Two Students KiHdhra SEE STORY BELOW Sunny and Cool Partly Sunny and cool today. THEDAILY Clear, cool tonight. Cloudy, FINAL rain possible tomorrow. Red Bonk, Freehold Long Branch . (let Detfll., p.t, 3) l EDITION Monmouth County's Home Newspaper lor 92 Years VOL. 93, NO. 226 RED BANK, N. J., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1970 26 PAGES 10CENTS Voting Age Cut Is on November Ballot TRENTON (AP) - William their own breaks," as they down such a proposal months K. Dickey has learned the say in sports, by buttonhol- September, and'since 90 days hard way that a bag full of ago. Under current practice, must elapse between passage ing Cahill two or three times bills that don't get a ma- of a proposed amendment parliamentary wiles and the during the day to plead their jority in the caucus don't power of the Speaker of the case, and by literally sur- and its submission to the General Assembly are no come to the floor for a vote, voters, it was either now or rounding individual legisla- But then Gov. William T. wait ,'til ne^t year.. match for a determined tors and convincing them of Cahill was, prodded into ac- group of college students who the merits of their cause. Motion Passes' want to vote. tion. He told Assembly After the recess,' Majority With Cahill, they really had leaders yesterday he Leader Barry T. Parker,- R- The students, who had been little convincing to do be- "wanted" the bill. lobbying at the State House cause he actively supported Burlington, moyed that SCR- for weeks, succeeded yester- Just before 6 p.m., there 5 ?-.• the proposed constitu- a proposal last year to lower was a quick meeting of the tional amendment — be day in forcing through the the voting age to 18. Thecaucus and the bill, which assembly a proposal which voters soundly rejected it. made "the business of the would lower the voting aee months earlier had lost, by a house." The motion; passed After that, most observers substantial margin, was easily over Dickey's objec- to 19. felt any new proposals to quickly approved by either The proposal now goes on tion, " ' • lower the voting age would 34 or 37 votes, depending on There followed' about an the Nov. 3 ballot. It would go nowhere this year. whom you talked to. amend the state constitution, hour of motions and counter- Passed Monday The students were elated. motions, with supporters of which now fixes the voting But the continuous pressure age at 21. But they still had Dickey to the lowered voting age losing the past month resulted in contend with. Informed of a crucial vote which could In their fight, the students passage of the proposed the vote in the Caucus, the had some help from Gov. have killed the measure; •" amendment by the Senate speaker declared firmly that The motions and parlia- WPaffl- T, CahUl and a ma- Monday in what appeared to the bill, would not come to a jority of the assemblymen mentary arguments were in- be a futile gesture, since the VOte. ' • ,•"' : ••'•. ••'-:-•. '-:':• from both sides of the aisle. terspersed with conference1 s 59-member Republican As- Since yesterday's was the In the aisles between Parker, But they had to "make sembly caucus had voted last scheduled session until (See Voting, Pg. 2) County Legislators Oppose i~ Vietnam Service Bill By RICHARD MCMANUS said, "The Register only TRENTON — Members of sends a reporter here when Monmouth' County's state . there is trouble." legislature delegation are sol- idly against a bill which The other three assembly- would remove state obligation men considered the introduc- on New Jersey citizens to tion of the.MUchardson bill . server in Vietnam and have on service )in Vietnam to be mixed feelings on lowering politically: motivated, beyond the voting age to 19. the legitimate scope of state B411U FO&JJ,S, 1 — Maryland State Police; and National Guardsmen clear highway U. S. I outtidVthe Uni- legislation and unnecessary. yeriify »f Maryland College Park. Md., campui with clouds of teargas. Student protastor* had btfilt a bonfire . The bill removing obligation Assemblyman James M. ,mff» middU of the road. '-^ ^ J ~ : -, (AP Wirophotol to fight in Vietnam, known Coleman Jr. said, "People" as the Richardson bill after Introduce sucji bills for their its sponsor, is similar to one political effect. They don't ;receijtly passed bytheMassa- expect them to pass." .chusetts state legislature. It • Assemblyman Joseph. E. is designed to force U.S. Su- Robertson made a similar Efforts to Continue Mallard preme Court consideration of comment. "It's a political the Vietnam War's constitu- tionality. .War has never move," he said. "George been formerly/declared by (Richardson)' is not even bringing it out of commit- .Congress. tee." • * "• ' v The questioning of lowering Ran Sixth- : the voting age to 19 will be Mr. Richardson ran sixth By DORIS KULMAN four-nation communications ; ect on grounds that it dupli- eliminated and , ?5 million "slbmittedlo voters in Novem- Deputy Secretary of De- effort, which is headquartered- and last in*the Newark may- cates the efforts of other slashed from the U.S.' partic- ber. The assembly last night oralty election Tuesday. fense David Packard will in New Shrewsbury, is in communications agencies ipation in it .this year.. '. approved placing the referen- meet, probably next week, Congressional disfavor. throughout themilitary, driv- dum on the ballot. A similar Assemblyman John I. Dawes The Senate Appropriations .said, "Federal legislators are with Rep,'George H. Mahon, The House Appropriations ing up- costs. It wants all Committee, while hot happy constitutional amendment to D-Tex,,. chairman of the Committee reportedly is "100 the services hooked-iip with lower the voting age to 18 much better informed on this ' about. Mallard, reportedly question, the federal govern- House Appropriations Com- per cent opposed" to conttnuv one effort. ' .' recognizes the need for a sys- was soundly defeated by New mittee, to -plead for Project ation of Mallard.- A joint Senate and House Jersey voters last year. ment should handle it." Mallard.' tem Mke. it., , In response to the anti- The committee has recom- committee also has recom- Views Given .The. , multi-million dollar, mended eliminating the proj- mended that Mallard be A. spokesman: for Rep» war students' argument that : James: J.'Howard, D-N. J., The county's four assembly- the state has a duty to use ' said yesterday that, the Mon- men and state Sen. Alfred N. the weight of its authority to .mouth/ County 1 congressman Beadleston were questioned in bring an issue before the Su- ,,,m ™.,of , ilu T>»"°" \7-i"~ the assembly chamber by The preme Court when the consti- ^IJ^L^-^:*ill t ih M0? Daily Register yesterday; and tutional rights of its citizens 2 Students Are Killed -and members of the appropri- all but one gave their opinion are being violated, Mr. ations ^committee's subcom- :of the two measures currently ;Dawes said, "Do they have • mittee on 'defense to argue before the legislature and - the education to decide on the for Mallard. .''..,', their reaction to' recent -constitutionality of this ques- Riot on Camp The project in New Shrews- youth activity against the tion? I have even years of bury has approximately 170 war. higher education and I don't JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two other students were re- city police with shotguns had civilian . and military em- Assemblyman Joseph Azzo- think it is." Two students were killed and ported in critical condition. A moved onto the campus after ployes. In addition, there are lina refused to be interviewed. All three thought passage 10 others injured early to- highway patrolman also was complaints of rock-throwing. many millions of dollars at "I will not answer any ques- of a similar bill in Massa- day, officials reported* when reported injured., Jit Was the second night that stake in prime civilian- coii- 'tions, especially on some- chusetts removed any need police opened fire on a wom- "We've had unconfirmed the 93-year-oia college had "tracts" fop communications thing of this importance," he (See County's, Pg. t)--,-~ James M. Coleman Jr. ; Alfred N. Beadleston an's dormitory of mainly Ne- reports of shootings and peo- 'been'the scene of disorder; equipment,, • ; •, gro Jackson State College. ple being hurt," a trooper at About 100 jeering students Voices Hope University Hospital said highway patrol headquarters jammed in front of a women's In Wanamassa yesterday, two students were dead on ar- told a newsman, "but we dormitory and confronted the Maj. Gen. Paul A. Feyer- rival from the school, located haven't been able to pin.any- police.' Officers said some- eisen, former commanding Crime, Medical School Bills about one mile from the Mls- thing down.. We've got units one fired at them from the 'general of the U.S. program '_] slsslppi Capitol in downtown out there with city police." building. , in the Mallard project, voiced Jackson. Highway patrolmen and hope that Congress will vote Police opened a concen'«- . funds to continue It. trated Kaxage, lasting sev- Get Legislature's Approval But he wouldn't predict the en to 10 seconds. The stu-'. outcome of the House Appro- dents outside hit the ground priations • Committee's delib- .TRENTON, (AP) — The from office of public officials men to support the measure. schools will probably con- Gas Line Explosion , to take cover as. gunfire erations on Mallard's fate. State Assembly has approved who refuse to testify before It combines the boards of tinue to operate at separate raked the front of the build- major legislation proposed Investigating agencies.