The Daily Register VOL.97 NO.215 SHREWSBURY, N. J. MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1975 15 CENTS Thieu resigning; negotiations due BULLETIN was lost for the first time in was no indication of a retreat again, after the swift loss of the battle now in its 12th day. from the devastated city. But three-fourths of the country. SAIGON, South Vietnam On the coast 35 miles far- others said the battered rem- The loss of this battle would (AP) — President Nguyen ther east, the fall of Ham Tan nants of the 18th Division probably further damage the Van Thieu will resign tonight and with it another province were pulling out and heading morale of the army and of the to pave the way for a political appeared imminent, military for Saigon. population of Saigon settlement in South Vietnam, sources said. The North Vietnamese have North Vietnamese tanks authoritative Western diplo- Sources said South Vietnam- already cut between Saigon and infantrymen continued matic sources said. ese planes lost contact with and Xuan Loc, and Xuan Loc their advance down the coast The disclosure came shortly the government's 18th Divi- is no longer considered strate- to strike at the heart of Ham before Thieu was to make a sion in Xuan Loc early today. gically vital to the defense of Tan. the capital of Binh Tuy national television appear- The loss of radio commu- the national capital. But the province. The airfield three ance. The sources said he nications usually means that fierce battle has been a test miles northwest of the city would announce his resigna- a position has been overrun. of the South Vietnamese was attacked just before tion. Some sources said there army's determination to fight dawn. The Viet Cong has repea- tedly said it would not reopen negotiations for a political settlement to end the war un- ••fllttr iloft |MI til Thieu resigned. THE REAL THING — The Red Bank Fire Depart- pectlng to generate no more than smoke. Instead, The sources said Vice Pres- ment scheduled a routine fire drill yesterday a strong gust of wind caught the smoldering fire ident Tran Van Huong, 71, morning at a previously gutted house on West Ber- and filled the house with flames. The firemen ar- would succeed to the presi- gen Place, corner of Pearl St. The firemen piled rived to put out the real thing. No one was injured. dency. matresses in Interior of the house and lit them, ex- Thieu's reported decision to step out came as his regime faced the loss of a 20th prov- ince, Binh Tuy, on the coast 75 miles east of Saigon, and as Xuan Loc, another provin- County to be adamant cial capital 40 miles to the east of Saigon, was under re- newed heavy attack tor the 12th day. on youth shelter use SAIGON, South Viet- nam (AP) - The North Viet- •Iff liter llaffplMt* By DORIS KULMAN pays the county (or care of could any other member of trip to Middlesex to see the namese heavily shelled Xuan GIRL SCOUT HAO-DOWN — Upwards of 25,000 lammed their way into As- each of the children if the the Board of Freeholders." juvenile shelter. And it was Loc again today, and radio bury Park's Convention Hall Saturday for Monmouth Council of Girl FREEHOLD - The Board freeholders defy an I&A or- "Speaking for myself," he as bad as I heard- it was," he contact with the provincial Scouts' Bicentennial HAO-Down. Additional photographs and story are on of Freeholders is firm in its der prohibiting use of an un- continued, "I'd pass up $5.50 said, "Mrs. Klein's responsi- capital 40 miles east of Saigon page 9. determination to use the locked section of the Deten- a day rather than send a boy bility as a commissioner is county Youth Detention Cen- tion Center for juveniles who to the Middlesex shelter I every bit as big as mine as a ter as a temporary shelter for aren't charged with crimes. saw. I hope that's not a freeholder. Instead of resor- truant, runaway and home- She said the state public de- threat on Mrs. Klein's part." ting to what she's heard she less Juvenile boys rather than fender probably will haul the Mr. Kavalek was particu- should make the trip and then No board opposition seen send them to the state-ap- freeholders into court if they larly critical of Mrs. Klein's make her assessment. She proved faculty in Middlesex put the boys in the Detention statement that she hadn't should pay some attention to County Monmouth officials Center. seen either facility but "from what reputable people in describe as a "disgusting" "We're not challenging the what my staff says" the Mid- Monmouth County, police health and safety hazard, authority of the state," Mr. dlesex shelter, housed in an chiefs, the county probation to Rutgers hiring of leftist Freeholder Ernest G. Kava- Kavalek asserted. "We tried old barracks on the former department, freeholders, a By MARK LONDON Marxian criticism was given lek said. to be cooperative, to follow Camp Kilmer Army base in newspaper, have said about a three-year appointment last Ann Klein, state commis- the letter of the law. But I Edison Township "is prefer- the deplorable conditions RED BANK — Katharine week to the university's New- sioner of Institutions and couldn't in good conscience able" to the Monmouth De- there." ark school of arts and scien- Agencies (I&A) last Thursday send a boy to the situation I E. White, a member of the tention Center. Mr. Kavalek said he wants board of governors of Rut- ces. He will teach science fic- said her department will saw in the shelter approved "It's because of what I Mrs. Klein to visit the Mon- tion and English composition, withhold the $5 50 a day it by the state, and neither gers, said she foresees no op- heard about it that I made a See Coanly, page It position on the board to the and he has submitted a pro- university's hiring of H. posal for a course on prison Bruce Franklin, a leftist pro- literature. fessor who was fired from However, Sen. Alfred N. Allegations of state police Stanford University for in- Beadleston, R-Monmouth, citing students to damage a Senate minority leader, is computer center used for mil- seeking to have Mr. Frank- itary affairs. lin's appointment rescinded.. Mrs. White said, "As far as "Here is a man who is an bribery in '60s disclosed I understand, he is extremely avowed Maoist Communist," well qualified and able in the he said. Sen. Beadleston By JOHN T. MeGOWAN on Jan. 8, 1974 that he stopped he would be saved to testify continuing. Braen said in 1974 field in which he would be added that "worse than that" paying the bribes and deliv- at criminal trials. his trucks were still getting teaching. His published works Franklin's actions at Stanford TRENTON (AP) - In- ering holiday liquor and tur- The spokesman said an favored treatment and he as- are well known and well were inexcusable. formed sources in law en- keys to state police barracks opinion Braen voiced on the sumed that was because thought of. I don't think his Stanford charged Mr. forcement say that bribes to in the late 1960s or early 1970s tape — that it was legally too someone thought he was still political views should be a Franklin with urging students See Rutgers, page 2 state police, like the $50 and when he heard there had been late to file criminal charges paying for it. barrier to his academic ca- Sea. Alfred N. Beadlestoa Mrs. Katkarhw E. WMte $100 ones mentioned on tape a state police shakeup be- against state police he had reer here." by contractor Samuel A. cause another contractor was paid — proved correct. Braen testified Thursday at Mrs. White added that the Braen Jr., were apparently caught paying bribes. The department decided, the trial of New Jersey Secre- board of governors does not commonplace Into the late Like the allegations of bri- the spokesman said, to post- tary of State J. Edward Cra- normally review non-tenure IMOs. bery, information on the ef- pone any administrative in- biel in Elizabeth on a state hiring decisions but in this in- Postal rates hinge charge that Crabiel took part Braen's allegations, made forts to control It had been vestigation which would re- stance "the president (of Rut- quire Braen's testimony until in a highway bid-rigging con- gers) brought it to our atten- to a deputy state attorney kept secret until now. spiracy In Passaic County. general on tape 15 months after his appearance at crimi- tion because it was a con- In response to release of troversial case." ago with state police present, the Braen tape by a defense nal trials. The conspiracy allegedly talk results were made public in news sto- attorney, state police prom- The spokesman said the in- took place while Crabiel was Melville scholar on pay ries yesterday. ised a new investigation vestigation inside the depart- a state legislator and presi- Mr. Franklin, a scholar of WASHINGTON (AP) - The- lead to job losses, The exact amount hinges on Later yesterday, sources ment will naturally attempt dent of Franklin Contracting Herman Melville, science fic- price of mailing a letter is In The Postal Service expects the size of the new contract, said the routine acceptance of A spokesman for Attorney to discover if the bribery is Co.