Weather 7 JUflRL (fMgflVtVfy U* •AMTi. T«i|U, dew «Uk « 25J75 to* W Jli Thursday, fair. Set Red Bank Area Malta, pap 2. DIAL 741-0010 MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 87 YEARS bnunud daily. MMoMar ttroutb Friday. Second Clmu Pc*t»i« VOL. 87, NO. 174 PiPaidd att BeBd Bank and M AdjiWonat Ilalllni OtflcU. TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1965 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE Bombs\ Rockets Rip North Viet Port DA NANG, Viet Nam (AP) The targets were the port. Nineteen Vietnamese fighters that massive amounts of arms A U.S. spokesman in Saigon- er air strikes against the "The governments of the Re- cove 240 miles northeast of —American and Vietnamese of Quang Kihe, 40 miles north hit Quang Khe, and 20 U.S. and ammunition were being said the raid was not in re- North are now to be consid- public of Viet Nam and of the Saigon by a mystery ship. planes slammed rockets and of the border between North Air Force F100 jet fighters smuggled into South Viet Nam taliation for any particular in- ered routine. He also declined United States wish to avoid South Vietnamese fighter- bombs into a North Vietna- and South Viet Nam, and the went along to suppress ground from North Vietnamese ports. cident but because of the to say whether the latest strike widening the conflict, but they bontbers sank the ship. mese supply depot and a supply depot at Xom Bang, fire. • The three raids last month "continuing pattern of North had been specifically ordered are committed to make clear Col. Nguyen Kim Khanh, coastal port today in the 10 miles north of the border followed Viet Cong attacks on by the White House. to Hanoi that North Viet Nam commander of the 41st Viet- An undisclosed number of Vietnamese aggression." He fourth raid against the Com- and IS miles east of the Lao- U.S. personnel and installa- An official U.S. statement will be held fully accountable namese Air Wing, said the U.S. Air Force FlOOs and twin- asserted that U.S. policy all munist North within a month. tian border. tions and were considered re- cited as two recent instances for continuing aggression mystery ship had sailed from jet BS7 bombers attacked Xom along, has been one of retalia- Aircraft Irom the V.S. 7th taliations for action against of Communist terrorism the against South Viet Nam," the Quang Khe, Hie target of the There were no initial re- Bang. tion against over-all Commu- Heet did not ^participate in the United States. With th( nist aggression rather than killing or kidnaping of 139 statement said. raid today. the attacks, a U.S. spokes- ports on the success of the Ool. Nguyen Kim Khanh, raid today, it appeared thai Vietnamese civilians in the South Vietnamese , ground Another camouflaged mys- mission, and it was not im- against specific Communist man said in Saigon, but 7th commander of the 41st Viet- political decisions had been initiatives. past two weeks, and an at- forces on Feb. 20 captured tery boat was sighted in a Beet planes may have par- mediately known if there were namese Air Wang, said the taken in Washington to esca- tack on a bus by Viet Cong 80 tons of arms, much of it cove 50 miles below Saigon ticipated in reconnaissance or any American or Vietnamese ' raid on Quang Khe was or- late the air war against the He declined to speculate on guerrillas in which nine ci- Russian and Chinese, that was Sunday and a reconnaissance other supporting roles. casualties, dered following the discover)1 Communist North. future strikes or to say wheth- vilians were killed.' being unloaded in.a remote (See VIET NAM, Page 2) Shore Library Site Pressed FREEHOLD — Pressure Taking part in the talk at the an eastern area location—as gene J. Bedell, who favors a hadn't been convince<N»efore, I mounted last night on the Mon- American Hotel were represen- against building in Freehold, the coastal location, and who had would have had to be miter- mouth County Board of Freehold- tatives of the Friends of the Coun- county seat—had at least a four- promised to make the site choice wards." ers to build a new county li- ty Library Association who tOKme advantage. an election issue if the Repub- The "Friends" made this key brary closer to the seashore. But stressed the need for location 2. Jonathan Niles, a member lican freeholder majority picks point: no decisions were made. closer to the county's population of the library board of commis- Freehold for the new building, The ast of maintaining the "We will resolve this within center at Eatontown. sioners, made a strong appeal in held his fire. He said later there county library, through the spe- 30 days, or sooner," Freeholder Behind the Push favor of a coastal site, and got was no reason to fight because cial assessment among the 43 Director Joseph C. Irwin said in Here is what built up the pres- at least tacit support from other all the arguments were going his member towns, and general use an official statement after a four- sure: commissioners. None of the li- way. of the library, is spread better hour conference of freeholders 1. The "Friends" put on a brary board spoke for keeping "After hearing the "Friends" than four to one .among coastal and the County Library Board dramatic "visual aid" flip-sheet the library in Freehold. presentation," Mr. Bedell said, area towns over western region. of Commissioners. report to show that the need for 3. Democratic Freeholder Eu- "There was nothing to say. If I (See LIBRARY, Page 2) Leaders to Meet This Weekend COUNTY'S OLDEST EMPLOYEE — Protect/tor Vincent P. Kauper, right, congratu- Districting Compromise Sought oldest member of hit staff — and oldest county employes in point of service — By WILLIAM HENDERSON .. eral days ago when the Bergen please all Republicans and per- If the governor does kill any scalps because we have been bid- Detective Capt. Merritt B. Kent, who retired yesterday at age 72 — minus a month. RED BANK.- GOP,Senate lawmakers voted against the haps some Democrats. such bills, the whole reapportion- ing our time." a local lawmaker said last night. County Detective Chief John M. Gawler looks on. and Assembly* leaders who have measures along with the Demo- It would still be a close squeak, ment puzzle will be turned back been locked in an intra-party crats, but Bergen's five votes would to the state Supreme Court which The GOP legislators have Ight over reapportionment will County-Wide mean any Senate reapportion- wil| then sketch its own pro- reached the conclusion that Gov. meet this weekend in an attempt The Bergen delegation de- ment measure in the Assembly gram. Hughes himself will be on Che to work out a compromise bill. manded that senators run coun- would become law. One of the main reasons the spot if he fails to sign tile bills Merritt Kent Retires The plan, The Register learned, ty-wide. The Senate bills called The Republicans will be acting legislators will hold their peace they send him. is for the Republican-controlled for congressional districts to be in the face of a new threat by pow wow in Trenton this week May Become Issue FREEHOLD — Merritt .B. called me," says Mr. Kent in re- Since 1926, he has taken pic- Senate to agree first on a reap- split in two parts with a senator Democratic Gov. Richard J. is because of the severe criti- If Hughes does act, according- Kent, senior man on the Mon- flection. tures and fingerprints of hun portionment measure • which running in each one. Hughes to veto any reapportion cism aimed at them over the ly, the Republicans may make mouth County payroll and per- So in 1914 and 1915, he oper- dreds of criminal suspects. His would be passed next week when It was', therefore, surprising ment and congressional redis- delay in doing something about a campaign issue -out of it by haps; the county's best good hu- ated a potato farm, on the site technology has led to identifica- the entire Legislature reconvenes when Speaker Higgins made the tricting bills if they do not per- the state's number one headache. blaming him for holding up en- mored story-teller, knocked off which is now the Freehold-Re- tion of several persons whose after a vacation. .•;f'""T to all Legislative chiefs to mit candidates to campaign "We're going to pass a bill or actment of a law ordered by the yesterday. gional High School. "' " bodies came out of the sea. court, The bill,would then be sent to sit.down together Thursday or throughout their counties in the bills and they will be good ones. With just about a month-the Merritt Kent never took the Top Cases the Assembly for passage with- Friday and draw up a reappor- state, including Monmouth and It should quiet those private If necessary, the legislature time due him for his annual va- stump in political oratory, but What were your most famou: out further delay. tionment proposal that would Ocean. groups which have been after our (See DISTRICTING, Page 2) cation-to go before his 72nd he's had to toe a sharp line of cases? The new "deal" between mem- birthday, April 4, when retire- political neutrality. That's. a frequent question fo r bers of both houses comes as a ment wbuld be mandatory, the His wife, Pearl JeKrfes, was a man going on 72 with 49 years result of a change of hear detective captain decided to call daughter of Democratic Free- service behind hint.