New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 08/15/1978 6:30 pm

Do. Commission our. First meeting. A. That was. That was the Baucus bill in Trenton and Clayton Vaughn. Good evening. In the news tonight Resorts International will not have to lower the minimum bets of its Atlantic City casino. And the Waterloo Village Music Festival might be getting a permanent home.

Good evening Rebecca. And sports hall bloodline has the story of an embarrassing Cosmo's defeat. And on a closer look and interview with the man behind the Meadowlands sports complex. We're back in the $5 minimum bet at most tables in the resorts international gambling casino in Atlantic City will remain at $5. The Casino Control Commission today balked at a proposal by one of its members to lower the minimum to $2. Mike Power reports now. At least for now Resorts International got its way again and the argument over lowering the minimum bets won't even resume until after the lucrative summer season in Atlantic City is over. Commissioner Albert Merck failed to get any support from fellow commissioners for his proposal to lower the beds as an experiment Murcutt argued that $5 minimums forced the average better to gamble over his head. It's forcing people who normally would not bet as much to bet a lot because they can't play unless they do.

And I question whether the state should ever be involved in that kind of an opportunity in opposing Merck the other commissioner said the casino operation still has too many kinks to try a new experiment. Resorts also avoided another setback today a recommendation to fine the casino $35000 for violating various rules on its opening weekend was deferred resorts attorney Richard Roth said the fine is excessive for minor violations but the division for gaming enforcement supports the fine. To put the proposed penalty into perspective fining resource $35000 would be like giving the average citizen who earns $15000 a year. A cheap parking ticket. A find that every citizen of two dollars and eighty five cents or so to potential rain drops on resorts parade of dried up. The minimum bet issue is delayed until public hearings in October and the $35000 fine until the commission's next meeting after Labor Day. In Atlantic City high my power.

Doubled its book contract with New York Times reporter Myron Farber does not require him to reveal confidential sources in the Dr X case. Five years in jail in Hackensack for refusing to turn over his notes in the Scott of its murder trial. Barber's maintained from the outset that giving up his notes would destroy the credibility of reporters doing investigative journalism. However federal Judge Frederick Lacy of New York acting on a petition for father's release noted the contract with Doubleday for a Dr. X book and said Farmer demolished his claim of privilege by turning over the quote alleged confidential information to the publisher Doubleday's attorney. Today it would not say if Farber had revealed in a confidential information in his talks with Doubleday the attorney added the company does not have the book manuscript and doesn't know where it is. The six day old pressman strike that has shut down New York's three big daily papers as well as their New Jersey editions continued today. So to the talks that might end it. But there was no sign of progress. Papers want to reduce the number of pressmen The union says by half and other unions

craftsman reporters and editors are meeting today to talk about striking themselves instead of just honoring the president's picket lines. If they do strike it would complicate an already complicated situation. State Energy Commissioner Joel Jacobson said today that he's pleased with yesterday's announcement of Texaco's natural gas strike in the Baltimore Canyon and he hopes it will give New Jersey a more equitable share at moderate prices of domestic energy supplies. But to ensure that. Jacobson says his department needs more authority. It's an opportunity for the state to respond to. What is a crushing. National and international lead determination to relieve our dependence upon foreign resources. The Baltimore County will produce natural gas and significant quantities of good. That of course leads to that lessening of our dependence. In our state it points out in my judgment. The heavy need for the passing of the energy facility siting bill. To enable One state agency to determine

where. Pipeline is must be located where gas processing plants must be located and where all the ancillary services onshore support facilities should be located. These are decisions that must be made now and I hope the legislature will give a lot of poverty authority to go ahead and do the job. The public Advocate's Office wants New Jersey bell to reduce the rates paid by what are called Lifeline customers in frequent use of residential phones. Currently lifeline customers pay about $2 less a month than regular customers but pay four cents more for every call over a 20 call limit. The public Advocate's Office is many more people would use the Lifeline service if the rates were lower and it submitted that recommendation to the Public Utilities Board. The battle to bring commercial television to New Jersey got another boost today. New Jersey Congressman Andrew McGuire reintroduced a bill in Washington which would require the Federal Communications Commission to reassign a VHF television channel to the state federal hearings on the matter will be held in the Trenton Assembly on

September 8th. Yesterday we reported that New Jersey received nearly 25 million dollars in the past year to spur Urban Development. Reporter Jackie Kennedy went to Paterson today to see how that city is using more than 4 million dollars it's received. Officials here in Paterson are hoping to zero in on some urban renewal projects that are not moving as fast as they might. Plans here call for this area to be rebuilt. And city officials hope to use over three million dollars of the so-called action grants to attract industry development. And create jobs. What we're saying is that spot improvement isn't the answer. You've got to improve an entire block and entire area. And the good becomes as contagious as the bad did things were going negatively so that when you do see improvement in one location two three on the same block it has an effect on everybody else.

There will also be tax abatements created to stimulate new housing projects. One is planned for this site that would create over one hundred and thirty one new units. But the key to the program is the private investment. Officials say they can attract to the inner city investments Paterson officials hope. Will total between dawn and 12 million dollars on this project. And hopefully serve to spark a faster renewal of the inner city. Keeping adequate housing and work. Here the people. Need it. In Patterson I'm Jack Connelly. Waterloo village has received a $10000 grant that good during the summer musical concerts there and to a permanent thing money will be used to build a music shed behind the village a preserved community of the colonial era. For the past 10 years they've been presenting the musical shows jazz bluegrass and classical and attempt in London last night 25 year old Wayne Morgan had an argument with his parents and barricaded himself in his bedroom with five shotguns and his television set. Morgan stayed there 10

hours. Despite pleas from family the police and the mayor come out to pass the time watching the Yankee game in a light movie on the TV. But as the hours wore on it became apparent that he had forgotten that it have to go to the bathroom sooner or later. Moment came at 2:00 this morning. Morgan coming out of the bedroom headed for the bathroom waving a shotgun and saying get out of my way. A policeman grabbed the gun and it fired into the ceiling. Nobody hurt. Morgan's in a mental ward. It was a strange thing to in Blackwood where 10 young members of the local volunteer fire company were charged with arson. They are accused of setting more than 40 fires over the past three years most of them in woods and fields although one of them damaged the fire house itself. What does a tiny private junior college do when it's faced with competition from county colleges. Reggie Wells has the story of one school that had no choice but to close. Luther College in Teaneck was founded in 1938 as the Lutheran Bible Institute in the early 1960s it became a two year liberal arts college with nearly 400 students

but increase costs a declining birth rate and the growth of county colleges because the enrollment dropped to 45 students. In July the decision was made by the New Jersey Lutheran Synod to close the school. The admissions office had received only 15 applications for the September term. Reverend Peter Hoyer used to be the admissions director. Now he's scrambling to find an alternate use for the campus so the school doesn't lose its tax exempt status. There have been suggestions that it be used for a daycare center. A performing arts school or as a Lutheran High School. Reverend Hoyer feels that Lutheran colleges experience could be a warning to other private junior colleges and the government unless state and federal governments take seriously the role of private education. I see. Private junior colleges struggling more and more with. The less less they can find some way of financing funding their programs.

Publicly supported community colleges have been a boon to a lot of people in New Jersey. But there have also been casualties along the way. And this is one of them. This is one New Jersey college that won't be reopening next month. In Teaneck this is Reggie wells. A federal judge has dismissed a 500 million dollar damage by area. Fisherman. The climbers had claimed that during the summer of 1976 sewage from New York and New Jersey polluted the ocean and caused a massive fish kill costing the climbers their livelihood. But Judge said that individual citizens had no property rights when it comes to ocean waters. What happens when a group of five brothers and one sister decide they want summer work in a town with prospects in the case of one Burlington County family. They buy a restaurant and become their own bosses. Greg Morrison has the story. But.

But the people there are also the owners of encounter workers. And. In addition to. Appropriately the big because. They've been in business since vision and no prior restaurant experience. We figured five years from then. You'll have more than just the money. We share yours and we can send all all six of us to college. Family run businesses are not new to them. The 150 customer paper they've earned enough money to build a swimming pool in their backyard. But they've been so successful in the

restaurant business they haven't had much time for swimming in head. This is Greg Morrison reporting. Have you ever wondered where Batman actually lives. Well surprise of surprises right here in New Jersey. The Gotham City of Batman comic strip fame was pinpointed in this past Sunday's funny pages. It's located in Congressman County in south Jersey. The real life down township population not quite 2000. And how are the Caped Crusader and Robin the Boy Wonder been doing for the town folk of down court clerk Peggy Post away says not that well. She says they've had a climbing crime rate with quite a few break ins recently. How many according to Miss post away. 3. The worst defeat for the Cosmos ever at the hands or more accurately at the feet of the Minnesota kicks. Paul Butler has that and the rest of the Garden State Sports coming up. Here's the New Jersey weather forecast. It will be cloudy and humid tonight with fog

developing toward morning. Low temperatures will range from 68 to 72 degrees. Tomorrow will be sunny humid and very warm across the state with highs from 85 to 90 degrees at the shore tomorrow. It will be warm and humid with hazy skies. Highs will range from 78 to 82 degrees with Thursday variable cloudiness very warm and humid with a chance of scattered thunder showers. Join me for that. Don't miss it. Friday had 9:00 on New Jersey public on the question. Good evening. Last night the cosmos suffered the worst loss in their history. The Minnesota kicks

playing at home crush the cosmos 9 to 2 Minnesota assaulted cosmos goalie Errol Yes seen and Jack Brandt for the entire game five of their goals were scored by Alan Willey. This footage by the way is in black and white due to our technical problems. Tomorrow night Minnesota and the cosmos meet again at Giants Stadium for the second game of their playoff series. Last night I said that whichever team scored the most total goals in the two games to win that series while I was quite wrong. If the cosmos win tomorrow night the series will be even at one game apiece. The teams will then immediately play another 30 minutes to decide the series winner. And while the cosmos are involved in the playoffs the most famous player in the world is running a soccer camp at Trenton State College football a soccer camp aren't Li on the second of two one week sessions includes 206 going five youngsters receiving instruction from the master himself. Although now retired quite a soccer chauvinist. The kids want to be.

Paley's camp has an international flavor to it. Twenty Japanese youngsters none of whom speak any English are on hand and the week is a dream come true for eight British boys who want to national writing contest and why they would like to attend. There are also of course plenty of American kids and they're all enjoying this we feel like he can make us a pro if. It feels good. Hell a soccer camp emphasizes not only the sport but also understanding each other. That lesson is hard to avoid with so many youngsters from so many varied backgrounds. It's so important because the law with drugs like you. First of all be a man. This was the day at the football Giants training camp for 10 players. This afternoon the team roster was cut from 70 to 60. Among those who workout today. Offensive tackle bill

call winter free agent out of Princeton in a week. Ten more players will get the axe. Some of the finest young tennis players in the country are currently at Ramaphosa college and it's the national 21 and under tournament which will run through the weekend. One of the favorites in the men's division is 18 year old Fritz a native of Short Hills New Jersey. You know it was the state high school champ a couple of years back. He's now a sophomore at UCLA. Well there's a lot of good players here and I'm used to playing 18 and under 21 and under these guys are you know all college for 9 to 16 to have a pretty good shot could have an advantage over the rest of the field since he's playing in his home state. But he says he doesn't think it will help that much. Not that much I'm pretty far away from home. But you know a lot of people come out that I know. But. Again the national 21 and under tournament will run through the weekend. It's at ram a Polk college and there really are some exceptional young players entered. And a moment like guest on a closer

look will be William Holland the man behind the Meadowlands sports complex. Now. Join me and her people.

Now watch. The New Jersey Public Television. There's probably no one undertaking that has boosted New Jersey's imagination wide as much as the Meadowlands sports complex giant stadium is a hit in every way and the harness track is the most successful one in the world. One man a largely responsible for the success of the complex project formerly executive director of the Sports and Exposition Authority. But last month he resigned for what he called personal reasons. Many feel one of those reasons was the trouble in dealing with the state machinery cross the Hudson to join his former Meadowlands boss Sonny at New York's Madison Square Garden. Who will fill his job which at eighty five thousand dollars a year is the highest paying in state government. Former Attorney General of chairman of the Sports Authority. Paul.

Jack Jack has gone out of his way. To. The government. In New Jersey. The members of the audience song was far more constructive and helpful than had been the case in machinery everywhere. We have set up. Transition committee to. Make recommendations to the board not only for a successor. But also recommendations concerning the management structure. Of the. Authority. For five years into. Operation. And. Ground. Which will require some additional. There was talk that it had to do with dealing with machinery and it wasn't just that wasn't talking. And after shortly after the.

Track I think Jack was very disappointed. You have the same problem if you're in private. Dealing with a. Regulatory czar. Or as a jack. White. Here. Is that there is. A new challenge. And possibly an opportunity to step into the international. Responsibility with Madison Square Garden. OK back to his replacement It seems you could go one of two ways with a political professional sports manager. Which way are you leaning now. Well we're. The most important. In this operation is that we have a manager. At the top. The only difference is that I am recognizing. That the kind of background that a good

manager should. And largely that comes down to whether he should be an experience. Or simply someone who has had the experience in running major corporate or governmental. Organization. Most of the names that have been mentioned we really don't know how serious the names that are mentioned. Richard For example the Democratic chairman and Clifford take a chance for people to say. Why not just name a sports manager and not even give people the chance to climb. Well I'm sure that's one of the considerations that. A transition committee will. Pay regard to. Possible. Recommendation. To the controversy. It's too early for us to tell whether that will be possible. If we've made a selection. We intend to. Stand by it and will hope. Vale. When would you hope there would be a new executive director.

I would like to. Yesterday. In reality. It's more likely to be a matter of perhaps even several months. OK let's go to another item the arena will be construction should be started before the start. Of the contract and we broke ground last Friday and it's a new way. Fifty million dollars approximately and it should take about two years. Can you be relatively sure that won't be the usual cost overruns. Well we're trying to push along as rapidly as we can at this stage on the horizon. That concerns us very much. We're looking at a construction inflation rate of 10 percent. And so obviously everyone is going to cost us 1 percent or. Better. Than. Inflation. One of the main tenets should be the New Jersey Nets now they have financial

problems which everyone knows about. In fact there's a claim that if they're not sold very shortly also there's not as of right now anyway a hockey team ready to move in the arena. No I. Say that we have. Had before we have. No. Location. And the character. Building here. Virtually guarantees that we're going to have. A. First class hockey by the time you. Care whether the hockey team is an established team or an expansion franchise. Here we are dealing with an established organization. Which is one of the reasons that we have been leaning toward. And willing to make some concessions there. But even if an expansion operation. Together. At a time. Thanks

very much. Once again our top stories the Casino Control Commission has decided not to force Resorts International to cut its minimum bet for $5 down to $2 a federal judge says New York Times reporter Myron Farber gave up any claim of press privilege when he gave confidential information to his book publisher information the doctor X trial judge has subpoenaed and the state's public advocate has asked the Public Utilities Board to lower the telephone company's lifeline rates. Clayton. Well that's the news our mailing address is CNN 7 7 7 Trenton 0 8 6 2 5. Tonight's letters reaction to a suggestion for new stories from Glenn marker of Scotch Plains. Your form of reporting is rare given a story like touch to the facts of the day enjoy the July 10th show with the pictures of different summer schools my comment may not be entirely fair however because being in the Westfield summer workshop I was on it. And there is this.

CARNEY I want to tell you of our group the four part harmony because we believe we're the only group of four part harmony in the entire state and until four years ago. That. The. The.

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