New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 09/20/1978

... We've made their living processing the... New Jersey nightly news, with Rebecca Sobel in Trenton and Clayton Vaughn in Newark. Good evening. In the news tonight, President Carter travels to Atlantic City, turning his attention away from the Middle East, onto problems here at home. Times reported Myron Farber testifies again in the Dr. X trial, and again is served with his subpoena. And the state's Safe and Clean Neighborhoods program gets top marks from New Jersey mayors. Clayton? Good evening, Rebecca. In sports, Paul Butlerine reports on an unusual class being taught at Stevens Tech in

Hoboken. It's a class that teaches sailing. And on a closer look, we'll preview a New Jersey public television special on jazz singer Sarah Vaughn. Rebecca? In his first public appearance since the Camp David Summit conference, President Carter traveled to New Jersey today, first dedicating a new federal aviation facility in Pomona, then addressing the United Steelwork as convention in Atlantic City. President wrapped up his five-hour visit to the Garden State at a fundraiser for Atlantic County Democrats and U.S. Senate candidate Bill Bradley. We have two reports on the President's day here starting with Michael Norman in Pomona. Air Force One touched down at Pomona at 9.50 this morning. On hand, agreed the President were officials from the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center here, Governor Byrne, the South Jersey Congressional delegation, and a friendly crowd of some 2,000 spectators, mostly center employees and their families. Mr. Carter worked the crowd campaign style before mounting the speaker's platform. President, obviously in good spirits, shared a few public moments with the Governor.

Mr. Carter was here to break ground for a new $50 million facility, national headquarters for the federal aviation administration's airport and aircraft, test and safety program. Mr. Carter took the opportunity to explain what the federal largest would mean to the area. This construction project will mean 1,800 to 2,000 jobs right here on the site. In addition, at least that many more, will be engendered around this community for supportive construction projects. The President then issued a verbal command to a computer that touched off an explosion nearby to break ground for the new facility. This was the first leg of Mr. Carter's new Jersey trip, from here he drove to Atlantic City Convention Hall where Mike Power picks up the story. President Carter and organized labor have been at arm's length almost since Carter took

office. Today, the President tried to slip into an embrace. His calling card was a bill to reform the nation's labor laws. His purpose is to prevent a small minority of employers from flagrantly continuing to violate the law. One sore subject with unionized steel workers is the so-called dumping of cheaper foreign steel in the United States. President Carter promised the steel workers he won't let dumping force them out of work. But in return, the President asked for the union's support in his battle against inflation. Labor is worried that the administration might try to slow down inflation by freezing wages. Today, Carter gave the union no promises. I can tell you today that what we will do will be fair. It will not penalize labor or any other group in our society. At the same time, it will be tough.

I will ask for restraint and some sacrifice from all. Carter's reception from the nation's largest AFL-CIO union was measured in applause. The 4,000 delegates interrupted him 12 times, and the President scarcely mentioned his victory at the recent mid-east peace summit. From convention hall, President Carter went someplace where he hasn't been too welcome in the past. A fundraiser for a Democratic candidate. Bill Bradley, who not long ago called Carter well-meaning, but ineffective. Today the President urged the partisan crowd to send Bradley to the U.S. Senate. But Carter spent more time praising Governor Byrne. Byrne rebounded from low ratings in the polls to win re-election. That's a fact probably not lost on President Carter. His popularity is already up after the Camp David summit. That might lead you to wonder if we'll see more campaign-style appearances like this one.

As Carter has said before, and as he repeated today, you can depend on it. In Atlantic City, I'm Mike Power. After a speech to the Steelworkers President, Carter granted New Jersey nightly news and exclusive interview on topics of special interest to New Jersey its. In accordance with the President's request that we delay broadcasting that interview until tomorrow, we'll have it for you in full on tomorrow night's closer look segment. Clayton? Well, how the President was at that Bradley fundraiser. He said he and Bradley shared a common concern for fiscal responsibility in government. Although Mr. Carter did not mention Bradley's rival, Jeffrey Bell, by name. He criticized the 30 percent federal tax reduction proposal, which has become a cornerstone of the Bell campaign. The President said it placed an unfair burden on local property owners. Here in the day, Bell dismissed the President's comments as being near-sighted. Well, what the President is assuming is that cutting tax rates will be the same thing as a cut in tax revenues, whereas simple common sense tells us that there are two ways that

government can raise the same amount of revenue. One is by high tax rates on low production, which we have now. And the other way is by low tax rates on high production, which we can move toward by a deep and permanent tax reduction that I favor. In other news, Jersey City launched the landmark 1970 lawsuit, which ended the funding of schools through property taxes and brought about the T&E laws, which are supposed to give all children a thorough and efficient education and equal opportunity at schooling. Now however, Jersey City is suing its own school board, charging that cutting 200 grade school children to attend only half-day classes violates the T&E law. The judge has ordered the board to explain why it can't find $68,000 in its $73 million budget to buy two portable classrooms and end the half-day sessions at the predominantly Hispanic school. Rebecca? Conrail, commuter fair, scheduled to go up 10 percent on October 1st, are being challenged in the courts by a commuters group.

The commuters want a temporary injunction against the fair hike until a full hearing on the case can be held. Today the State Superior Court agreed to hear arguments for that temporary restraining order, and that hearing is scheduled in Hackensack next Tuesday. In Hackensack today, New York Times reporter Myron Farber spent half the day on the witness stand. He's testifying in the murder trial of Dr. Mario Jaskolovich, who's accused of murdering three patients with drugs at Riverdale Hospital in 1966 and 1967. Farber still refuses to divulge any of his notes or confidential sources in the case, but shortly before the trial was recessed today, Farber was again served with a subpoena for that material, the third subpoena he's received. As he worked from the courthouse with his attorney Eugene Scheinman, they were asked if anything would change as a result of the latest subpoena. I think Mr. Farber's position on turning over notes, other of his report, his materials are well known and has not changed, he will stand under his rights under the shield laws.

But the long awaited decision from the State Supreme Court on whether Farber does in fact have special privileges as a reporter is going to be made at nine tomorrow morning, just as Farber should be getting ready to take the stand again. Clayton. A federal mediator called on both sides in the New York newspaper strike today to come to Washington starting Monday to see if an agreement might be reached. A strike has shut down New York's three major dailies and their New Jersey additions for six weeks now. Mediator said that he was asking the talks be held outside New York to get away from what he called some of the disturbances and distractions and to take advantage of the full resources of the federal mediation service. There's another utility rate increase in the works in the state, New Jersey natural gas will apply for a hike exact amount unspecified at this time, this November. The company has been having problems with gas supply, but a request to extend service to 3,000 prospective customers is expected to be approved Friday and improved supply should be able to allow the company to increase its number of customers by two to three percent a year starting in 1980.

Rebecca. New Jersey's $12 million safe and clean neighborhoods program drew praise today from officials of several cities who said the policeman on foot that the program pays for have reduced crime. The five-year-old program also provides money for cleaning the blighted areas. Reporter Steve Taylor talked to the chairman of the assembly committee evaluating the program. Well the prime purpose of the hearing is to really give the safe and clean street hike a going over and seeing whether or not it has been served the purpose which was intended to help 24 and now 27 municipalities that are eligible. Is there any indication that there's been any abuse by other cities? We have no indication in the tall that there's been any wrongdoing in fact I've heard nothing but good about the program. Trenton Mayor Arthur Holland was one of those who came to praise the program. He said it had cut crime in his city and he had a suggestion which was echoed by officials of other cities.

The central to the well-being and safety of Trent and that this highly successful program expanded substantially to other city neighborhoods in need of this basic service and the city stands ready to meet its responsibility by financing the local share of the cost of this once needed expansion of the walk of the program. Assemblyman Pilecki is committee will hold another hearing next Wednesday in Patterson to gather more comments on the safe and clean neighborhoods program. New Jersey State Troopers are close to getting a big financial burden off their backs. Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the bill that forgives the state troopers for back taxes they owe on their meal allowances. Some troopers owe more than $6,000 in back taxes. The Senate had already passed the tax forgiveness bill and it's on the president's desk now awaiting his expected signature. Clayton? Well the very rich are different from you and me. For instance they can invest their money in ways that most of the rest of us can't afford. But in East Brunswick and Middlesex County there's a move afoot to open up the tax exempt bond market long the domain of the very rich so that small investors have a chance.

Steve Taylor reports. If all goes according to plan next Tuesday the government of this township of 42,000 people will start selling 529,000 dollars worth of tax free municipal bonds. Lots of city sell bonds but usually in denominations like 5, 10 and 20,000 dollars maturing in 40 years. In East Brunswick the bonds will be in 100, 200 and 500 dollar denominations and they'll mature in 1 to 5 years. Small denomination bonds have been tried by municipalities before but they've never really caught on. Experts say the reason is the huge amount of paperwork involved when bond holders send in coupons for due dividends. Here in East Brunswick they think they've solved that problem. This is what most bonds look like. They come in big denominations. This one's 5,000 dollars and the coupons are attached directly to the bond. When a coupon comes due the bond holder has to clip it and mail it away and wait for his dividend to arrive in the mail. The new East Brunswick bonds are very different.

They look more like checks in a checkbook. They come in a folder like this and the coupons are bound like checks with electronic bank numbers also like checks and when they come due they can be cashed in any bank. East Brunswick's finance director thinks the time and money saved with the new coupons will lead a lot of other towns and cities to sell small denomination bonds. The town that wants to sell 5 million or 3 million they can go through this route and give this advantage to their own people that live right in their town. So I think it'll broaden the bond market and it'll give each municipality an option. There is at least one disadvantage to the new style coupons. With all of the bonds of various types issued all around the world a lot of people make their living processing the old kind of coupon. With the East Brunswick system were adopted everywhere many of those people would be out of work. In East Brunswick I'm Steve Taylor. Sailing, Hoboken style, that and the rest of the Garden State sports news, next when the New Jersey nightly news continues. Here's the weather forecast for New Jersey, fair and cool tonight in North Jersey with temperatures

in the upper 50s to low 60s. In South Jersey skies will be partly cloudy with overnight temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Tomorrow partly sunny and warmer throughout the state, highs in the mid to upper 80s. A bit cooler at the shore, highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Visibility one to three miles in fog. The pollen count in New Jersey today was 12. On Friday we'll have a chance of showers and cooler weather. Sorry I'm boarding you. Quite otherwise, you'll miss interesting. The last fortnight in August will be... Rain and dim mist. Watch Masterpiece Theater Friday at 9 on New Jersey Public Television. Good evening, a big weekend is coming up for the Princeton football team.

Princeton opens its season on Saturday on the road against Cornell. But it's more than just a season opener. The game will mark the debut of brand new head coach Frank Navarro. Navarro is replacing Bob Cassiola fired after last season. Princeton alumni aren't too happy right now because the football team has not had a winning year since 1970. Frank Navarro is hoping to change that soon. Today coach Navarro talked about what he feels should football should be all about. I think first it's working with young people and success is very important. Young people follow leaders that have success and without that you don't quite get their attention. That's the basic thing to help them be an impact on the young people. The Princeton soccer team got its season off to a good start today with a five to two win over Haverford as junior Bob Bradley scored four goals. Also today in big league baseball the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 1. That means the Philadelphia Phillies lead over the pirates is now a game and a half.

At the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, sailing is now part of the Fizzed curriculum. The course is caught on the Hudson River with the Manhattan Skyline in the background. Twelve students all newcomers to sailing are enrolled in the course taught by expert sailor Davey Jones of Ridgewood. What's the toughest thing about teaching sailing? Trying to get the people to understand that it's not anything to be afraid about. You know, it's a lot of fun. It's going out and just really enjoying the wind and the water and being in tune with nature. It really doesn't take very long. It may a couple hours and the person can handle the boat by themselves and be confident. To learn, go out and sail. So after an explanation of how the boat and how it works, two of the students took to the sea, or actually the Hudson River, they found it invigorating. There's a good time, a little scary there.

When those big boats were coming by and the one we thought was docked wasn't but my captain over here held the sails in place and we just went around, had a good time, perfect day for sailing. Well, I've never been on a river this size at these kind of waves. Those big boats, you know, they just, they create these waves and it's really kind of tricky but it is a lot of fun. There's a news conference called for tomorrow at the metal lands at which the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is expected to name a new executive director. The job should go to either acting executive director Robert Harder or a state democratic chairman Richard Coffey. From here right now, it looks like Harder is the most likely choice for the job which pays $85,000 a year. Rebecca. Thank you, Paul. Tomorrow night, Jersey Vision will present a special 90-minute program about New York's own Sarah Vaughan. We'll have a preview coming up on a closer look. All right.

My name is James Metschner, I'm an American writer and I'm a bit of a wanderer. Those sounds you just heard, the praying of Christians, Jews, Muslims, speak very clearly of the meaning of this special place, the place unlike any other I know of, Jerusalem. Don't miss it, Wednesday at 8, on New Jersey Public Television. Sarah Vaughn is one of the country's most accomplished vocalists.

She's one of New York's most famous natives and now she's a documentary. Listen to the sun, a 90 minute profile of Ms Vaughn will premiere on New Jersey Public Television Thursday night at 8.30. Here are some highlights from that special. Let us welcome, please, with all due reverence, the sassy one, the divine Miss Sarah Vaughn. Why can't you remember, friends, always say to me, Sarah, why don't you go to power? Get the $10, you could win.

That seemed to be all it was, it was the $10, never, why don't you go to power and try to get, you know, in show business, because like it's $10 then, it's pretty good. And so I really went to the power, it gets to $10, I didn't think about getting in show business. But too much later I was, amazing. I won the first prize, we get to see it, which goes with it, and during that week, I was off his chair, I was on the hill, and then if I didn't ever want to be in a dent before, I was sure it did then. I remember how nice she was, and during that time, I was pretty ex-time, who was singing with Rolf LaVine, he came to hear me, and he went back until we were old, and two weeks I was in show business. You can't know that I've already been spent. And I've been more than feeling, trying to forget, my feelings are lost,

pulling down on my feet, trying to forget, my feelings are lost, pulling down on my feet, I wish I never met you boy, you'll never come again.

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