- tended period in the Mos- America," thinks. vices." cerning "Project Pandora" cow Embassy. In Mr. Brodeur's book, Mr. Brodeur maintained alias ths "Moscow Signal." Mr. Brodeur said the which he discussed Sunday during his discussion that He said that when he and women were never in- during the "Afternoon with "we may have created an Associated Press report- formed of the true nature of Authors" series at Mon- some kind of monster in our er attempted to get specific the tests, nor were the test mouth County Library's midst" information about Soviet at- results ever released to the Eastern Branch, he reveals The book, which is sub- tempts to use microwaves public that radio waves and micro- titled "Microwaves, their to alter the behavior of He said the tests revealed waves "are beamed in- deadly risk and the cover American diplomats in the that the women had suf- discriminately into our en- up," contends that "Micro- United States Embassy in fered genetic damage which MEET THE AUTHORS - Paul Brodeur, au- left) and Fred Oser of the Monmouth County vironment from television, wave radiation can blind Moscow, he was turned he termed "gross chromo- thor of "The Zapping of America" (left), and Library (right) before the beginning of the "Af- radio, and radar trans- you, alter your behavior, down because the docu- somal breaks." Mary S. Hartman, author of "Victorian Mur- ternoon with Authors" program at the county's mitters; from telephone cause genetic damage, even ments were "classified." Mr. Brodeur said that mi- deresses" (center right, chat with Jane Fode- Eastern Branch, Sunday. relay systems, orbiting sat- kill you. The risks have He said that he did find See Author claims, page 3 raro, Dally Register day city editor (center County planner supports office relocation lion project, ranging from 1575,000 to II million, but Mr. Elle- By JULIE MCDONNELL pective local merchants that the borough Is commited to im- conducted on the relocation, and presented to Mayor Daniel J proving the Shrewsbury Avenue shopping district," Mr. Hal O'llem and Councilmen Robert Marks and Frank McKenna good said the renovation would probably cost between $800,000 RED BANK — Relocating borough offices at the River sey said, adding that the "presence of municipal employees at a meeting Saturday. and |l million Street School would help ease the downtown parking crunch could supplement the demand for small retail business in the The study, prepared by Michael Ellegood. Paul Shaffcry, The school Is now owned by the Board of Education, as well as provide a major boost for the town's Westside, ac- area." John Minton, and Patrick M.