New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 06/20/1980 7:30 pm

Oh thirty. Two. Verdicts in the great mob trial the four defendants guilty on 19 counts. It was knockout City last night in total will have the boxing highlights from ice world tonight. In sports at the Ford plant and mouthwash shuts its doors permanently. With Karen Stone and Bill Perry with sports. Good evening. Jurors in the great mob trial in Freehold today returned 19 guilty verdicts against all four defendants clearly indicating the existence of a powerful organized crime network in the state. The verdict came in the fourth day of deliberations and in the 15th week of the trial Phelps Hawkins reports. Jury foreman Vincent custodes stood before a packed tense courtroom. The first charge was conspiracy against Andrew Gerardo allegedly the acting Kapell regime or

leader of the New Jersey branch of the Genovese crime family. Vincent Costanzo spoke clearly guilty and then 15 more times covering all four defendants. Guilty as charged. Gerardo also guilty on three counts of lottery operation one count of bookmaking Anthony to bingo guilty of conspiracy but then a shocker. Bingo. Not guilty of murdering Trenton racketeer Paul company. In 1975 there was a flurry of congratulations to the bingo. The jury foreman continued James Vito amount of run of guilty of conspiracy guilty of extortion guilty of threatening bodily injury. Angelo Carmens seeker guilty of conspiracy and two counts of lottery Gerardo now faces a possible 19 years to bingo three years C-cup nine years and manteau Marano a hundred and eighty two years. Sentencing will be sometime in August. All four men have previous records. Three of the defendants

were released pending sentencing. But monter Mironov was taken to Monmouth County Jail. The judge citing still secret transcripts of the judge's own investigation apparently involving mountable run out talking to a juror two weeks ago. The juror was discharged. Outside the courthouse. Defense attorneys accused the state of depending on publicity rather than evidence of stressing a nationwide criminal conspiracy but only being able to show evidence of such activity. Here in New Jersey the entire time that this case has been in the papers publicized balloon pushed up the only thing you ever heard was that this office the AGs office is going to prove for the first time in court the existence of a secret nationwide organization. That's all you heard about that was the heart of this indictment. Matter of fact it's all through the indictment was all through their opening was all through their case it was all through a summation that's all they talked about until the jury came out with a question which required some indication of

proof which was never done never presented during the course of the trial. Anthony de bingo who was acquitted of the 1975 company on murder at the cheese cake service area the Garden State Parkway was relieved and still protesting his innocence. Were you nowhere near as Quake serve as far as when near it. I don't even know where it's at today. And then a state police helicopter arrived in the courthouse parking lot with Attorney General John Degnan on it. He reported both he and Governor Byrne were thrilled with the outcome. So I was with the governor when I got the news and he has a long prosecutorial experience tells me that he thinks it's a great victory that people in state in New Jersey and said are-I any time he can prove to the depths that was proved here that kinds of criminal activities on the part of organized crime and shed light on an area that that survives only in darkness I think you've done a great service. The party then entered the Monmouth County Courthouse to offer congratulations to the state prosecutor team in Freehold. I'm Phil talking's.

After 25 years of operation the Ford assembly plant in Mouawad was the largest in the country is closed today the last car rolled off the assembly line and Jack Kennedy was there and filed this report. This was the last of more than four and a half million cars produced on this floor. Lord Fermont your tour at added first showroom in West Frankfort Illinois. It was a very emotional moment. Some workers cheered. Others fought back tears. But for nearly all 500 waited. It was literally. The. End of the war. I guess the day they got to call them because the economy is so bad and nobody wants to buy a car. They have all stacked up and they shipped them out but nobody is buying. I feel it's real sad right now a lot of people here look like they're happy but they're not. By the morning when they get up they're going to realize they're all out of a job. In all nearly 4000 workers here got their pink slips. More than half of

those got them yesterday. Ford blames the closing on foreign competition but not entirely. There were also charges of high absenteeism here. Poor quality work along the assembly line. And frustration with a union that seemed oblivious to the problems. That's Ford's story. At a post-mortem the United Auto Workers union headquarters at Beauvois. There was a difference. In our opinion. You have to remember Ford Motor Company rush to judgment and making the decision to shut down Wah-Wah in the past nine years. This local union on record has the best working relation with local management and local management also made that statement. About 500 workers here could qualify for retirement. But the rest will have to scramble for new jobs. So we're looking for new employees at another Ford plant in Kentucky. Others hope state employment programs or a company sponsored job fair will fund their work. But almost no one expects that next

job to be as good. A job. Money security. Everything. But the big question still remains what will the future of this Ford plant be. Ford officials are not rushing to sell it and have not ruled out the possibility that the plant will be retooled fully automated and open again in a few years. But even if it is it is virtually certain that many of the workers have got their last check today will never be back. In my walk. I'm Jack Cullerton. The state health department is trying to find out if there's something in a Rutgers Newark building causing serious illness among faculty and staff. The problem is Smith Hall home of the Rutgers Institute of animal behavior. Sandra King reports. Two hundred and forty employees of the state university work in this building over the last five years. Six of them have contracted cancer 36 others suffer a serious illness. Four of the malignancies were fatal and some of those who watched it all happen

insist that there's a pattern that the incidence of disease is too high to be coincidence. And they point to the one thing that sets this building apart from others on campus. The presence of the university's distinguished Institute of animal behavior. Their first official protest came quietly last April with a visit and a detailed memo to wrecker's provost James Young. It's not that we have any evidence that there is a culprit materials and no spills no explosions or anything of this nature. Our only evidence is that there has been a. High incidence of illness. Whether the health department would consider it statistically extraordinary it remains to be say most of those who pressed for action work on the third floor of Smith Hall. The institute is just one floor above and preliminary tests have reportedly confirmed that there has been continued seepage of animal waste and other materials through these floors and these ceilings. There also are said to be

serious failings in the building's ventilation system. Those problems were addressed in part last week when the board of governors appropriated a half million dollars for repairs. But the rest remains mystery especially since workers in the institute itself say they've had no unusual illness. State health officials say it's too soon to know what if anything. Went wrong here at Smith Hall but extensive testing and interviewing are in progress. And preliminary results are due on the 14th of July. That's Mithal rectors Newark. I'm Sandra King. Meanwhile surgeons at the College of Medicine and Dentistry made medical history this week they removed an enlarged blood vessel the size of an orange from a patient's brain. Susan these last reports. 16 year old Maria tomorrow was all smiles today and with good reason. A few days ago she was close to death. Maria was born with a rare aneurism a birth defect where a blood vessel. Most often in the brain blows up like a balloon

because of it. She's been afflicted with frequent violent headaches and epileptic seizures since the age of three. Doctors say one of those seizures could easily have caused a lethal rupture but by performing an unprecedented operation called Miklas surgical resection. Maria was saved. The team of surgeons responsible for saving her held a press conference this morning to discuss the many dangerous complications that were involved using diagrams and X-rays to show the giant blood vessel lodged deep within her brain. They described what made this operation unique for the first time they said an aneurism was successfully removed by stopping the heart in Maria's case. For one and a half minutes doctors stress speed was critical because she could have suffered irreparable brain damage. We could see the news and we could not safely manipulate it with this footage it's a very thin wall. It's like a thin wall bag of blood of blood. We can safely do that. It is like being able to see it unless we could completely control the circulation and keep it from. And that's why I need to be absolutely.

Certain that we rest. As could be expected the patient is delighted to have survived this rare combination neural heart surgery although unable to speak English she made her feelings clear through a translator. So you feel basically you feel wonderful. How does she feel. That's kind of fantastic. Well awful awful. Thing. She says she feels a great happiness. Only a handful of people worldwide have survived this operation. And doctors are optimistic Maria will be able to lead a healthy productive life from now on. Now the operation performed on Maria has proven successful. Doctors here are very hopeful about applying it to a wide variety of ask for diseases that only those of the brain but also the spinal cord and I as well. A College Hospital in Newark. I'm Susan these lawsuits. 450 striking teachers from the freehold Regional High School District have been ordered back to work Monday with just one week left in the school year. The teachers called the strike last night after contract talks broke down. There is some hope though.

Talks have been rescheduled for this Sunday. Kenneth Manahan reports. The teachers are objecting to a board proposal requiring them to conduct an additional daily class when the new school year begins next September with their contract due to expire on June 30th. The teachers say there is room for negotiations on the other issues of salary and insurance but they will not compromise on the additional teaching period. We are very concerned that if a 6 teaching period is imposed upon any portion of our membership people will lose their jobs. Teachers will lose their jobs. Our second concern is over our ability to teach effectively and professionally. With the increased workload There are seventy five hundred students attending high schools in the district. A few of them drop by the picket line in front of freehold Regional High School at noon time to join the teachers for lunch. The kids told us that just about everyone showed up for class at regular time this morning. But then they were dismissed to half an hour later

because there were no substitute teachers to man the classrooms. The school board maintains the extra session will not affect jobs in the district and will only involve a small number of teachers. There is no possibility no reasonable possibility that anyone will lose a job as a result of the board sixth theory proposal gets very limited limited to only those situations in which there is no other way for the board to staff or schedule class under the court order. The teachers do not return to their classes on Monday. Their association will be fined ten thousand dollars plus an additional $200 a day against each striking teacher. If the teachers do stay out there will be no final exams for the students but graduation will be held as scheduled in Freehold. I'm Kent Manahan. And now the weather forecast for this day tonight will be clear breezy and cool lows will be in the upper 40s to low 50s we'll have sunny skies and pleasant temperatures tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s and the outlook for Sunday.

Fair skies and mild temperatures. Bill Perry has the night off. So Bill Moylan has tonight's fourth from our Newark studio. Bill. Thank you Karen. It was the rocky and Bobby show last night at ICE world in total of Bobby Chesnoff dad Ali haggler in the first round. And hey who could question whether the U.S. featherweight champ out of Patterson Rocky Lockwood's is ready for a world title shot. I'll tell you Rocky is looking better

and better every time he steps into the ring. Last night he scored a TKL over Marcial Santiago. We pick it up in the first round Santiago seen here in the blue trunks wasted no time. He came out swinging Rocky a little surprised by the initial outburst stuck to his deliberate style and battled back. His quick left found its mark. Every time and there's a shot of Rockies manager Ludovick and the third round the fight belong to Lockridge. He was well under control and Santiago did what he could just to stay out of Rocky's way. The champ connected with left hooks and uppercuts and his opponent was showing blood from the left eye. The bell sounded ending the third and forget about Round Four have a c young lady Santiago's corner said that's enough and the fight was stopped. So the USA New Jersey featherweight champ is now undefeated in 14 fights. And what about that world title shot today. But as far as I know it's been negotiated for some time in September. By that fact I'll be more than ready. Were you sorry to see the fight end the way it did. I really was because if the fight would have continued I would have knocked the

guy out Coke. And how about the recent high school graduate Bobby. Cheers. Cheers. Out of want a cue after last night's exhibition. He's now Furuno with three knockouts. Last night's Cayo came just 1:47 into the first round the victim sacks Ali. Adler. Had with Felda five and five Jazz's powerful left of the body. That said haggler to the canvas and it was. All over. The. Phone was a little easier than I anticipated. I train hard for each one and I was going to be a six round fights so I trained especially hard figuring it might go some rounds you know get into the fourth fifth rounds I've never seen the film thrown yet. OK in the ESPN ne semifinals in the light weight class it was Martin farm over of Asbury Park and he want to split decision over violence. Jeff Pizarro also was Patersons Curtis Harrison a six round knockout over New York's Tim Lee Valley and how about this match up. Tommy Merola against Bobby Chaz it all happen July 17th at ICE world and Barolo also knocked out his opponent last night.

Harold white and we'll show you that fight and more tomorrow night and of course the biggies Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran fight for the WBC welterweight championship tonight. One point eight million people are expected to watch the final on closed circuit television throughout the United States and Canada. The first round of the senior golf championship came to a close today at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield. We have a tie for first place between Don Jan. And Mike Sue tchack who shot 68. And that's three under par second and third places are also occupied by two players each. The 50 year olds and over will play round two tomorrow. With competition finishing up on Sunday and that's the shape of sports Carol back to you in Trenton. OK Bill thank you. There's going to be a showdown tomorrow in Trenton New Jersey. Delegates to the GOP National Convention are planning to meet at the state assembly chambers but assembly speaker Chris Jackman a Democrat threw Republicans a curve today by ordering the state police to keep the chambers locked. State Republican boss

David Norcross says he's going to use those assembly chambers anyway but just in case he's reserved the state museum auditorium. Meanwhile the Senate votes Monday on the state's $5.1 billion budget for fiscal 1981. It's a balanced budget a far cry from the 280 million dollar deficit. Governor Byrne projected back in December but the Republicans say it's still missing a crucial ingredient Marium are also reports. School Bus say it has been a top priority among the Republicans. The governor recommended only $37 million for school transportation aid. And the Republicans say that leaves an $18 billion gap in aid that will have to be made up by increases in local property taxes. The assembly Republicans say they'll need a floor fight to restore the two million dollars. And the Senate Republicans say they may join in. Another point is that three hundred thousand dollars allocated for the hymens planning commission. The South Jersey legislators have it in for the commission and are trying. To try to cut

those funds. All in all the budget is not very different from the one the governor proposed. Except for the fact that the deficit has evaporated. The Legislative Budget Committee cut $47 billion from the governor's budget mostly in terms of state jobs and state office costs. But the committee added about $47 billion in new spending and things like Medicaid tuition aid grants mental health services and county colleges. The budget must be balanced approved by the legislature and signed by July 1st. No doubt it will be. But the governor also has the right to veto any item in that budget. He doesn't live in Trenton. I marry him a rose so. With gas prices at an all time high there is appeal and saving even a few gallons.

And if drivers conserve those gallons it could add up to reduced national consumption of gas. The oil companies are touting conservation and Atlantic Richfield has mounted a traveling road show designed to demonstrate that gas can be saved with just a change of driving habits and careful car maintenance. Arco brought its display to the plaza of Newark's federal office building this week and while the exhibit drew only small lunch hour crowds those who did stop by were told how to improve gas mileage by up to 30 percent. Arco advised drivers to avoid quick starts and stops accelerate smoothly crews between 40 and 50 miles per hour. Keep the tires properly inflated and get regular tuneups according to our code just one misfiring spark plug a diminished gas mileage by 10 percent. Whether we work at conservation or not for most of us the car remains in a subsidy. And Sandra King explains. While state gas supplies are now plentiful our gas problems are far from over. We've compared the present gas situation to that of last year a year ago.

The gas crunch was on and the stations that were open had long lines. Now New Jersey drivers have little trouble getting gasoline if they can afford those high prices. The Triple-A reports many more New Jerseyans are taking vacations this year than last because of the available gasoline. But the state's energy commissioner Joel Jacobson predicts oil companies will drive the per gallon price up to a dollar fifty this year and we could see a new shortage this time next year. For the second year in a row the state New Jersey council of the arts has given fellowships for outstanding artistic achievement in visual art. And as Diana Lunden tells us the winners of those fellowships have been honored with a special exhibit at the State Museum in Trenton. This year 50 artists display their work an outstanding collection in just about every medium imaginable. Francis Orlando is a photographer. Her images are dramatically intense and she says deliberately ambiguous Constans but Anelli works in oils and concentrates on the human condition and the impact of

ethnic groups in society. Patterson market by Doug Nia illustrates the artist's fascination with all kinds of people and all kinds of situations. These are just a few examples of the wide variety this exhibit offers on Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 at the New Jersey State Museum and 2 0 5 with Saint street in Trenton. The beautiful thing. The name of another art exhibit this one in Passaic County. The exhibit celebrates all aspects of the sea sand dunes the beach shells harbors and both 12 artists will display their work in oil pastels prints and sculpture. Most of the artists are well known in New Jersey but some are nationally known artists such as Will Barnett. The exhibit can be seen on Saturday from 10 to 5. That's the discovery galleries on Valley Road in Clifton. Hello Dolly is back where she belongs and getting whale treatment by the Glassborow summer stock theater. The Award winning Broadway musical is based on Thornton Wilder's The matchmaker.

The story is set in the 1890s and revolves around Dolly Levi the matchmaker hars after to find him a match and she decides she's the best match you can get. Couldn't go up on Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 at Wilson auditorium at Glassborow State College in Glassborow for some outdoor recreation this weekend the watching reservation is hosting a summer Arts Festival this weekend celebration begins with a concert of American and British folk songs. One of the groups uses puppets to act out the songs and the audience will come in with the chorus. On Sunday New Jersey artists will display a wide variety of portraits drawings and sketches that will be this Saturday and Sunday beginning at about noon at the watching reservation in mountainside. Finally we want to tell you about Turkey swamp day in Freehold. It's a day filled with interesting activities none of which have anything to do with turkeys in the morning there's a fishing contest and a paddle boat race. You can build your own bird house or set your own animal traps and the day will end with a live

snake demonstration. That's tomorrow beginning at 10:00 in the morning. In Turkey swamp Park Georgia road in Freehold. Have a good weekend. And finally this item we've heard of a new dining spot in Mercer County. You might want to try dinners there in the past have included clams purchased by the management for nine ninety five a pound and oysters at eleven eighty five a pound. The cost of the diner is nothing you see. Dinner is served by invitation only. The easiest way to wangle one of those invitations will break a law. The restaurant is actually the Mercer County Jail and the food we've described has been ordered in the past four inmates there. A recent report blames mismanagement for those epicurean delights at the jail. Once again our top stories a freehold jury has convicted four mobsters of concert's conspiracy and the celebrated great mob trial. One defendant was found innocent of murder charges and another was cleared of an extortion count. There were cheers and tears at the ford Mawa plant which closed down permanently today. And in an

extremely rare operation doctors at the College of Medicine and Dentistry have removed a diseased blood vessel from a patient's brain. That's the news for Bill Moe and in Newark I'm Karen Stone. Good night for the New Jersey nightly news. It's. A. Joint operation of New Jersey Public Television M.W. 20 30. The program is broadcast Saturdays and Sundays at 6 p.m. on New Jersey Public Television and channel 13

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