NJN News; Monday, March 11, 1991

as da it's been set the assembly debate supply and bishop education loans to property tax relief funeral services are held in new york for a fallen crusader in the war on drugs were suspended salem county prosecutor pleads guilty to the jail and back from the heart of fort campbell soldiers saying words like that hell coming up next major funding for new jersey network news is provided by majority in our diet foundation

first fidelity rank and public service electric and gas ms bair right good evening our interest as rice the state assembly is meeting at this hour to decide whether to revive three hundred sixty million dollars in property tax relief by taking him away from schools the senate in a close vote last thursday approved the amendment of a quality education act as the lower house within the session this evening the future were built was in question posed of nicholas danny were right now the state house well steve here's the latest the problem for the forty two democrats in the assembly tonight was that they needed forty one votes for passage into other members than jacobson and neal conan said they could not vote for the bill they and other members of the party said they were troubled with provisions that would put a cap on

school spending troubles that were brought to the floor by the powerful new jersey education association n g eight was working the hallways this afternoon trying to put the brakes on a planned they say will the actual spending and particularly transportation courses necessary move towards health courts and what you're going to do with these characters is that's going to have to be paid all those things i've mentioned and school programs and again you've got a new speaker joseph lord if it kept the count was the plan offers three hundred and sixty million dollars in property tax really we believe that the concept of cats is a positive concept because allows people develop priorities and as such that implement those parties within the spending limit and assemblyman way and ask well who was also patterson's american it introduced a bill that meets urban concerns their school district reached parity with wealthy areas within five years well the

mandate within five years and each year will be presented to the commissioner and the commissioner will make it easy for the governor and the legislature was sure about inequity are all expenditures of the republicans say they doubt the democrats will have the tax revenues to pay for the program we've had questions about the credibility of this administration and this legislation we've had their questions about their competence and now we realize ok consistently wrong and so we have doubts about the figures right outside a potential icebreaker piece of legislation was introduced in the assembly it's why some women john makin john della piana this bill will allow school superintendent the means by which they can appeal it caps that have been put on their districts and jacobson says however he's still off the entire package but we are hearing that neil cohen is on that would mean that they'll have the forty one votes necessary for passage for the property tax relief program for the

controversy of qe a program or have more information on that a little later on special segment we talk with one of the bill's sponsors this eminently impasse well now and where is the statehouse let's go back to trish to get scripts more evidence today of new jersey's worsening fiscal problems state treasurer doug berman said that elections from income taxes in february and sales taxes in january or both below expectations that were unmarked a second but their revenues were below what was expected from the income tax a new rates that went into effect january first governor of florida said today he was not discouraged by the new figures well obviously the national recession so it's not surprising that beyond the economy is not performing with a little like to say that he comes in jersey has serious problems with the management office despite the new figures the state treasurer says he'll stick with the deficit projections he made last month between six and eight hundred million dollars one day before he was scheduled to go on trial an official misconduct

charges suspended salem county prosecutor frank hearst pleaded guilty today to one count of fact the forty three year old horse was accused of using cash advances from the prosecutor's office for personal trip for himself and relatives under the terms of the plea bargain hearst must pay at five hundred dollars in restitution to salem county between that also calls for his immediate resignation as county prosecutor first could also face a maximum sentence of three to five years in prison state treasurer trenton policeman accused of raping a woman in custody has been suspended without pay as michael aaron reports the charges brought the trenton police department if the rays can happen inside a police station it can happen anywhere that's the disturbing thoughts swirling around the incident that began outside to scranton bar a clothing time last thursday night forty five year old woman about to leave in her car was built for drunken driving he was brought the police headquarters with a blood alcohol level appointees to four more than twice the legal limit on duty in the lockup was a veteran patrol in

john beck senior in a local all these band he plays in a restricted area of the station are the lockup at the security system that was seen on a monitor and taped walking the woman for an area where she could make a telephone call they weren't seen again for fifteen to twenty minutes during the course i love moving her from one point to another according to her he sexually assaulted her in dayton area that is a secluded area within the police station under a stairway the alleged victim is a resident of center street in trenton nine hours after she was seen with tech police released her on bail or to the local hospital where he reported rape she was taken to hamilton hospital for examination and then police were notified they investigated and within hours a chargeback one of their own a married father of two a twenty one year veteran of the force with no history of trouble police chief frank brady was to say the least actually

shot that pled not guilty at arraignment saturday and he's free on ten thousand dollars bail last week a videotape of police misconduct in los angeles made national news with the crime happened here it happened just out of view of security cameras which could have the same effect on public confidence in the trenton police really really upset disturbed about this now you work every day you were very hard to create good police community relations that you just don't be incidents like this michael aaron new jersey network news a fifty one year old latasha men's roller coaster ride through the judicial system has taken another turn which may put him back behind bars as disappear court judges james land than almost return to prison wednesday less the state supreme court allows him to stay out while the appeals panel served thirteen years in prison in connection with the death of another police officer in nineteen seventy six he was freed in prison in nineteen eighty nine after a federal judge ruled evidence have been surprised but a higher court saying was not a federal judge's business through the matter back to the state thus

reinstating the verdict now judge in jersey city has refused to grant a new trial as orlando back to prison a lawyer for gym when they're not days it's unclear what appeals or available land that us freedom is in jeopardy funeral services were held today for a fallen crusader in the war against drugs recovered drug addict george hicks was shot to death last week after spending a career battling drug dealers in the city of newark scott know the ap reports friends say george specs expand his career fighting to save young people from losing the battle against drugs but today it was the fifty seven year old crusader who was fondly remembered the funeral service of the bethany baptist church a new and we know mourners believe the light dimmed to quickly in the life of george hicks a former heroin addict or needed numerous anti drug efforts in the city of newark and was a program administrator for the state attorney general's office that blacks and whites neighborhood groups of kids to senior citizens of the

x ray on the street he could talk to anyone in everybody's listening to police say george hicks was nearly killed just over a month ago when he was shot and wounded by three men were walking at a friend's apartment the last wednesday night a gunman got inside his home here in newark and killed the editor crusader investigators aren't certain of the murderer was one of the three men who attacked him earlier but they say they will stop searching for clues into a mystery solved some of the people attending today's service complaint that not enough was done to protect the man who tried to save so many others so his departure leave a void that will never be filled in the city girls and also left and remain should seek to establish some monument in the setting of his goodness and his greatness scott pontiac new jersey network army major gary ross it was laid to rest today at arlington national cemetery as the mournful sound

attacks echoed across the cemetery where many of the nation's war dead are buried family friends in missouri college bade farewell to the aviator major rossi or a billboard in county died when a helicopter heard from or whether they ever cease fire started after twenty one gun salute and taps the flag draped coffin was presented to her husband army chief warrant officer john kicking or than eight hundred people attended a funeral service saturday or though a husband wife and son have spent their first weekend together since august may recall last week we followed the dominant issue got ready to greater muslim was returning home from the goal for the reserves today visited the dominic home in monmouth county surgeon mark dominic purcell his wife and two year old son edward on august twenty nine then last wednesday he received just six hours notice that he would be leaving his bunker in riyadh for home the color and just through everything i had a couple bags and it was really at forty hours later his plane landed whole plane was cheering and not only was really happy people are singing

and i was so i've never done any other number of obsolescence before <unk> you didn't have the same player and a soviet union now here's something and sergeant dominic missed a whole lot while he was stationed ovary i'm just opening up the refrigerator and picking out his favorite foods like beer and she's in his home economy balls and what was in dominic's first meal of castles you went to white castle and sometimes you have a jewish dominick says it's been an adjustment for him to go from living in here to living in the freedom of his home with police characters were told to expect dr chemicals and warheads and weren't sure if their patients will knock it down and perhaps the biggest change his son edward not only walks and ride the bike now buddy talks until wilson it just it really believe he was just saying words that you know mommy daddy things like that a couple weeks ago i was talking to one phone and we got to hang up against okay daddy be

careful now the family will spend much of this week getting re acquainted after that it's back to work for sergeant dominic his mission to make arrangements for other troops to return home from the persian gulf neighbors their images network news fort monmouth coming up by major the network news demand that all of that the day in the defendant to buy special segment more in the property taxes he was the one it's been

as we reported earlier the assembly tonight is debating a plan to shift three hundred sixty million dollars earmarked for education to property tax relief if the proposal passes gallon of oil has indicated he'll sign it as soon as possible massive nadler standing by the state house with more on the debate and tonight's special segment well well trish the governor better get is and signing hand ready here because just a few moments ago the assembly did pass the property tax component of this too we a quality education act the bill passed by a vote of forty one to twenty nine so the three hundred and sixty million dollar property tax relief component has been approved the sponsor of that legislation is patterson air and assemblyman when castro mr press quoted join is here for a second there was a lot of debate today what was it that finally got to the forty first vote your column what was it that brought him around i think daniel wanted us some assurances that that as that some other legislators of where this the money was coming from and how it's gonna be spent in the district and we

spent a lot of time on reassuring people throughout the state of new jersey that property taxes needed order provide in that property tax relief and to the tune of three hundred and sixty five million dollars it didn't have the money the republicans so they were saying they can vote for because this is a democratic field in the money just is going to be there what's interesting at the year republicans out on the mood began to property tax relief in the state we both were one lives they become confiscatory so i think it's for interesting they haven't supported the regional affiliate but that had a lot to say about how we should change this law and so we're changing it today were making a better word and i probably tax relief or to make some changes that juliet and for once an hour fifteen years we'll finally going the right direction the state new jersey the powerful new jersey education association fought tooth and nail all throughout the scene is it's a big defeat for the night i argue with the entity a father of various to organizations i think property tax is important as well as the education the kids throughout the state in natures and i

think this is going to be born out before the end of the day be a quality education act itself now the companion legislation that has that support i'm anticipating a problem that now that they tax component parts and i think we have the votes for that larry but again you never sure until it happens but i think there were confident to put the money up till we put that actually thought first and of course were debating the year to year changes and i think those changes make sense the reasonable and that they will press for a seven and when castro thank you for joining us senator and the bill now we'll go it's on its way to governor florio who has said he will sign it as soon as possible of course the ted leo revenue figures for local school districts have to be out by this friday so we can look for a bill signed by the governor probably within the next few days and there's dependent status let's go back now to steven fish that flag and coming out at auntie prepared for npr and police officers in camden will obviously instead of one

season as bell i assumed that it was that old saw go the night her thighs as i have i mean to have somebody know that a certain investment banker cut short his vacation every back to new york last friday only force really that smart or well connected or they know little private things like that and know that the banker had called another guy at a rival former suburb of meeting those things did happen and they were fraught with meaning apart the

rumor that at and t was about to raise its better and see are those bankers advises the two companies while the story goes or ncr said no it didn't want it on tape with a t and he even so at and t did for another seven hundred million or so on the table up at all offer to almost seven billion dollars in formally that is for most almighty dollars share offer a less ncr as charles stuart line from general mcauliffe nazis said well he was a little less tourists in the battle of the bulge general and then he added that if at and t wants to talk he can start with his hundred twenty five dollars share figure there are limits the cellphone ceo alan years telephone they just go ahead and sold off or diverted officially presented by or won some say he will in time maybe ready for another old saw about the proof of the pudding is in the eighteen remember these pictures how our guys could see at night and the other guys quit and night

vision very good one another guys shooting at you you know the guy had faded alright courtesy of our souls on imo industry i'm all successes in the poses and conversely are made those contracts worth almost forty two million dollars well there waiting for the fed to show its hand or so that the rules say the bond market has suspicions about mr greenspan in the long bar stays near a quarter percent yield a point to to have the exact economy might just be getting better you know the market it while falls off a bit but as prices software live audiences sides about and that is supposed to be good at least along players like they buy them on the upside of falling numbers on the other exchanges too while we wait for the phone or resigned or maybe for good though no just about that the old fords and in

sports new jersey last five division one seems the post season play with you fb i'll be held onto your hats today the cold much winds blew up to forty miles an hour here at kettle creek in ocean county those winds whipped up some white yesterday even made it to choppy for the kennedys to take it to current conditions clear and cold across the state in europe it's thirty nine degrees in trenton thirty eight in atlantic city forty degrees tonight clear and very cold

little bit windy to the world's twenty to thirty degree tomorrow sunday in cold the highest thirty five to forty five am wednesday look for cold temperatures with snow rain the high as thirty to forty agree or was that awesome of basketball nerves or less us attorney diane freidman jersey schools are in postseason flight seen all writers prison in st peter's may be unsuitable it and fda was going to be in it statehouses morning on a record for new jersey's polls making the benghazi and see double it and all the postseason excitement that touches on with governor jim for yahoo made it officially march madness month in eugene are isis in all pressure was first big east tournament championship will open late thursday the pirates head was the third scene you own view and all these region of those pepperdine had to thirty in salt lake city now today the hall receive a send off rally from cairo the faithful as the day to listen more

jeopardy least of origin feel worse this is nice this is not that through our rutgers one of three when a ten teams make attorney the scarlet knights based arizona's eighth friday had to thirty in atlanta or you got a nine seed respect in the selection committee bob was always confident all i felt all along that we would get our dead and we have a system by which these things are decided there's some subjectivity to that system but there's also a great deal of objectivity and i feel that the players earn the right to be in the tournament and they earned the right when they were in the tournament not they earned the right to feel good about themselves and have rutgers feel good about itself by having such a tremendously successful

season speaking of success st peter's in the midwest regional affairs tom penders texas longhorns it's that they got first nc double appearance and ted floyd thought when jerry henry state of texas who was a forester is not easy but it's also a night he won only that which we hoped wouldn't be caught we looked at city already on them in a very athletic and i think we have a chance here and i think our kids are gonna play hard they're excited i'm excited and so let's go r i let's go to princeton tigers as normal in the east regional the tigers play friday and surges against although what will never be cruel to walk away with a more interesting first round match ups also the writer's late night hosts alina wednesday in an unsinkable a first round game unfairly dickinson faces cnn in and it actually just outside the village of practice with the cameras and the questions and just what to expect come and mass as

well as the experience is something that you know that there was in your life and see this group have the opportunity of alternative health i still the sunday jan will carry the boys and girls turning to champions finals the filthy hippies the hunt begins tomorrow night ritual group and procured championship today a facility that was luncheon on all the teams so it really brings new jersey's best of all of the focus that we really had the opportunity to do what other states do in terms of recognizing the outstanding team in the state are likely we do it quite frankly because we groundswell say chaplains and i would take the breslin that's well and the region on a platter so tomorrow six thirty boys begin play at rutgers of the delta regional press conference got in east orange seagull prep would take on new work jack and the growth quarters and semis are at monmouth thought beginning at six thirty st petersburg is why would cook it's not against harrison tonight nba let's face the next garden mets pitcher since then his book award is pitching on today is love i will be a cash or six

weeks fernandez will be up for three months and the flyers and settlers built to camden is officially dead as part of national bone marrow waco facilities new jersey are putting out the word that registering to become a bone marrow donor is he's a painless and in some cases even for a wider smith reports those lining up donors bone marrow transplants fatal blood diseases like leukemia but the chances of finding a compatible donor outside your family or about one in twenty thousand more potential donors the better the odds of finding a match but many people are reluctant to register because they're afraid of a transplant operation it's painful it's not a pleasant thing you ever had its empty or there's some pain afterwards but about ten percent of their mouths are moving rapidly remake they go now and you are a little bit which are all veterans couple of days registration process itself is painless answer questions

give a blood sample and that say you don't sign a contract even if your perfect match you can always change your might force the hospital's hope you won't normally it can cost anywhere from sixty five to hundreds of dollars to register to become a bone marrow donor and all this week you can register and have your blood tested for free will also be anonymous we'll never know who gets your bone marrow until after the operation is over and only if you and the patient both want to know people who donate narrowly not won a narrow arm because there's a lot of responsibility with the patient to make it to be a feel of fall today philip lane people who are recipients it's another complicated relationship in a very difficult time in their lives they did that great undertakings africa through that free registration is available all over new jersey all this week for more information call one eight hundred two five to forty four seventy four that's one eight hundred to five to four or seventy

four rj smith new jersey network news san diego that's my news for tonight i'm tristan after a fanciful as more will soon enter the network news nine is both an hour

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