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21 are arrested in South Jersey as police sweep through just hours before a planned KKK rally. In sports we'll meet that jersey gem and liars and a cane college student finds a way to get energy out of thin air. In. New Jersey Sunday. And Krista Gaspar's with sports. Good evening. 21 people in South Jersey spent this afternoon behind bars rather than at the Ku Klux Klan rally they had planned in Vineland a state police task force swept through the area this morning. Christine Negroni is just back. And later in the broadcast she'll have a full report. The case of an 11 year old Irvington boy who killed his 6 year old playmate yesterday will be presented to a grand jury this week. The 6 year old Rashawn Hill was found dead in a New York apartment. A single bullet fired into the back of his head. Police say Rashawn had been looking out a window. The shot came from a gun

owned by the older boys grandfather. The shootings being called accidental. And while the Irvington boy has been charged with juvenile delinquency he's been released to the custody of his parents. The grandfather John Warren had left the children alone in his apartment. The boy said he'd found the gun on his grandfather's dresser. The case was the second in Newark in less than one week of one child killing another three days earlier at a city housing project. A 10 year old boy allegedly killed an 8 year old with a stab wound to the back. And in Camden Police are planning as many as 100 additional arrests in the wake of that city's Thanksgiving Day shootout at a high school football game and students at Woodrow Wilson High School where that bizarre scene took place Thursday are calling for tighter security. Eight people were injured in the clash which occurred when a rival motorcycle gangs entered the playing field at halftime. Despite the presence of 56 six police officers the gangs opened fire on each other leaving the crowd of 5000 running for cover. The

shoot out ended with the arrest of 44 all members of the ghetto riders or their rivals wheels of soul. They're scheduled for arraignment Monday on a variety of drugs weapons and assault charges. Of the eight who were injured six were members of the bike gangs. Two others were just innocent bystanders. Twenty two year old Jeannette Hill and her 2 year old son Sean were both wounded in the arm. Hospital officials say their condition today is satisfactory. You are Sir Creek nuclear power plant should be back on line sometime tonight following its accidental shutdown yesterday. Officials at the Lacey township plant tell us a workman accidentally opened the wrong valve during a routine test. That kicked in a safety system which shut the plant down. Officials say there was no escape of radioactivity. And another form of energy is in the making and industrial arts lab at Cayne college in union will soon be getting some of its electricity from a unique type of windmill. The new model was installed at the campus this morning. And Bardwell's was

there to check it out. Most wouldn't build like this 40 foot model of Montclair State. I have huge blades that turned counter-clockwise but this unit on the came college campus is a rotary model and shell design. This vertical axis unit is part of a graduation project at the college. This model is made of aluminum and the four foot blades and the vertical shaft weigh less than 15 pounds. And because of the lightweight materials used with Shell says the system should be much more successful in pitching breezes. Even the slightest of breezes in the past one of the biggest problems with windmills has been the wind. There have been instances where windmills have been constructed and then when the first run gust of wind came along it blew the blades right off. But scientists here at Paine College say that's not have to happen with this unit. Once the wind reaches about 30 miles an hour these blades will not turn any faster. They can't turn any faster. So although the forces on them will be greater the centrifugal forces which turn to tear things apart will not be any greater. And that's a big safety feature so you don't have to really worry about a runaway condition by next week.

This windmill should be providing some of the electricity in this industrial arts lab on the Cain college campus. The problem is that wind isn't always available when you need it. And scientists admit that wind is merely another way of augmenting not replacing current energy sources that became college campus in union. I'm Redwald. And in Milburn today work crews continue to clean up more than 4000 gallons of home heating oil that spilled across the John F. Kennedy parkway when a tanker collided with a motorcycle. The man driving the bike and his woman companion were killed in the crash. They have been identified as 31 year old John Luciano and 19 year old Valerie Webster both of New York. Police say their bike which was traveling south jumped the highway divider and collided with a northbound truck. That jackknifed near the Levingston border. The driver Barton Fishback Boonton suffered only minor injuries but his tanker spilled more than half its 8000 gallon oil load after heavy sanding the two mile stretch of oil slick road was reopened today. But Melbourne Police say

they are carefully watching the weather. In case of heavy rain. The sand would be washed away. Driving could again become hazardous. And the road will be closed. The president of the Middlesex County electronics firm thinks he's come up with a unique way to ease the nation's energy crunch. Bonuses for buying small cars. Susan this loss has more. As gas prices keep going up. Most of us are probably enjoying daily driving less and less and that's one big reason more and more people are switching to cars that get better mileage Abraham dragnets who runs a South Plainfield electronics company not only wants to solve the country's energy problems he also wants to reduce unemployment in the U.S. industry. So he's offering each of his 200 employees a $150 bonus if they buy a fuel efficient American car. Drennan says there are three motives behind his new program. Well first we're looking for being able to provide our

own employees with increasing benefits at every opportunity. Second I feel that the energy crisis in this country is one of the most serious that we face. And it's everybody's job to help. And third I would like to see American industry and American labor helping other American industry and American labor in times like this by buying Mirken products. Only two employees have cashed in on their bosses offer so far but Dryden's is confident others will soon change their driving habits to but Mr. Drennen seems very concerned about getting his employees to conserve gas. He himself drives this Cadillac but he adds Now that I've started this program I'm looking into an economy car in Scotch Plains. I'm Susan nice loss. The director of the state's American Civil Liberties Union still insists that the firing of six

Iranian bus drivers in Jersey City is a flagrant violation of law. But Stephen Nagler says there may be problems in getting their jobs back because he doesn't know who they are or where they can be found. Jim Infante who heads the Hudson County Independent bus owners says he fired the six as retribution for the American hostages still held in Tehran. When we questioned LaFountain yesterday he denied knowing the Iranians names. Apparently the ACLU has gotten the same response but Nagler says that if he gets those names he'll turn the case over to the state division on civil rights where he hopes for swift legal action. And a former Wellingborough man has sent word to his parents that he's fine. Following his release by terrorists in Islamabad Pakistan until just last year Thomas poacher worked for the state of New Jersey. But then he joined the U.S. Agency for International Development and was posted in Pakistan. So one dissident students seized the U.S. embassy there was one of hundreds in jeopardy. He was held for nearly

six hours at a university near the embassy. The students finally decided to let him go but not before roughing him up. His injuries however were reported minor and he's told his parents that he'll be home soon. And the weather has been good news for all of us. With temperatures rising just when we expected them to drop. In fact today's record breaking high was 74 degrees. More like the start of spring and the end of fall. But it can't last long. The skies are growing increasingly cloudy. Tonight there's a chance of showers and temperatures are expected to drop to the mid 40s tomorrow. The outlook is mixed. Expect some clouds and rain but temperatures will again be in our favor with highs in the 60s. That will change on Monday when skies will remain cloudy but temperatures will once more be cool. As we told you just a few moments ago 21 organizers of that planned KKK rally

in Vineland were arrested on weapons charges just a short time before that rally was taking place. Christina Grani has the details. The Cumberland County prosecutor and state police chief announced the arrest of self-proclaimed KKK leader Ed Reynolds. Three juveniles and 15 others. Just one hour before the Ku Klux Klan meeting at violin's Landis park those arrested in the raid on Reynold's Melville home were charged with illegal possession of clubs and Firearms. Well we just announced the arrest of 21 people for a variety of weapons charges. Essentially people from the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party. I think we can all assume. A number of uses for the weapons shortly afterwards in the park. Scores of state and local police were on call and an investigator from the Justice Department circulated through the mostly black and Hispanic crowd. There were quite a few white men

present one wearing a badge that red Klan but very few wanted to talk to us and said only they were curious about the clan's latest activities. It was over 30 years ago. The older man here today remember the Klan members would gather across the street from this park. They reminisce they were boys then they used to climb in the bushes at night and watch hooded figures burning crosses. By their accounts. The Klan was and still is very strong in New Jersey and he held you 26. Are you a member of the Klan. Yes I am. Tell me why. Well I've been you know through a lot changed my life but I'm just tired looking for a job you don't have enough blacks and Puerto Ricans taking jobs that you know the whites should have. There's just too many blacks to me for Regans too many migrants that come away and take our jobs. You know this town's going to have a bad impression but it was the anti Klan demonstrators who were out in force today. They could be found both at Landis Park

and across town at a prayer meeting organized by violin's mayor city religious leaders address that 250 or so present to build or secure shrunken egos in Vineland. I'm Christine Negroni. And it's time now for a check on the world of sports. Here's Trish. Thanking Sandy the giant host the Washington Redskins tomorrow at the Meadowlands and most noted New Jersey and out there will be Redskin quarterback Joe Theismann the star of South River high. The last time the teams played Washington destroyed the Giants 27 to nothing but that was before Phil Simms proved he's a wonder boy. Yesterday at Mercer County Park several high school soccer championships are decided. And Dan Noonan has a report on the Wall Township Englewood battle. Last year Wall Township won the state group three championship. And Wales coach Tom Farley had written this season off as a rebuilding year but whose team unexpectedly came through with 21 wins three losses and one tie. But the biggest win came

yesterday when WORLDBEAT Englewood two to one for another state title. We lost many seniors from last year we lost 13 boys but still some of the nucleus of this present team were around last year and they knew what it was to win the tournament games and there's nothing sweeter. One of the players who helped turn the rebuilding season into a title year was Junior Tom Kane. Kane scored twenty three goals and ended 19 assists including yesterdays first goal. 11 minutes into the first quarter came took the ball away from an Englewood defender and scored on an unassisted 10 footer Englewood finishing the season at 15 6 1 tie the game up later in the first period. Louis Valencia took a pass from the left sideline and scored from 17 yards out making it one one last shootout Englewood for the rest of the game and scored the game winner with five minutes left in the first half. Last top scorer Tom Kane had a hand in this goal also but it was his foot that made the difference. Cain just managed to get a pass over to Joe Morris who had an easy shot

from two yards out well-lived two to one end though that turned out to be the final score. Coach Farley's team still had to hold off Englewood for more than half the game. We had a lead in too many teams will sit on a lead you know just start playing defense and hope the other guys can get through and they can't do that. We just kept going out there and I kept the pressure on them. We came back close so many times and we missed. Four. Goals in the fourth quarter. You know we're trying to break the game wide open. We got close and break it open but it was good enough. To win. So Coach Farleys rebuilding squad turned into a winner. But the best part is looking towards next year when Farley thinks Wall Township just might be awesome. I'm Dan Newlyn there's going to be a time when you're talking about the New Jersey Gems that you won't have to explain or that women's professional basketball team at that time might be sooner than you think. Last week the Gem's played and lost their opener at home against the Washington metros. But there were twenty seven hundred fans in attendance. That's a record for the gems gems

play game number two of their 28 games schedule at home tonight against the Chicago Hustle. One player that there's been a lot of talk about his newly acquired and Myers a four time all American from UCLA signed a three year $130000 contract a week ago. That's an unheard of amount for women's ball. The Gem's finished in last place last year and and Myers is supposed to be their salvation. But. Myers will not be a franchise. And Myers is a solid good all round player. She will put fans in here which is good. She will actually do what she has to for the team. And again I don't want to really look to any minors to carious. I think it's not fair to her. The thing is I want to look out for the rest of the kids. Come on I think with my name the way it's been out in the open and been exposed to the public. Right now I think anybody in my position would hopefully help the league. And like Paley was in a position and so was Jane Joe name. And I think for example Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are

doing for the NBA right now this year. A lot of teams helping it publicity wise. And hopefully I can help bring in some. Game time tonight at 8:00 at the Sports Center in Elizabeth the New Jersey Nets there the men's basketball team play the Philadelphia 76 hours tonight in Philly. The nets are one and seven on the road. Their next three games are on the road and they'll try to break that jinx tonight. And that's sports Andy. Thank you Chris. All 16 MCCUTCHEON high school students are about to end their 30 hour fast that began at 3pm Friday. This is on a hunger strike or protest of any kind. The students say they're trying to raise money. And focus attention on the plight of Cambodian refugees. Bridwell's has more. These youngsters are members of the youth club at the first Baptist Church in bitachon. They say they want to experience firsthand what famine feels like they've been given water and 12 ounces of orange juice. But they have not eaten any solid food since three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The fasting students make hourly entries in log books describing

their feelings of escalating hunger. They also passed the time with frequent prayer sessions. The church pastor says none of the youngsters is given in to the desire for food during the fast and he says the project is teaching the youngsters good values. Well we really have a twofold purpose. The first is to make the kids aware of what it's like to be hungry. They've been without food now for approximately 24 24 hours. The second thing is to call attention to the fact that there is hunger in the world. And by raising of money which they have done they have gained supporters we're trying to aid to humanitarian organizations who are interested right now World Relief in Cambodia and Vietnam particularly I felt really conveyed the help because I mean we were fed and as it was going I saw all these sort of these movies of Asia and Cambodia and all the people starving there and I felt really convicted to help. This is a way to hope so.

So I had to come out we're going to head over to McDonald's when this 30 hours is up most likely here. McDonald's rather do anything at a mall at 7 o'clock tonight. Thing students say they will have raised nearly $700 for Cambodian refugees and they'll also be able to eat for the first time in more than 30 hours. They all said they thought the experience was worthwhile and they'd do it again. Everything they did this weekend they did together. And one of the exercises designed by the pastor was to tie everyone's hands together to teach them to rely on one another. But in addition to being hungry some of the kids admitted they were getting silly and this water looked like one of the stunt show and a rerun of beat the clock. In Matecumbe. This is another of those long holiday weekends one in which as this new yorker cover by

Steinberg suggests that Turkey is the guest of honor. But what about the turkey in New Jersey. Earlier this week correspondent Gus Humming-Bird and producer Bernard Marrus took a closer look at the turkey in our state. Since you were probably doing a little turkey research of your own when it originally aired Thanksgiving night we thought we'd give you another look. Little wonder the word Turkey has become a synonym for loser after all. What can one say about a creature who lives only about 20 weeks in a prison like atmosphere or product of artificial insemination and doing from birth to a loveless life and certain violent death. Now America has 150 million turkeys have no sex life at all. And in fact enjoy no earthly pleasures except eating. These birds. Unlike their ancient ancestors can't even fly. That freight's been bred out of the modern Turkey. But Turkey is often humanized and out of literature. Very interesting characters nonetheless.

Like humans American therapy's come in a variety of power. But apparently Holloman the National Academy quites predominate. And while they are supposed to be dumb animals turkeys really do have some decidedly human characteristics. Sharp senses of sight and sound. Where. Curiosity. And at times are like the mirror. New Jersey doesn't produce many turkeys only about 60 to 70 thousand a year. Most are grown on small farms like this one in Flanders and are turkeys all consumed inside the state. Go into the fresh bird market. Turkey hams of pastrami are made in New Jersey. All of that comes from the big producing states like Minnesota and North Carolina. We market our 20 to 22 weeks that are all killed but the main changed our bird is 15 17 weeks and that's a

big difference when a store bird and what you buy on a New Jersey farm if you're eating turkey today most of us probably are consider yourself prudent and sensible. Turkey meat is a nutritious healthy and economic source of protein. We Americans eat about 10 pounds of turkey a year on the average. And our rate of consumption year around is increasing because of convenience packaging. There's even something now called turkey salami. But apart from its contribution to our national diet the turkey has a unique place in our history as well. Especially in New Jersey. And it's worth taking a little time today to consider that even in Turkey in the straw turkey and they roll them up in my behalf to call. The Wild Turkey is the largest bird native to North America. It was introduced to

Europe by Spanish explorers centuries ago. Masticated there reintroduced here in Colonial times as a farm. The turkey is a more noble birth and it's immensely. Accountable. For one thing it can fly. It makes a challenging prey for hunters. Ben Franklin objected to the adoption of the eagle as America's national symbol. It ought to be the turkey he said. The eagle is a bird of bad moral character. Turkey is a much more respectable bird. Of course. John James Audubon the great American Peter naturalist immortalized the wild turkey and one of his most famous Pretz. The wild turkey disappeared from New Jersey's Woodlands a century ago. It's extinction brought on by the destruction of forests create farmland. Below LESKIE and Charles Bertolli both on the part of an effort to bring the wild

turkey back to New Jersey. Are members of a rather curious organization which has grown up in the state. The New Jersey chapter of the quirky Federation. Although they are turkey hunters or LESKIE and Bertolli have never shot a wild turkey. In fact Turkey hunters may go for years without making a kill but still they are fanatics about their sport and happily settle for winning Turkey calling contests sponsored by their organization. With the cooperation of the state Division of fish and shellfish is the members of the turkey Federation are working to propagate their favorite bird around the state. A few birds were reintroduced several years ago here in Warren County in the northwestern part of New Jersey. The next step is to trap some of these birds and move them to

other parts of the state. Bob Erickson a biologist with the state agency demonstrated for us how this could be done. The birds are lured into an open area using grain as bait. Then five four three two one. The. Flock in Warren County is now up to about 350 birds hunting them at the moment is forbidden. With stiff fines for poachers adornment. In addition the Federation is offering a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest of any offenders. But this hasn't stopped the illegal kills. Armed with all the work you do to preserve and increase the size of the turkey population how do you personally feel when you see something like this is a prime example of unsportsmanlike behavior and it's a slap in the face of the New Jersey hunter. He has worked hard to get this project going.

And it's the money that sportsmen spend on hunting and fishing license is that fun. The turkey restoration project here in the state and apparently one sportsman in the state doesn't care that his money is being used for this. What. What's the penalty. The penalty is you know what happens. OK the penalty is up to the judge. But we recently had a case where a fellow was fined $365 for illegally taking the turkey that was expensive considering you never got to eat it. I mean Brezinski is not a hunter. But she calls herself the mother Turkey of the group and exemplifies the fanaticism of Wild Turkey lovers. That's right. I just love it. I really love the bird. My husband says that I have to be crazy because I get up at 3 o'clock in the morning to go out in the woods and sit down with a tape recorder and tape the bird. And I just have the time I wind up getting nothing or else if it's raining I wind up getting absolute. So this is going pneumonia putting my black wig on and sometimes I think that bird is 10 times more than will ever be. I don't hide myself. I'm not against hunting for

conservation measures. I'm against hunting or people that just go out there like the bird we saw today. They just took the bird and just leave it. I think that's terribly wrong and even as a non hunter that's terribly offensive to me. But I just enjoyed the bird. I like to sort of play with the word because the expression that we use I like to have come in. And. I like to think that I'm a female and have him struck me and just for me that's my way of hunting so I don't hunt with a rifle but I have with a tape recorder I have with a camera. New Jersey's wild turkey population managed to evade our cameras during our trip to world county. But the turkeys are there as these pictures provided by the turkey fanatics show. And the hope is that scenes like these come on a century and more ago will once again Grace New Jersey's woodlands. In the dirt in the starter. They roll them up and avoid golf tournaments.

Again today's top story. A Ku Klux Klan rally in Vineland has fizzled following the arrest of 21 members of the Klan and the American Nazi Party on weapons charges. Five hundred anti Klan press protesters did hold a prayer meeting in the South Jersey town. And that's New Jersey nightly news. Saturday Edition. We're trashing all of us here. I'm Sandra King. Good Night. New Jersey Nightly News is a joint presentation of New Jersey Public Television and W NAEMT 13