New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 08/01/1979 7:30 pm

New Jersey Nightly News. With Rebecca suable in Trenton and Clayton Vaughn in Newark good evening in the news tonight the public advocate takes on the Veterans Administration and a first of its kind lawsuit against a New Jersey V.A. hospital. At Logan Township residents rally against the company's plan to burn the controversial chemical PCB. Clayton. Good evening Rebecca. In sports Paul Budlong We'll have reports on last night's fight cards in North and South Jersey and more tennis action. From South Orange and on a closer look. We'll have a runner on handicapping the horses from our Mike power. Newsweek's Pete X-tian and New Jersey's Monmouth Park the state public Advocate's Office today filed what it claims is the first court case ever against a Veteran's Administration Hospital for the way its mental patients are treated. The public advocate charges at the Veterans Hospital in Lyons in Somerset County denies some of its patients their basic civil rights.

Mary Amoroso reports the public advocate suit charges a wide variety of abuses by the V.A. hospital from censoring its mental patients mail to making patients wait days to make a phone call. The hospital in Somerset County has about eleven hundred patients mostly male and mostly psychiatric cases. The public advocate has been representing those patients that commitment hearings. That's how it began hearing complaints of invasion of privacy and patients treated like prisoners claim that they weren't able to make a telephone call from a closed word when they requested to do so. Sometimes they were delayed for hours or even days. Sometimes a doctor was required or a social worker was required to make a phone call for them and then hand over the phone in the presence of the hospital official. We've received complaints that people were not able to visit friends and acquaintances they had on other words complaints about loss of personal property and about limitation of

patients access to his personal money. The advocate says the hospital held on to patients cash and patients could only get their money with written permission of their doctor. The Advocate is asking for some very simple things more telephones for patients paper and stamps for them to write letters with and the unlimited right of patients to talk with their attorneys. Hospital officials say they haven't seen the suit and so they can't comment. The case should come to court by the end of the year in Trenton I'm Mary Amoroso. State police are investigating the possibility that Governor Burns helicopter may have been sabotage. A pilot who is about to take off alone in a helicopter on July 20th when he discovered an open oil valve. Thirteen gallons of oil has already leaked out. Police are questioning 10 people to try to find out if the body was deliberately left open. The helicopter now back in service National Guard crafted is used by the governor and others for official trips Rebecca.

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark says the state casino regulations infringes on employees civil liberties and still don't protect against organized crime. Clark testified today before a state Casino Control Commission hearing officer. He said the disclosure forms that even low level casino workers have to fill out. Ask too much. Things like who their friends are who they lived with and how they spend their money. Scheme is essentially the state practice is irrelevant to the Hafer integrity and the operation. Gambling casinos. Clarke advised the state to stop requiring low level casino employees to make full disclosures. He said the media and good old fashioned law enforcement would keep Atlantic City mob free. They gave CS's permission to operate all its gaming tables beginning Saturday.

Only about half the tables had been running because of a shortage of licenced employees. Cancer causing chemicals called PCBs will not be burned in Gloucester County at least for the time being. That was the word today from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Steve Taylor reports a waste disposal firm in Logan township. Asked for permission to burn the chemicals but local residents fought the idea. This is the Rollin's environmental services plant in Gloucester County one of the biggest processors of dangerous chemical waste in the country. A disastrous explosion and fire here in 1977 killed six workers and spread stinking fumes around the area. The plant has since been mostly rebuilt and late last year Rollin's asked for permission to incinerate Palli chlorinated by phenols or PCBs chemicals which the federal government has banned because they can cause cancer. Residents of Logan township filled a motel meeting room today to say they didn't want PCB burning in their town especially by Rollin's

but it turned out the government was already persuaded but before we're going to move forward with regard to any further evaluations of that PCB permit. I'm going to have to be satisfied that they could make me successful. Operating standards other EPA officials said Rollin's may soon be fined for the way it's running its plant and state environmental officials agree that the Rollin's operation should not be expanded right now. Rollin's executives listened in silence and refused to talk to reporters. The people from Logan township said they were delighted that their repeated calls for an investigation of the company had finally gotten results but they wanted more. If it appears after a brief investigation that the site is not suitable for disposal of hazardous waste until the total in that environment and else is completed I think roads should be shut down until they can establish that it will be safely operated. Today's decision is not final. Rollins could still get permission to burn PCBs here. First they'd have to stop the violations that EPA says are going on in there right now and then they'd

have to satisfy everybody that PCBs could be burned safely here and it will take a lot of talking and a lot of changes before they can sell that idea to the people who live within range of that smokestack. In Logan township. I'm Steve Taylor two empty canvas money bags that were found in a Holiday Inn and Lyndhurst may be tied into that $600000 theft from the New York City Transit Authority 10 days ago. One of the bags had Transit Authority printed on it. The other appeared to be of the Federal Reserve. However such bags are used throughout the system. They're even interchanged with those of other firms which transport large amounts of cash the DA police are looking into it. When a spokesman was asked if the find was a major breakthrough he said not at all. A couple of run of the room where the bags were found. Police won't even say whether they've talked to them. Joseph fishier of New Jersey the self professed killer of twenty one person since his parole last year in Trenton State Prison is now undergoing mental tests where he is being held in Poughkeepsie New York. Is charged with the murder of his wife to which he

confessed when he walked into a police station along with telling about 20 other killings in six states after fishier wanted to keep talking to police and to the press. As a public defender lawyer got a gag order to stop him. Fisher fired that lawyer but his new one also a public defender says the gag order stands at least until the mental tests are over. New York federal judge Herberts Stern has stopped the U.S. Defense Department from issuing a press release on soldiers who were forced to witness nuclear bomb tests years ago. The release was to have been issued today. The judge's order also forbids anyone who knows what was in the release from telling although the details were discussed in the open court session. Forty eight year old Stanley Jaffe of Riveredge went into court to block the Pentagon released Jaffee with bomb tests like this one about a desert back in 1953. You develop breast cancer two years ago and now he's suing the government the press release was apparently aimed at the thousands of soldiers who like Jaffee witness such blasts.

But the judge said the release would not prompt them to seek medical advice but rather would soothe any fears that they may have. Gasoline dealers all over the country in Washington today protesting the Department of Energy has new rules about pricing and allocations. The demonstration began today at the White House. It continued to Capitol Hill the gasoline dealers. Members of Congress were included in that group of protesters. They were station owners from the New Jersey of the Greater New Jersey Service Station Association. They threatened to go on strike last month if they didn't get what they wanted. Like wider profit margins they didn't get what they wanted then and they they didn't get much satisfaction either. Even so the dealers say they'll do everything they can to avoid shutting down their pumps and strike I think will strike. We've got about 30 40 dealers down here. The other dealers have stayed home so that they don't have to strike. I don't think it's necessary if we can keep it. They always say that they will continue their protests until I get what they want. One thing that they did get and

the new regulations was the right to charge for things like cleaning your windows checking your tires and changing your oil. The Labor Department has started a campaign to get at least the minimum wage paid to the estimated 200000 illegal aliens working in sweatshops around the state. The campaign aimed at five counties Essex Hudson Union Bergen and Passaic officials explain that all illegal aliens are not supposed to even hold legitimate jobs. Employers are required to pay the minimum wage and if they did economic benefits of using illegal aliens would disappear. Rebecca. Seven companies in Atlanta and Cape May counties have been charged with violating child labor laws. State inspectors say the firms forced youngsters under 18 to work more than 40 hours a week and later than 11:00 at night. The state labor and industry department found the alleged violations during a routine investigation. The firms charged include a major tourist attraction in Atlantic County and a fast food franchise. The state's insurance companies have filed their annual rate hike request for high risk

drivers. The company has asked the state for the increase every year and every year they are turned down. State officials say this year should be no exception. They say the state's no fault insurance law forbids firms to charge some drivers more than others for liability coverage. It was hot today and humid but at least the sun was shining tonight it'll cloud up again a chance of thunderstorms. Lows will be in the mid 70s tomorrow. Cloudy good chance of showers even some thunderstorms have predicted highs in the low 90s and for Friday hot humid. Chance of showers. Please join us for this week's Beethoven Festival. Our program will feature the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro

performing Beethoven Symphony Number 8. Also featured on the program a fascinating discussion between my daughter Roddy and e.g. Marshall about Beethoven at the time of the composition and debut of the Beethoven Festival here on PBS. That's Saturday at 5 Jersy public television. A local favorite is looking good. Here's Paul Budlong who's also looking good I might add. Thank you I'll give you an hour to stop. Twenty year old Jay Lapidus continued his strong showing today at the mutual benefit life open in South Orange. The Princeton University junior defeated Gene mailand in straight sets to move on to the quarterfinals. Other winners today included John Lloyd who is perhaps better known as Chris Evertz husband and second see the vetus Jerry Unitas. Bill Perry has a wrap up of this afternoon's play. Lloyd here in the near court reduced to a 6 4 6 2 win over Andres Mauer. Lloyd has had his problems lately on the court. That is Marion Chris Everett is no problem. He is now ranked 170 in the world just last October. He was ranked

25th before this tournament. John had was 16 of 17 first round 20 matches but now he is turning it around. How those last three weeks since when when I was Chrissy in Florida down of brawling go free. I think I'm just a believing in myself again gradually. How do you feel about your future matches coming up here. Well at the moment I'm just happy to win any you know any match I can and you know I'm just taking one at a time. And you know a pretty tough one next match. But I think I can win that one and if I win that one I'll probably come up against the beach with journalists in the semifinals. And I think I'm just going to get better each match and that's what I'm hoping to do at the moment. His next match will be on Entourage. And this is just general Vitas fetus had no problem with Robin Drysdale today winning 6 1 6 4. There have already been a couple of upsets in this tournament Monday night at his third seeded Peter Fleming and fourth seeded Bernie Mytton has also been eliminated but it's going to take an upset of major proportions to stop a finals between number one seed John McEnroe and second seeded

Fitzgerald. McEnroe makes his tournament debut tonight. He has a 07:30 match against David Carter at the mutual benefit open. I'm Bill Perry. And in baseball today the Phillies made it three wins in a row nine to six over the Mets at Shea for more heads for Pete Rose later on tonight the Yankees will go for their third win in a row against the White Sox in Chicago. There was boxing at both ends of the state last night. First of all in toto of the usual sellout crowd was on hand at ice world. There were eight bouts in all and one of them this man Ramon Ron Koi-Lo of West New York took on Long Island's Ralph Palmo a light heavyweight matchup. Ronquillo came out of the fight 15 and 5. He needed a win to attain a future bout with Mike Rossman. This is the very end of round one. Watch for an uppercut by Ron Coello to the midsection. It floored Ralph Cuomo and ended the fight. This isn't the best angle to see that punch but watch again. You'll see hard left to the solar plexus. Cuomo went down. He didn't get up for a long time Ramon Ron Cuero the winner in the first round he's tentatively tentatively set to meet Rossman in September.

Also last night New Jersey heavyweight champ Scott Frank was back in action against a fellow named Don Martin also known as the Tennessee giant. Last night he was the Tennessee punching bag. Watch Scott Frank on the left teeing off on Martin. Frank is coming off a fractured right hand it obviously as well he'll. Miss his second round action the fight was eventually stopped in the fourth round. A technical knock out for Scott Franki remains unbeaten 9 and 0. Also last night it was the regular Tuesday night boxing on the steel pier in Atlantic City and the main event bantamweight Jeff Chandler of Philadelphia completely outclassed Alberto Cruz of Mexico. Chandler's seen here in the White trunks towered over crews who didn't really belong in the same ring. This is the beginning of round three you'll see crews get tangled up in the ropes. Then when he gets free Jeff Chandler through a Right-Hand. Watch it. Cruz was in dreamland. Referee Tony Perez stop that right there. Here's a second look at the knock out power of Jeff Chandler an up and coming 22 year old. Chandler the winner in the third round technical knock out he's undefeated

17 and 0 with one draw. That was what do you call your basic mismatch. And that's sports. Thank you. 32000 state employees will have to wait until Monday to find out if they have a new contract. A contract ratification vote was supposed to be counted Friday. The two state employees unions have been having trouble distributing ballots. The contract up for a vote ended as state workers strike last month. It calls for a 12 percent wage increase over two years. Clayton a state Supreme Court committee has called for an overhaul in the way divorce cases are handled in New Jersey asking for everything from sensitivity training for judges and lawyers to putting time guidelines on divorce cases to get them settled more quickly. The committee headed by Justice Maurice Pashman says judges and lawyers in matrimonial cases are often callous and insensitive and cause untold anguish to the people involved. The committee also called for more judges to be permanently assigned to such cases. And in one year time limit for settling contested divorces. Currently about a

third of the divorce cases are more than a year old. As oil supplies go down. Interest in solar energy goes up. One company here in northern New Jersey builds solar water heating units that start in price of $3000. But go up to eighty five thousand or 100 unit apartment complex. The company's business which has been doubling each of the last three years has exploded during the last three months. Phelps Hawkins reports in just the last three months. The one store in Midland Park has been answering five times the calls that used to receive about solar water heaters. And that's true even though the firm does little advertising and is purposely located off the beaten track to discourage casual inquiries. The store is owned by DPF solar systems and sales will reach about 1 million dollars this year. But most of its business is commercial or industrial and company president Bill Roth says that's because home owners are just not thinking about the savings.

We're talking about here is a situation whereby you own your own energy system. And you have very low maintenance cost. Versus buying. A very high maintenance cost per month. So you would prefer. You've been trained to prefer 30 40 $50 a month rather than. A 30 to 40 dollar. Installment payment on a three or four thousand dollar system a home with four people living in it would require about a $3500 system for that. The federal government gives a $1000 tax break and a house now being heated with oil would save about $250 a year in fuel cost. Still solar energy suffers from what could be called a lifetime mystique a reputation as some futuristic technology. The public is reluctant to accept that solar is a well-entrenched technology. Since we are so busy we will let them learn on their own that solar has been around for 40 years. The technology that we're seeing hit today is the same technology was here 40 years ago. It's packaged a little different. It looks a little cleaner and because it painted black.

It also comes with a five year guarantee mainly because the solar water heating system only has one moving part. In Midland Park in Florida. On Thursday Governor Brendan Byrne will answer questions from reporters concerning his assessment of the state legislatures actions prior to the summer recess. Thursday night New Jersey Public Television will broadcast the governor's news conference at 8:00 and the program will also feature analysis of the governor's assessment by legislative leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties. That's Thursday night at 8:00 on New Jersey public television. There is no such thing as a sure bet at the track but that doesn't stop people from trying to find one. The techniques range from betting your birthday to picking a favorite jockey. Most

methods are high on luck low on horse sense. But the pros and the would be pros still have their own handicapping systems and for the bettors who remain Mike Power offers a beginners guide to the gentle art of handicapping. Casino gambling. In its first year New Jersey's version amassed an astounding 220 million dollars far more than anyone expected. To put it mildly. Casino gambling is a promising industry. But despite the promise the lure of the roulette wheel the muffing dice can't compare. For some people to a much older form of legalized gambling. Many gamblers prefer the roar at the racetrack. With. A double to name a. Racing patrons bet. Three hundred ninety million dollars at New Jersey's thoroughbred tracks last

year. A good portion of that money was laid down at Monmouth Park. The excitement of playing the ponies can be infectious for the novice but it can also be confusing. You don't hurt the beginning horseplayer who bets his birthday or a lucky number and collects a lot of cash. But the fact is that that doesn't happen very often. For the beginner who wants to move beyond those hunches. He can pay to pick up a few tips from an expert. The man reading the first player's Bible the Daily Racing Form is Pete Axim pizza sports columnist for Newsweek magazine and an experienced horse handicapper. He says a beginner should start with a copy of the racing form. If you're going to enjoy the races even as an occasional visitor I think it really pays to read the form not only because it gives you a better chance to win but because it increases your enjoyment you know. You know you have something to do with those 25 minutes between the races and then when the horses come on the track you know where you're looking at.

When somebody comes to race with I always encourage them to look at the horses in the paddock on the racetrack. Obviously it takes time to learn exactly what to look for but I think even a novice can get a feeling when a horse gets on that track and he's really grabbing at the bit and striding out and feeling good. I mean you can see it without a whole lot of expertise and it's always nice to get an office feeling good. The basic things you want to know before you get into the intricacies of speed handicap and so forth you want to know recency of racing a horse that has been away from the races for more than a month. Say even more than three weeks is good to avoid because that sort of tells you that he may have some problem that doesn't let him go back if he's raced within a week and raced fairly credible. That gives him a good shot. Then. You want to try and compare the times in which the form shows you the times that they have run. Usually I find that the speed holds up better is a more significant factor than what they call class which is if a horse has been running for 10000 and now he's running for

75 100 some handicappers will go for that. I find that less significant than the speed capabilities that the horse shows. Now that you have some handicapping tips from the experts and a copy of the racing form Let's see how the advice in the information works out at the track. Let's assume you studied your racing form and applied Pete's advice to eliminate a few horses in the next race. One shows a poor past performance by another is running out of its class and in a quick look at the horses in the paddock. One horse looks a little skittish. By now handicapping is beginning to look like a lot of work. So what about some of those short cuts we hear about those angles and sure fire systems. Anybody who finds a system can quit his job and I think everybody's got a job here. Whenever I think a shortcuts I think of the the old race track. A traditional story of the guy who says well I'll just bet the sure thing to show and I'll collect

to time for $2. And we're what why not what bank page 5 percent in a minute in 12 seconds. And the answer that of course is what bank make to run around the block. There are no sure things even even at that level because even a great horse can break down or have something bad happen to them in a race. Another tool of course handicapping is the record of the jockey but is a winning jockey always a clue to a winning horse. Some people think so. I guess I buy the jockey. I like the jockey I opened my mouth method I just found a body jockey like the jockey and I just picked a number. I'm not too familiar a plane. I basically ignore jockeys unless they're an extreme negative factor unless there's say a jockey with a 10 pound allowance because he's not he's never won five races in his life. And if he's been around for a while and hasn't won five races you've got to figure he's a little bit of a of a not.

OK. So there really aren't any shortcuts to winning and handicapping after all can only take you so far. Now it's time to place your bets. You've taken your best educated guess and your horses nearing the starting gate. The horses reached the starting gate but before the horses leave the gate remember even experts lose. I had a 40 to one shot once a Gulfstream Park in Florida and at the 16th ball he was six lengths in front and it's a cardinal rule among betters that you never say anything at that time. And he said you're home and here I am with 20 or 30 dollars on a 40 to one shot and damned if the horse didn't break his leg at 70 yards from the yron and break down. When the horses are making their last run for the wire and you are about to tally up your wins and losses. Remember that even if you lost you've probably learned something about handicapping that will help you on your next outing. Besides we can always blame it on someone else.

I lost all of my money to throw up that old saying horses don't bet on people and I always say they win if they know how much fun it was you know a great. Man. Is a great. Man. The judges are going to lead author of the race. Number three I got to Number Five take me really Cygan number one favorite part number one a delightful times when it's important for this result is not yet a match up all day I'll take you out of the money at Monmouth Park. I'm Mike Pope. Once again our top story the state Public Advocate his office has followed what it calls the first suit ever against a veterans hospital for the way it handles psychiatric patients. The V.A. hospital in Lyons Somerset County is named in the suit and that's the news. Good night Clayton. Good night Rebecca. Good night for the New Jersey nightly news. New.

Jersey Nightly News is a joint presentation of New Jersey Public Television and w any 18:13 portions prerecording. And now live from the New Jersey Public Television Studios in Trenton. It's time for the drawing up the ticket number for August. Worth the time. No. Idea why I'm fairly young growing houses that are dying and helping me not doing it. Donna of the New Jersey State Lottery. As you can see each of these

machines contain 10 balls numbered zero through nine. Donna will you please to to her not. The key to winning that will be made up the one of all. In the order. That they're automatic. Thank you. Try. OK. Here we go. There. It. Is. Now here is zero. Mark. The. Drawing will be held at the New Jersey State Lottery headquarters in Trenton. At 11 o'clock. Please keep on it and join us again tomorrow night for another good show. Till then. I'm happy.

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