New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 05/23/1983

Nightly news is made possible in part by a grant from first jersey Securities. Good evening. I can't not I've had in the news and indictment charges that a list of his scores were polluted with industrial waste. Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan visits a model jobs program in the state and the state Senate is making last minute changes in a bill dealing with the method of execution 13 million gallons of industrial waste were allegedly poured into the city of Elizabeth sewer system. An indictment announced today by state Attorney General Erwin Kimmelman charges a former deputy attorney general of reputed organized crime figure and four other men and a 1.6 million dollar scheme. Michael Errin has the story. Kit enterprises of Elizabeth was in the business of processing industrial waste. The waste

was supposed to be treated in this clarifier and properly disposed of. Allegedly However kit didn't always treat sometimes it merely disposed right down the sewer. At its peak QIT was taking in tens of thousands of gallons of chemical waste every day. This ledger we obtained for example was used by Kit to record incoming shipments. It shows the thousands of gallons the kid took in during one random five day period in late 1981. Its customers were paying kit for proper disposal and today's indictment says Kit defrauded them the customers included Coca-Cola Clairol Carter Wallace and other major companies the Elizabeth Police Department and the state police took special notice of kids in 1979 when Joseph Joe Joe ferrata started working here. Ferrara is a convicted gambler and former Elizabeth building inspector who according to the state police chart is a soldier in the Cavalcanti crime family of Elizabeth. The acting boss of the family according to state

officials is John Righi of Lynden seen here exiting one of his favorite meeting places at the airport Sheraton outside Newark. Reggie has been a target of the kid investigation and although he was not indicted today. New Jersey Nightly News has learned that the state will continue to press its investigation of Reggy in connection with kids. One state official told us what happened the kid is a typical example of a company being taken over by organized crime. The state police list as one of Rigby's associates John Gregorio the former state senator and Linden mayor convicted of conspiracy this winter. When Joe Joe Ferrara worked that kid enterprises he possessed a letter of recommendation from Gregorio praising him and calling him a personal friend. Gregorios says he doesn't recall Ferraro or the letter and has never believed reports that Rigby is a mob boss. What once was kid enterprises is now a mess and it is being cleaned up at public expense. Included in today's indictment is George Gregory a former deputy attorney general who prosecuted toxic waste cases for the state before he became a vice

president at kids. In Newark. Michael Aaron. A former superior court judge who was sentenced to a five year prison term for accepting bribes in return for lenient sentences got a last minute reprieve. Today former Judge Peter crusie was scheduled to begin serving his prison term tomorrow but he won his freedom today at least temporarily when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear his appeal. Karros he was found guilty in 1982 of taking money from defendants who had been found guilty in his Camden County Court will in return for bribes and kickbacks. He's appealing his own conviction on the grounds that his former defense attorney was ineffective. Crusie has lost previous appeals to the state appeals court and the state Supreme Court. The Senate intended to get down to business today and deal with the serious issue of how death row inmates should be executed. But that debate was sidetracked a shade is here with a report. RITA. Can't New Jersey has a death penalty but the law does not stipulate how executions should be carried out. The Senate met today to give final approval to a bill calling for lethal injections

of chemicals. But a vote was delayed so lawmakers could clarify how executions will be covered by the news media. Lobbying by the New Jersey Press Association succeeded in pulling the bill off the board list. There are a couple of problems we have with the bill one of which is that after the prisoner sentence and is isolated there is no access without a court order. We would really prefer that they say no physical access so that the person the president could be got to by telephone for example one man waits on death row. Thomas Ramsay or an Essex County man sentenced to death last week for the slaying of his girlfriend. In other action today a Senate committee narrowly approved two controversial drinking measures. One bill calls for a uniform closing time for all bars. The magic hour would be 2:00 in the morning unless you were drinking in Atlantic City. Well around the clock serving would continue. The second bill would make drink more plentiful restaurant in four shore counties would be able to sell beer and wine by the drink. Under a new license

classification on the Senate floor it was hot and humid and a two hour round of parliamentary debate made temperatures rise even higher. Republicans pulled out the little green book of parliamentary rules in an attempt to pry a bill out of committee that has languished for nearly 18 months. The bill would allow voters to initiate referendums this concurrent resolution dealing with initiative and referendum has literally been bottled up in Senator Lieberman's committee for the last year and a half. This bill doesn't move today even if it isn't listed for a vote in the next two weeks there really from a practical standpoint is no way that the people of this state will have the opportunity to vote on this issue in November. Senator went out on a limb and defended herself saying her committee has been preoccupied with other issues while Dorsay lost his rules battle he did win a compromise from Democrats. The constitutional question will be scheduled for a committee hearing before June 20th. Ken. Thank you Rita. The high cost of tuition is driving college students out of New

Jersey into schools in other states. That's the message from a Rutgers University group that demonstrated in front of the statehouse today the report by the student Legislative Affairs Committee says the exodus of students cost the state over a billion dollars a year. The report also says that while tuition while tuition at Rutgers increased 18 percent this year total funds for Student Aid declined. The students call for more state support for education. A copy of the report was given to a Cain administration official. When you think of the Hudson County waterfront a lot of images probably come to mind. Marlon Brando in a boxing ring longshoreman hauling cargo the old Lackawanna and Twenty third Street ferries chugging across the Hudson while times are a changin along the waterfront. And so are job opportunities. Yesterday's longshoremen could be tomorrow's computer programmer as high tech comes to Hudson County. Bob Shapiro has the story. The future is now and the future according to Hudson County Executive Ed Clark

belongs to those who study high technology. That was the message throughout waterfront vocations Expo 83 Hudson County politicians saying that within 10 years their waterfront will be a gleaming financial and recreational center. Half the exhibits seem designed to convince the visiting schoolchildren that yes it really is happening. Projects like the $2 billion harbourside terminal in Jersey City. The ferry terminal in Hoboken and the 250 million dollar restoration of Liberty State Park. It's happening now for two reasons. One is railroads. The fact that they've been closing down the railroads owned rights of way from Bay owned to Weehawken and the demise of so many of them has left huge tracts of land open to developers who have been squeezed out of Manhattan. The second reason for which the politicians took a bow is federal money. Hudson County has won over fifty million dollars worth of urban development action grants more federal money than New York Connecticut and the rest of New Jersey combined.

Assemblyman Christopher Jackman told the young people at the Hudson County vocational school that a world is being created where any hard worker could find a job. Now it's up to you. And no you don't cry if you don't make it because you're the one it's going to be a fool. You pay attention to it. Here it's about 17 year old Fidel a car came out of West New York. So I was skeptical that people are giving us too many empty promises. Just give him a lot of talk in the future we to be getting a lot of jobs. Yes. Still all agree that the job expo was an excellent thing. Businessmen educators and young people all gathered to learn from each other. U.S. Secretary of Labor Raymond Donovan who grew up in Bayonne was on hand to stress that this is exactly the sort of thing the Reagan administration likes to see but they have captured. The basic idea of the new job training and partnership bringing all interested parties together at the local level and not take dictation from Washington as to what these people

should be trained for the job expo runs for one more day at the Hudson County Vocational Technical School in North Bergen. I'm Bob Shapiro. And while in Hudson County Donovan also had some good news for the nation. He announced that inflation is licked and that the Reagan administration will now concentrate on unemployment and he predicted that the national unemployment rate of ten point two percent could well fall to 7 percent within a year. Taking asbestos has been found in two classrooms at Glassborow State College and in a Trenton State college dormitory room. The state health department discovered the asbestos during inspection tours of the two state colleges. Part of the department's continuing investigation into the presence of asbestos in public buildings. Officials say that the asbestos will be removed or cleaned up before students are allowed to return to the rooms. And most of the asbestos cases uncovered so far improved cleaning procedures have been sufficient to eliminate any potential health hazard. Cleaning up New Jersey's worst toxic waste

site will begin before the end of the year according to the Federal Environmental Protection Agency bids will go out at the end of this month five feasibility studies have been conducted at La Pari landfill in Gloucester County in the past three years at a cost of about 1.5 million dollars. New Jersey Congressman James Florio has been trying to find out why EPA has not yet begun cleaning up the site. Florio says the last study done at lipase concluded with exactly the same findings as the first study yet to date nothing has been done. EPA claims all of the studies were necessary before the final feasibility study could be completed. That will be done in the next few days. It's being called the silent epidemic and it's threatening the state's children. The problem is lead poisoning. Legislation has been introduced that would set up a statewide screening of youngsters for the poisoning. But officials in the Health Department say they're not sure that's the best way to tackle the problem. Larry stoupe Nagle reports.

New Jersey has one of the highest rates of lead poisoning in the nation. The state health department says 32000 youngsters annually for lead poisoning. Seven percent of those tested have high levels of lead in their blood. The national average is 4 percent. State Senator Frank Graves thinks there are more cases that are going undetected. If 32000 children were exposed to it confirmed and percentage wise. Then it's a problem that is a serious. If we had an epidemic of measles or smallpox. And five or ten thousand children were affected by it in any one year it would become catastrophic. Every health officer in the state would be pushing the panic buttons graves and Assemblyman Richard Van Wagner have introduced identical legislation calling for a statewide lead poisoning testing of youngsters up to age 5. The major source of poisoning is lead based paint that was used in construction until the 1960s. Youngsters in New Jersey's older inner cities chew on the paint as it peels off. Some experts believe lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities severe poisoning can lead to mental

retardation brain damage and death. The health department has eight urban centers where youngsters are tested for lead poisoning. The department would rather concentrate on known problem areas instead of testing the entire state. We're talking about a population of about 400 to 500 thousand children. And to attempt to screen all those children at any one time would be more expensive than the resources we have available for it. But the New Jersey Attie lead poisoning coalition says mass testing will expose the full extent of the problem a problem that not many parents are aware of. A child can go through the process of being poisoned displaying an occasional vomiting or tiredness or lack of appetite and the parent will put this down to growing pains and not see these symptoms until the third year when irreversible damage is done to the ability to learn. The coalition points out people who live near highways toxic waste dumps and industrial plants are also susceptible to lead poisoning.

Graves says his bill may be too encompassing for many people but he expects any problems with the legislation will be ironed out in committee hearings which could begin in September. For now grave's says he's content to be alerting the public to the dangers of lead poisoning. In Trenton I'm Larry stupid. Now the second time in four days officials in the Essex County town of Bellevale have cordoned off an area surrounding the organic inorganic chemical corporation. Details are still sketchy but around 3:30 this afternoon officials discovered a leaking chemical drum and decided to close off the area as a precautionary measure. It's not known at this time what chemicals were actually in the building but no evacuation of the area is planned. Now here's a look at the weather forecast. The occasional rain we've been having should continue into tonight. Showers will end later this evening then becoming partly cloudy and mild lows will be in the mid to upper 50s up north and nearing 60 degrees in Central and Southern parts of the state. Tomorrow will bring some clouds and some sun and less humidity than today. There'll be a chance of showers in the

northeastern part of the state. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid 70s and northern areas and nearing 80 degrees in central and southern regions. And the outlook for Wednesday partly to mostly sunny and pleasant. It's been around for more than a dozen years. But New York's theater of universal images to you as it's more commonly known. It's just starting to get its share of critical acclaim. Part of the

reason for all of the attention comes from some big name talent. Theater is a lie to you. Why. That's the slogan here and it probably is news to most of the thousands who move through downtown Newark every day right here in their midst. There is a first rate professional theater now and then can host a movie star. Jimmy. Is. That. The face is distinctive and it's familiar perhaps for more than a dozen films but it's more likely that you know Antonio Vargas from TV he's huggy bear the streetwise informant from Starsky and Hutch and these days he's doing his thing on Broad Street in Newark in a small storefront. It's. Madness right. Joe.

The play is Melvin Van Peebles he's supposed to die a natural death. About 12 years after its Broadway run it's the third and last of the season. And whatever else brought Fargus here it was not a fat paycheck. This is very professional and it's also serves the community I think. It is hard for it on Tanglewood they don't actually serve a community and it just so happens that this is primarily black that this is news but it's special in that respect and you know and it's not heavily funded. So it sort of runs on its own. In fact Fargus was talked into to UI by its founder Clarence liley who will talk up his theater to anyone who'll listen. To you why who would be really who else would there be here providing professional theater providing the caliber of instruction that we provide here to you. We're probably one of the

largest known entities and one of the most well known showcasing facilities outside of the off Broadway theater area. That's why we have the likes of the performers working with us and we're getting scripts across the country now. First of all Chuck Patterson is the director of this play and he's one of the few in this company who can afford to do theater full time. Most of the actors in the company I would say 75 percent of actors in the copyhold full time jobs and work here at night. And it takes its toll it takes its toll on people and members of the cast do get tired and sick. There are no regular understudies here so it's no surprise that on most nights Patterson will be both directing and filling in on stage cause of various emergencies that I've had to go on nine times 15 performances in three different parts including the drag queen. But if ever Willie Moody can make it he might as well just stay dark

die. In real life he's a city hall analyst on stage he's Junebug a kind of naive street kid on the run from police. It is the high point of this production and though that his mood his acting debut he is the showstopper. You know I always have to get up when I get off work. I always get souped up and you know back into my lane you know from being away for all day. See my bag relax you know come into bed and I would say I'm here. You I. And then after the show is over. And I have to. Kind of like relax. You know I be calm again. You know I them it takes hours sometimes the next day I'm going to wake up and you do work. Come on with me

you you. What's the audience for this kind of theater. Who occupies these 100 seats for five performances each week. The majority are black. Most have their roots in Newark. And for many this is a rare opportunity. A night of good theater close to home just a fraction of the cost of a Broadway ticket and the theater and this size every seat is a good seat. And more and more those seats are filled. This runs been extended through this weekend and then the company moves into playing field for two nights before the planning begins for a whole new season. In the meantime the subscriptions are and so is funding from government from foundations from the National Endowment and State Council on the arts to Washington to make it possible for us some

sense of satisfaction to have to be the person in the arts I guess to want to. Really break your back to consciously make this type of thing happen. But once it's in your blood. Sugar. Would. Have. The. New. York. Times. Bill

Perry is in Newark with the tonight sports report. A little tired out after spending the day on the golf course yesterday. Bill. Thank you. I was working the weather kept changing and so did the leaderboard at yesterday's final round of the LPGA Chrysler Plymouth charity classic at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton. But when it was all over that probably was the very dramatic winner had Bradley picked up the first place. Check. Eighteen thousand seven hundred fifty dollars her second tour victory of the year. This one was amazing. And what a comeback you had to figure Amy Alcott Stephanie for a week or Donna White was going to win it. Going into the final round at 5 under par Alcott for wig and White played together as the final threesome. Amy and Donna both previous winners of this event for a rookie looking for her very first tour victory. And at the par 5 ninth both for week birdie. And white. Eagle got to seven under and that did wind up as the winning

streak. But Bradley was pointing it out making a charge even par going into the final round five under at the turn and seven under going to the par 3 17th. Breidablik had a no bogey round. We're showing you her try for eagle on nine after tapping in for a third. She was at five under birds on 10 and 11 followed. So that was three straight birdies on 17 the fourth three. A routine par. Then to 18 this or try for birdie. She settled for the top in the par 5. It may be starting to rain right here on 18 but her cat grabbed the sunshine that's a seven under a 66 new course record. Meanwhile white gold five under when she double bogey at 16. Alcott never got to better than six under.

And the rookie forward really the only one with a shot to tie coming to 18. She came to the final hole six under par. But she left her approach shot short on a par 5 hole and needed this lengthy putt for birdie. A nice try but. So Pat Bradley won it seven under. All on the final day to 19 total four with one back Amy Alcott was another shot back. Donna White slipped to fourth at four under par. Nancy Lopez was fifth at three under. Pat Bradley. You're a winner. Well I almost died kind of stuff that I really didn't have a chance. And little did I know that the 700 shot today was going to win. I was just totally surprised I just went out and just tried to do my best and you know stay in the hunt. But little did I think it would win your best turned out to be a course record and I wonder if this has to be maybe the most dramatic win of your career. Coming back as you did in setting a course without a doubt to be from five shots back and the way the weather was today. This was without a doubt the best finish I've ever had.

The Chicago blitz pulled the Pats Bradley yesterday they too came from behind to win the New Jersey generals who invent ways to blow leads did it again Chicago turns it over in New Jersey capitalized and led George Allen's blitz seven to nothing at the half. Thanks to Herschel Walker 1 yard touchdown run by Chicago tied it third quarter 36 yards right here Greg Landry to Lenny Willis touchdown then a fourth quarter field goal put Chicago up 10:7 but Herschel broke one later in the fourth 25 yard run 33 carries 241 yards for the game in New Jersey got 13 10 after missing an extra point that became crucial. Walker fumbled with 644 to play that set up Chicago's tying field goal which sent it to overtime 13 all in OT just three in Tim Kaggle on a fake field goal touchdown 19:13 Chicago New Jersey now three and nine. Chicago's 8 and 4 the cosmos 1 again Saturday night 2 1 at Tulsa. That's four in a row for the now five and to most 32 31 and 1 nothing Cosmo's Rick Davis down the right side going to slow down catch up cross. Steve Moore is the goal on the head are 1 0 1 0 at the half second half 7:48 in Moyer's to bogey to George

Yochi now. Georgio is a seventh of the season as in 11 7 games 11 goals to show off the corner less than five minutes later Ron. But you're scored for Tulsa beating David Versuch with the header 2 1 and that's how it ended. And Versuch will be my guest tonight. Cosmo's close up 8:00 o'clock live on New Jersey network. Philadelphia's Jeff Chandler the WBA bantamweight champ moved up in weight yesterday to super bantam weight Chandler. Back to you here. Normally fighting with 118 pound limit up to 122. We met Hector Cortez in a trial fight to see if he could move up a test to see if it's realistic to try for the super Bantam title no problem for Chandler. He Floyd Cortez three times en route to a unanimous decision victory. That's our Sports. Take it back to Kent. And that's our news for tonight. For Bill Perry and the rest of the nightly news team I'm getting out of hand. Wishing you a good night. New Jersey no news is made possible in part by a grant from the jewel or Dutch foundation