New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 11/08/1978

New Jersey night. Was with Rebecca Schauble in Trenton and Clayton Vaughn in Newark. Good evening. In the news tonight there were a few surprises in the results of yesterday's voting but much went to the pollsters predicted Bradley defeated Belle Shapiro defeated Nadi and several referendums were okayed except highlight all of New Jersey's incumbent congressman were re-elected except one. Clayton. Good evening Rebecca. There was some non election news today here in New Jersey Plainfield teachers went on strike this morning after a 10 hour negotiating session failed to produce a new contract but schools are still open in Plainfield and the Essex County prosecutor says a grand jury will be called to investigate drug trafficking in the schools. And in sports Paul bloodline profiles Rutgers basketball star Jim Bailey. Six foot nine all-American. Bill Bradley didn't win by the landslide that some had predicted but the New Jersey voters preference was clear. Jeffrey Bell was left last night only with the hope that the 1980s will bring a change in that

preference. The state has picked up a Democratic senator but lost a Democratic congresswoman as well a minor was defeated and Essex County went for Peter Shapiro a 26 year old machine buster. We'll have reports for the record the voter turnout was 56 percent can't find anybody who was surprised. Bradley's office to day consideration is being given to asking Clifford Case to resign early in order to let Bradley get a seniority job on those other freshman senators who have to wait in January to be sworn in case's office says if Bradley does ask case we'll consider it. Election 78 isn't over yet. Rebecca Mariama Rosso was at Bradley's headquarters in the Meadowlands Hilton last night and she found that Bradley supporters lived up to the image of dollar bill. Talk about limousine liberal. The crowd at Bradley's headquarters last night was a confusion of hoochie coochie softens and swayed. Far from the usual madding Democratic polyester there were more vested suits on the men than at an editorial meeting of the Wall Street Journal

and The women looked as if they had stepped out of Women's Wear Daily. Of course there were a few who believed as Republican Jeff Bell does that we should go back to the gold standard. It may have been chic but it was also fairly boring. That's the price you pay for a predictable victory. There was no tally board and so everybody relied on sporadic results from TV. The only thing that got the crowd it all worked off was the band. Like the rest of Bradley's campaign this night was carefully orchestrated for the media. Bradley appeared at 6 p.m. not to say anything important what could he really but to get himself on the network news. And then the nerf balls appeared so that no one would forget just who was the famous basketball player. Bradley appeared around 11 after Bill conceded. I don't wittingly know how effective his commercials have been changed.

For those New Jersey to put an X next to my name. I say thank you. Afterwards some time Democrat asked the benefit no the Democratic song Happy Days Are Here Again. But this was the only political song new. To me. I'm Mariama. The man Bradley defeated Jeffrey Bell said today he's not sure what he's going to do for a living. Bell said he probably won't run for a U.S. House seat in 1980. Mike Power spoke with Bell about yesterday's results. Jeffrey Bill didn't make any excuses today for his loss but he did have a theory

about why he didn't beat Bill Bradley. Nobody was mad him and five times as many people were positive or negative and that's just an extraordinary rating. The results indicate that bill won most of the last minute undecided vote. But it just wasn't enough when the numbers were added up the people at Bell's headquarters in Trenton last night didn't expect a party. But they weren't ready for a wake either. So until Bell himself arrived about 10:30 they compromised on some white socializing. The national media said to Bill Bradley race was a good measure of the tax revolt in the east and dispatched a pack of journalists to monitor it. Not all of them found the contest especially significant. Only the appearance of Bill himself perked things up and you could hardly tell he was the loser. Bill promised supporters he'll stay in New Jersey and indicated he might run again in a few years for the present.

The electorate wants Mr. Bradley's policies rather than mine. But what is proved true. Laura but what has proved true in 1978 may not prove true in the politics of the night. I am. I am Belstaff was not in the mood for elaborate postmortems on the election but perhaps Bill himself provided the best one. He said that while he lost the race he might have started New Jerseyans thinking about what they get for their tax cuts. In Trenton. I'm Mike Howard. One miner will be going back to Congress or seat will be taken by a Republican James quarter who is big money campaign paid off at the polls. So I'm working for. The Republican National Committee had targeted New Jersey's 13th congressional district as a seat that could be taken and it was by this man Hackettstown attorney Jim quarter a quarter outspent his opponent by more than $100000. In all he raised two hundred sixty five

thousand dollars. Much of it going for television ads like this one. I want to protect your hard earned dollars. Jim Corder think about him. Then look at your paycheck and think about him again. But quarter says it wasn't the media or the money that gave him the edge. It was totally unknown outside of certain areas in Hackettstown. So we had to have a good funded campaign in order to increase the name recognition so I don't think the funding won the election. It was absolutely essential to me to raise my name identification in order to be competitive. I think what won the campaign was the energy and the door to door activity. The coroner says he also had a message one that was more palatable in the conservative 13th district than that of his opponent. Mrs miner wasn't talking to reporters today. An aide said only there's no reaction. We lost. But throughout the campaign quarter claim that minor was just too liberal for her constituents. And he says his victory shows that he was right.

In the 13th Congressional District. SANDRA KING. The Eagleton poll of Rutgers was dead accurate in almost all of its predictions of yesterday's elections. The man responsible for the results is Professor Steven Samore He's here with us live to analyze some of the results of yesterday's races. Steve let's start with the Senate race Bradley versus Bell Any surprises there. No not really. New Jersey is a Democratic state. And now. All of statewide office holders are Democrats. I think the major significance is the opposite side of that coin. There are no Republicans who hold statewide office. And. With the wedding of Peter Shapiro in Essex County which is also a position of relative importance it means the Republicans really are hurting for statewide people with statewide prominence. I know that the poll had predicted that bell would catch up somewhat to Bradley during the last part of the campaign and that seems to have proven true. Yes it seems to. The final results indicate that Bradley won a Democratic victory comparable to what Brendan Byrne won last year and about what a Democrat should do in this state.

The other race that fascinated us was the Patton Wiley race. There was some point last night when it looked like while he was going to win but Patton won by three thousand four hundred votes. Patton actually lost his home county of Middlesex which is considered a very strong Democratic organization County. I think it shows a number of things. One is the organization if there is an organization isn't very strong anymore at least in Middlesex. But it also shows that an incumbent can throw away the advantages of incumbency by getting caught up in ethical problems. He was involved with the Korea gate scandal. And at the end of the campaign he made some very intemperate remarks about financial disclosure and that apparently really changed around what was a safe Democratic deference to a real cliffhanger. Could he have won if there was a candidate other than Wiley who was relatively unknown and cultural conservative in that district. Most observers and I just don't think that a Republican candidate a more moderate views would have won quite easily given what happened to Patton in that campaign. Any other surprises in the election.

I think the only. Interesting thing about the election which you mentioned earlier is the increased importance of campaign money. I think we're going to see many many more candidates both incumbents and challenges feeling they're forced to go to television to expensive campaigns. You know if they get their message across I think the price of winning I see it with Congress or the Senate will go up in New Jersey. Thank you for being with us. Thank you. Clayton here in Essex County. Twenty six year old Shapiro's victory was surprisingly strong. He will become the county's first executive on the strength of more than 40000 vote plurality over his Republican opponent. Today Reports. SHAPIRO displayed the charm and smile that served him so well during the campaign as he greeted his supporters in West Orange. Republican attacks on his you and experience seem to have little effect on his popularity at the polls. So strong was showing in this race that he jokingly fended off encourage me for a run at the governor's seat in the near future.

I've had enough campaigning for now. Nonetheless he's emerging as one of the brightest young political stars in the country. Although he entered politics right out of Harvard and has never held a full time job for a year outside of politics he says he thinks he can blend control spending with social compassion. I would say that I'm someone who's very careful with the dollar. I'm not someone who believes in sacrificing social programs to the idea that spending money never does any good I think we can spend money constructively and creatively but I think we've got to watch every single penny we have in Newark is 46 year old opponent former Newark housing administrator Bob Nadi was somber as he entered his headquarters. He built his campaign on a tax cut promise and he says that issue will survive where his candidacy failed. I would hope that he would carry out the things that I've tried talking about and I think that many people are concerned about the county government has got to do something about improving its services and reducing its costs or otherwise are going to have still a lot more people who can move out of this county.

Some observers say not these personal attacks on Shapiro which muddy the last days of the campaign backfired badly appear to give. They're all an added edge in the last hours before the election. So at 26 Peter Shapiro is now in the job many consider the second most important elective office in the state. In Newark. I'm Jack along with the county race here there was also a city proposal whether to approve pay raises voted by the New York City Council for themselves the mayor and top city officials. The raise was buried six to one against City Hall salaries remain the same. The state money questions all were approved led by the Green Acres park proposal to spend two hundred million dollars for parks half of it in the cities. The bonds for state institutions mostly mental health and prisons approved by the same margin although fewer people did vote. The margin for the flood control Bonds was slightly smaller but they still passed easily. The Sports Authority issue was really a money saving refinancing of bonds but it was approved by the smallest margin of the four. Money

issues a constitutional amendment to merge the county court system into the Superior Courts one without fanfare. And as we reported earlier the county option on high like gambling lost by a 3 to 2 margin. And so the summary on the state question the bond issues approved court reorganization okayed. No gambling on I lost Rebecca. There was another gabbling referendum of interest in New Jersey yesterday even though it took place in Florida. Voters there rejected the idea of allowing the Miami Beach area. And that decision is looked at as a shot in the arm for Atlantic City Steve Taylor reports. We're frightened of the Florida ballot question. They know that the enormous success of Resorts International growth in the casino industry and they want that growth to happen here. So they were quite relieved to learn that this old boardwalk still represents the only game east of the Rockies. Even with one casino. Two others scheduled to open next year and several

others planned athletic city has by no means been rejuvenated. Not yet. Before the city can once again call itself a first class resort there has to be more construction more jobs created more investment. If casinos had been approved in Florida some investment money might have gone south. There are investors. Who are taking a choice who are looking at both cities to decide where they'd rather go. And because of what happened in Florida they have to decide to go with Atlantic City. Have you had any calls from people like that today. I know that. Actually wanted to make that decision. As a result it was made for the election made the decision for them but they were looking at both places. The joy is tempered by the knowledge that Florida's decision may not be final. After all casino gambling was defeated here once to Florida decide to roll the dice. And so my New York and Atlantic City I'm Steve Taylor.

Also in Atlantic City today the Casino Control Commission voted unanimously to extend resorts International's temporary operating license for three months. Resorts has never received final approval to run Atlantic City's first casino even though the slot machines and gaming tables opened last May and the state's investigation of resorts is still not completed. So the commission decided today to extend the company's interim license state and county officials today began investigating the suspicious breakdown of one hundred sixty voting machines in the Camden area yesterday. Congressman James Florio call for the investigation even though he won re-election by a landslide. The request of the attorney general to conduct an investigation to get to the bottom of why it is that that procedure happened and try to make suggestions to correct it. What happened was negligence at best. Florio would not say which group he believes was negligent but state and county investigators are

known to be looking at members of local 71 of the public employees unions. The union has been upset. County officials cut overtime and hired a private firm to do final checks on the machines. The union says it's not to blame for the breakdowns. Well I think we should be. I think the board members of the board of election are responsible for. The. Board of Elections officials refused to comment on the charges. Officials estimate that 15000 voters were turned away from the polls because of the breakdowns even after a judge extended local voting by one hour. But they add that the last votes weren't enough to turn around races in Camden County or. Thursday night at 8:00 on New Jersey Public Television a debate on the issue of allowing cameras in

the courts for noted attorneys debate the issue before a panel of six state Supreme Court justices. At issue the defendant's right to a fair trial the disruption of the courtroom balanced against the public's right to know what the New Jersey Supreme Court about to consider an experimental to be in the court's program. Watch the judiciary and the media Thursday night at 8:00 on New Jersey Public Television. Here's the weather forecast for New Jersey. It will be clear and cool tonight. Overnight lows will range from the upper 30s to lower 40s in the north slightly cooler in the south. Tomorrow should be a nice day it will be sunny and milder. High temperatures will range from the upper 50s to low 60s throughout the state. The outlook for Friday sunny and unseasonably mild. Paul Budde line is here with the latest on the New Jersey Nets. Thanks Rebecca. After three days off the New Jersey Nets are back in action tonight against the 70 Sixers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia leads the NBA his Atlantic Division at

7 and 1. The nets are second to date and five their record includes six wins in their last seven games. One reason for the Nets strong showing is overall team balance. Take for example Number 23 John Williamson last year Williamson averaged around 23 shots a game this year it's more like 18 with Williamson giving the ball up more. Other players are able to get into the office. Williamson still gets his points. He's averaging 20 a game and the nets when they play much more like a team. More than a year ago. We have a thing we have one of the most talented teams had to go to all the clubs but we have everything else of town we get this in most towns in. The Nets in Philadelphia again tonight. And as we mentioned last night this looks to be another good year for the basketball team at Rutgers Scarlet Knights of Coach Tom Young did lose Hollis Copeland to graduation. But just about everyone else is back from last year's team which

finished at 24 and seven among those players coming back to center James Bailey. When James Bailey walks across the Rutgers campus he commands attention. One reason of course is his physical stature. A six foot nine and two hundred twenty seven pounds. But the thing that really separates James Bailey from the crowd is his basketball ability. Over the past three years Bailey has come to be one of the dominant players in the entire country is scoring rebounding and shot blocking skills are such that Bailey could have easily turned professional after his junior year but instead he passed up the big money and decided to return to Rutgers for one reason to get his degree in business. Now James Bailey is considered by many to be the finest center in the country. The pre-season first team all American are pretty much you know look at that like I do anything oh so slight you know a few people's opinion and I feel is just now you know up to me just to go out and you know just play and just hope this even more

people to feel the same about me. In high school in Boston James Bailey was a good but certainly not a great player. In college though he's blossomed to the point where he led Rutgers in five major categories a year ago Bailey of course has been the subject of much attention from the press that comes with the territory of being an All-American. I couldn't ask for any more. I mean nobody I mean need to play is all. Even the players in the past and I don't think they can really ask for any more. Like I said sometimes a little too much good and not enough good air. You can get so hung up into it did you almost begin to you know believe what most people are saying and in different things like this and you could you know get you all twisted up and it could hurt you. And James Bailey and college soccer this afternoon Princeton was shut out by the University of Delaware two to nothing that lost just about ends any hope Princeton had for a bit of the NC Double-A regional tournament. Also today Garden State Park in Cherry Hill was formally granted

a thoroughbred and harness racing permit by the state racing commission Cherry Garden State Of course burned down a year and a half ago it's currently scheduled to reopen in early 1980. And that's fourth place. Thank you Paul. Essex County prosecutor Donald Coburn says a special grand jury has been impaneled to investigate drug trafficking in area schools and whether any teachers here are turning their backs on Coburn's office has been investigating the problem for some time and concludes that students of all ages are abusing drugs more now than ever before. The students according to Coburn are using marijuana cocaine pills and heroin and buying it selling it and using it right in school. I'm so satisfied that the drug trafficking problem is very wide spread. During the first stages of this investigation we have seen. Young people using. And selling drugs. Some as young as 9 or 10 years old. Most of them older 14 15 16. Years old. We've

seen it at a number of schools both through the use of undercover. Personnel and by making observations outside the school. Seventeen arrests have already been made in the investigation and he would not confirm or deny that some teachers may be involved in the school drug trafficking. Rebecca. Teachers at Plainfield 14 schools went on strike this morning but officials said substitutes kept the schools open. The strike was called by the Plainfield Education Association after a 10 hour negotiating session broke off last night. The teachers who have been working without a contract since September are asking for a 25 percent pay raise over three years. A spokesman for the Plainfield school board says he hopes that negotiations will resume on Friday. Meanwhile that strike by nurses to Hudson County run hospitals continued today with no end in sight. Nurses at Pollok hospital in Jersey City and Meadow View in Secaucus walked off the job yesterday. Money is the main issue in this strike too but

the county says it won't be back at the bargaining table until the nurses are back on the job. Clayton Bluecross of New Jersey said today it needs to increase rates to small groups and individuals by 13 percent on the first of the year. Blue Cross says the boost is necessary to balance a deficit of nearly 12 million dollars in those categories this year. The company also says the higher rates will allow it to comply with new state laws on Blue Cross solvency and sharing in hospital losses on indigent care and bad debts. If approved by the state that again has a thirteen point one percent increase. Small groups and individuals. Effective January 1. Bennett joined us for a focal point on Sunday evenings at 6:30. We'll examine

its effect on the human system its substitutes and alternatives. That's sugar kicking the habit. Sunday November 12. At 6:30 p.m. the following Wednesday at 10:30 pm so please join us for a focal point. For. Authorities say the gun used to kill Newark High School principal James quitely Jr. a week

ago it was also used in three other gangland style slayings in the past two years. The barrel of the gun was found a few blocks away from his home. The previous victims according to Bergen County and New York authorities were two New York men and one from Hoboken whose bodies were all found on separate dates and locations in New York City may have been frightened of having possibly been quickly broken up the gun and dumped it on the way out of the neighborhood. Rebecca. An appeals court has ordered a full hearing on whether a juror had an affair with a U.S. marshal during the trial. At that trial former state GOP chairman Nelson Gross was convicted of campaign fund abuses but gross appealed that conviction claiming the verdict was tainted by the improperly. Earlier this year a judge denied Gross's request for a new trial ruling that was not enough evidence of the affair. Finally on this day after Election Day and Associated Press NBC News poll shows that more than three quarters of New Jersey voters are

not optimistic about the future of the economy. The survey of twenty eight hundred Garden State voters also shows more than half thinking that the way to halt inflation is to make huge cuts in federal spending. Among other poll results 37 percent say inflation is the biggest problem the new Congress will face and nearly half suggest that President Carter should retire after his first term. Once again our top story is Bill Bradley won the Senate race defeating Jaffery bill. Representative Paul Minor was the only incumbent in New Jersey's congressional delegation to lose. Gambling defeated a state court reorganization was approved along with bonds for Green Acres parks flood control state institutions and refinancing of the Sports Authority. And that's the name of my record. Good night. Good night for the New Jersey.