New Jersey Nightly News; New Jersey Nightly News Episode from 10/21/1980 6:30 pm

Ier a new move begins to keep Joseph Lord chairman of the Casino Control Commission. In sports how bad are the giants. Well they're so bad that they won't be on a local New York TV this Sunday for the first time in six years. And we'll take a closer look at Jersey City's Michael corner now a New Jersey net. New Jersey likely new with Townsville I'm Bill Perry. Also Florida his strongest supporter went to bat for him today calling on the governor to reappoint chairman of the Casino Control Commission on them and Richard Cody who won the battle on the restructured Commission says no one else can do the job. Lord why does Marion were also has the story.

Richard Cody is the chairman of the assembly committee which reviews casino legislation and more than that he's been the personal promoter of casino Chairman Joseph Florida pushing the governor to accept Florida on the new commission after Abscam revelations tainted the old Commission under the compromise that was reached by the governor and the legislature. Lord I was term as chairman expires November 15th. Although he could stay on as a regular member until July. But Cody is out promoting the right eye again. He says it's the wrong time to change the leadership of the casino commission question of how many casinos are we going to have a New Year's Eve should we limit a monopoly they've held hearings on that. They're ready to move forward on that question. Cody says Laura is the most knowledgeable and experienced chairman the commission could have in this period and aside from the long range question of how many casino should be allowed in Atlantic City. There's a short range problem. While the commission will decide on Caesar's permanent license on Thursday hearings for Ballys permanent license will start next month. And in Florida I goes the commission will be working with not only a new chairman but also a vacancy.

Florida has long said he won't remain on the commission to finish out his term in July unless he can be chairman. The governor's office is apparently considering the option of letting Lord I stay on as chairman until his term expires in July. That's not to say it's the only option the governor's office is considering but apparently Byrne is not so totally opposed to the idea of letting Lord I stay on as he was six months ago during the heat of the legislative battle. At the state house in Trenton. I Mariama Rosso. Other Jersey Public Television will televise the Casino Control Commission hearings live Thursday starting at 1:00 p.m.. State Supreme Court today heard more testimony involving the historic Mount Laurel zoning decision handed down five years ago. The review comes at the request of the state public Advocate's Office and the issue is whether municipalities are providing zoning for low income housing. Has more. Justices listened intently to several lengthy discussions about

zoning laws. First from the defense side and then from the plaintiffs attorneys the defense arguing that creating zoning ordinances for low and moderate income housing in the represented communities in the case is what local officials are doing and they say that's enough to live up to the Mount Laurel decision. They claim they can't force builders to construct low cost housing. The plaintiffs attorneys say the municipalities must eliminate exclusionary zoning for certain types of development and provide real opportunities for the construction of low and moderate income housing or the mandate of the Mount Laurel decision will be abandoned. Plaintiff's attorney Arnold my telco representing the city of Newark claims many municipalities use the courts as a delay tactic. They have spent hundreds of. Thousands of dollars per litigation they have hired lawyers and experts who we've webs of scientific and legal complexity and convince all. But the most discerning. That those who are poor and those who are black somehow pollute their crystal pure

environment. Defense attorney Bertram Bush representing East Brunswick argue that some areas have modified local zoning ordinances under the Mount Laurel decision and low cost housing is now being provided in those areas. Towns such as planes bar which were forming communities would now as a result of Nomura. Have plans for over 5000 of the family unit. In a town that previously had fewer than 3000 people. Despite the 975 decision almost no homes for the poor have been built in the state in the past 10 years the court has consolidated six zoning cases involving many towns and is examining why the situation has occurred. The hearings will conclude tomorrow with both sides making their final summations. But it may be several months before the justices rule on the six zoning cases the outcome of which could be leaving the Mount Laurel decision as it is modifying it in some way or completely reversing that 975 decision at the state Supreme Court in Trenton. I'm getting out of hand. The chairwoman of Essex County college's trustee board has resigned just three weeks

before the school undergoes a crucial evaluation. Adrian Davis denies she was pressured to step down but accreditation for the New York based to your college depends on the evaluation scheduled for next month by the middle states Association. Sources say her resignation may be an attempt to convince middle states that power struggles and squabbles at the school's highest level are really over. Earlier this year Davis became embroiled in a public spat with college interim president Zachary jamba. She now says she favors his bid for an extended term of office. George Bush brought the GOP campaign back to New Jersey today. Appearing at the corporate headquarters of Nabisco in East Hanover the vice presidential hopeful conceded his ticket is lagging a bit in the state of New York. But he did say earlier that the Garden State is a real Wimble battleground in a heavy round of appearances today Bush met with a wide range of voters from Stewart students at Drew University to residents of New York's East morning. And between

campaign stops here last weekend Sandra King caught up with Bush for a one on one conversation. Here's a portion of that interview. As you know I Governor Reagan leading slightly in the polls. However those same 26 percent of New Jersey's voters are undecided or going to. What about those people go after him. Go for it. Work hard. Convince them that. Two things one you're very easy to do that Carter has failed the working man and woman in New Jersey. Carter's failed the family with this outrageous inflation rates and. High interest rates to make it impossible for young people to buy homes you've got to hammer away at the failure and the over promise reminding people four years ago that's not enough. Then you go with the positive answers that Reagan has to stimulate jobs in these areas of high unemployment through economic zone regulatory relief property tax relief incentives to bring business into these areas and I believe that if that. Kind of

Reagan's view on how you help people get through I think you'll see those undecideds break over. For him. As you mentioned a big problem here in New Jersey when the Ford plant was closed Governor Reagan said it's Jimmy Carter's fault. What would you do differently. Well what we do is get a series of what we call economic zones. And they would be located in areas of highest unemployment and there would be areas that are free from certain kinds of regulation not to pollute but getting some of these nit picking government regulations out of the way areas where businesses would enjoy real tax breaks if they located there and that could happen quickly. There's a lot of plant stand idle. And we think. That if you stimulate business and production through. Tax relief and make these businesses more competitive with foreign interests for

example you're going to get this country back to work again and get it back to work again fast. But if we go forward with the 65 billion dollar deficit and a hundred billion dollar tax increase as Jimmy Carter has done I think I think you offer hopeless. Let's also attack President Carter for what he called low road campaigning and he predicted it would only enhance Reagan's image. Independent candidate John Addison was also in New Jersey today still saying he can win in November. But as he moves through Elizabeth this afternoon the largest part of his audience was the press and his staff has more. Anderson was in Elizabeth to dramatize the need for a new national urban policy toward a low income project mostly asking questions. Do they have any daycare facilities here in the complex to take care of their children. No nothing nothing like you know. Several residents said they had no warning Anderson was coming. Except that housing department employees did an unusually for road job of cleaning the courtyards early this morning. Then Anderson walked along the waterfront and at a

press conference explained his proposed urban reinvestment Trust Company. That's the handwritten Lucy plan to rehabilitate cities using monies from alcohol and tobacco taxes and we are going to start with some very basic things. We are going to start with restoring the crumbling streets with restoring the leaky water mains the so-called basics that make a city the kind of place where people can live where industry can locate where business enterprises can operate. Andersen official said he would be back in New Jersey again before the election. Thank you Elizabeth. I'm still talking right. Addison also accused President Carter today of trying to buy votes in New Jersey. Anderson was referring to the four and a half million dollar grant card approved to build a pipeline that would help the Garden State fight the drought. In an interview with The Associated Press Addison said the grat is part of Carter's policy of giving federal aid to states where he needs votes. Meanwhile construction of that 6 million dollar pipeline should begin by December 1st.

But Jersey City Mayor Thomas Smith says in addition to much needed water. The pipeline will also funnel problems into the city. Brad Wells has more in tonight's drought update. This is the boom in the reservoir the major source of supply for the Jersey City Water Company. Normally this reservoir holds 90 billion gallons of water. But right now it looks more like a three thousand acre bed of rocks the three mile federally funded pipeline between Lake of Patpong and buton will pump 25 million gallons a day into this reservoir. For a period of 108. But here's the city mayor Tommy Smith says like a pat down is primarily a recreational lake and it is dirty and he says that spells trouble for Jersey City because there will be an additional cost to the city of Jersey City and our reservoir treatment plant and wanted to properly treat that water. Smith wants the state to pay for the increased cost of purifying lake water. State officials said they'll consider his proposal in addition 10 percent of the water going through the

pet conch pipeline will be diverted by Jersey City to the Hackensack water company and they'll need it. On Friday the Department of Environmental Protection in New York ordered Hackensack to stop taking water from their own reservoir in Rockland County New York. The Hackensack water company had been taking 20 million gallons a day out of the forest reservoir which they own in Rockland County and pumping it into the Oroville reservoir which they own in Bergen County. But New York officials ordered them to reduce the amount of water they took from Rockland County by 50 percent. Meanwhile once construction begins it should only take 30 to 45 days to complete the con pipeline and once the water starts flowing. Jersey City officials say the 25 million gallons a day will be used up in less than three hours every day in Bruton. I'm red well. And there's still no chance of rain in the weather forecast tonight we'll have clear skies will be quite cool. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s. It will be sunny and a little milder

tomorrow. Highs will be in the low to mid 60s. And the outlook for Thursday cloudy and cool. E-reader New Jersey nightly news now has a permanent News Bureau in South Jersey. The bureau opened today with a news conference on the campus of Stockton State College just outside Atlantic City. Officials of the nightly news co-producers w ne t 13 and New Jersey

Public Television said the bureau is the last link in providing coverage of all parts of New Jersey. I'll start off this hour south Jersey correspondent Don Torrance reports the new bureau is located on the edge of the pine labs in Scott house part of Stockton State College in Pomona College president Peter Mitchell welcomed the opening of the bureau is beginning a new era for the South Jersey region. That may have only under represented in the media today. And in particular one of them. And I do here in the heart of the community could hope to was more attention on the changes that are here. I want you to continue to hear it to the entire day. So it's. Pretty necessary that this first. Step. By way of physical presence and through he operated by New Jersey not the news we hope however that in the coming years it will be seen as just

the first up the South Jersey bureau will cover news stories from Toms River to the north to Cape May at the south and west of Gloucester County. It will be a base from which all the resources of nightly news can be marshaled if news events demand extra crews. It's important to emphasize that this is not a full fledged television broadcast station. Our function here is to gather news in the field and then prepare here for transmission to our main studio facility in Trenton. There it will become part of our nightly newscast NJT TV a New Jersey Nightly News have big plans for this facility though they hope it will grow as fast as the area it's serving from the south jersey bureau on the campus of stock and State College. I'm Don Torrance. You're.

Right it's time now for sports here's Bill Perry. Bill. OK thank you Karen will the baseball season end tonight most of our cameramen think so game six of the World Series in Philly with the Phils up 3 2 and Steve Carlton will be on the mound rich Gayle for the royals Now remember this opening day Yankee Stadium we were there with New York's Rick's arone he was making his Yankee debut after the trade last winter which made him an ex Toronto Blue Jays Sharon can now look back. Finally I can look back and say that was probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me get an opportunity to play for the team I always wanted to. We want a hundred in three ball games more than any team in baseball the year before last 109 ball game so it was a big change that way. Personally you know I had a pretty good year and made me feel good contributing.

So when we came to the Yankees because New York needed someone to replace the late Thurman Munson early in the season that's all surround heard about replacing Munson and it meant extra pressure. I never once thought that I was filling somebody's shoes. I never went over there to to fill someone's shoes to make people forget about their months because I couldn't do that. I don't care if I hit 350 and drove in 200 runs. People are going to forget Thurman Munson because he was a legend. Sauron had his uniform number. Interestingly number 15 Munson is number retired by City Hall this past Sunday night at a university banquet. As far as Giants Stadium officials can figure out South Carolina State's Henry Odom number 44 set stadium records Saturday when he rushed for two hundred fifty six yards and scored 60 days to lead the state to a 49 13 win over Morgan State in the first Prince haul Classico to 511 190 pounds only started the game because state's first string tailback was hurt. South Carolina state is the nation's number one ranked college team do you think the school turns out athletes. Harry Carson and baseball's Willie Akins to name just two came

out of SC State Henry Odom. Maybe a name to remember. Rutgers lost to William and Mary Saturday you know that but let me show you this play again with Rutgers up seven nothing in the first quarter. The 67 yard screen pass from Ed McMichael to Ted Blackwell was called back because of a penalty. Or more accurately penalties now you going to see the flag thrown in there. Now last night we showed the play and said the play came back because of an eligible receiver downfield unobservant. Your call to say we show the official signaling a clip. That's right we did because we edited out the second call and we shouldn't have to see the ref will give both penalties and William and Mary accepted the ineligible receiver right there because that call is walked off from the line of scrimmage the clip was downfield. A super observation by the viewer and I hope that straightens it all out. How bad are the giants while the Giants Denver game Sunday at Giants Stadium will not be shown by NBC channel 4 New York the station which owns the rights to the game instead the station has decided to show Cleveland Pittsburgh network decision it's the first time in six years that a Giants game will not

be shown on local New York TV I think that answers the question How bad are the giants that sports can almost fill the New Jersey Nets have two high priced rookies on their roster Michael Korn and Mike Kaminsky each earn more than $200000 a year to play professional basketball. In tonight's closer look Bill offers an in-depth profile of Alcorn who's from Jersey City. When the nets went into the 1980 college player draft they were in an enviable position they had two first round picks the sixth and seventh overall and the selections turned out to be Michael Coren and Mike German ski o corn a 6 7 forward out of North Carolina and Jersey City was a player the Nets wanted. Not only did they believe he would be an outstanding ballplayer but they figured him to be a gate attraction and local boy comes home. Mike was an all state high school player at Hudson Catholic after graduating in 1076. He went on to North Carolina where he was an immediate sensation in his freshman year he started on a team that went all the way to the NC Double-A finals they lost to Marquette in the

championship game 64 58 might cause it his biggest disappointment in basketball or a CC honors came in the subsequent years by his senior year. Horan was a consensus all-American. The Nets had him well scouted their director of player personnel is Al Menendez. First time I saw Michael Holmes was a sophomore in high school and he has some a basketball. And he was special to me even then you could tell that he was going to be an extraordinary player. Mike has always had the tools and he's been willing to work hard and he's pushed himself to becoming the the outstanding player that he is today. After a brief holdout of Coron reported to the Nats camp and immediately you can see that he was a player's player. He had court sense. He knew the game. Really no surprise Mike had a fine exhibition campaign. He immediately showed he belonged. The Nets played seven preseason games in 16 days and then the regular season began in the first 10 days of the season. The Nets played seven games so in a month the cornflake 14

games almost have. A college schedule. And on the days where there's no game there's practice. Pro basketball is tough. But that's practice here at the AP a rec center in North Bergen when practice is over Mike O'Connor doesn't have a long ways to go when he goes home. Home is in Jersey City. Mike's home has always been Jersey City about a 20 minute drive from practice the Nets play their home games at the Rutgers athletic center. Maybe a 40 minute drive for a cart and when the NBA season opened on October 10th with the Nets hosting Indiana Mike's family and friends were there if you ask oh current about his biggest thrill as an athlete. He'll tell you it was just being there. My biggest thrill I guess is just make it into the NBA now. It's something that you keep in the back you mine. And. You know. I never thought I'd get paid. Playing basketball here I am get some money. And I think just just making it now. And playing. It's been an awfully you know big thrill for me.

Mike a lot of guys come into the pros as first round draft crosses with the big six figure contract and. Naturally the lifestyle changes penthouse apartment nice new fancy car doesn't seem to be the case for you. My lifestyle change one bit. I think things stay the same you know I do have a few dollars in my pocket now. And you know I'll take care of myself and try to take care of my family some. But I'll be living at home. Right here with my mom and I think I'll enjoy it and I just try to say and try to just stay the same all. Day long that Mike's mom works in Jersey City as a housekeeper at Christ Hospital the Sister Mary Jane lives at Pompton Plains a brother Ronald lives in Cranford. Mike's dad passed away 10 years ago. Theo current kids. Which one is Mike. So far coach Kevin locker is like what he see you know corons been coming off the nets bench behind Jan van bright a cough that small forward in NBA parlance look for a card to be a starter before too long. I mean Mike's a very unselfish player moves across to the well I give you gives

you in a dimension that followed that a lot of teams don't have that he can pass the ball extremely well is a very unselfish as I said in the. Book to have to give the shoot a little bit more with Suzy the opposite most plays he's going to learn he's aggressive. Todd knows we're excited about. Unselfish players seem to come out of North Carolina look around the NBA find such players as Walter Davis felt for Tommy Lee guarding Dudley Bradley as standouts first round draft choice as all former Tarheel teammates of a current Another former heal is veteran Bobby Jones now with the Philadelphia 76 years and all current and Jones hooked up in the nets fourth game of the season. I think I'll be having that around for many years I thank you. You know he'll start helping me out here but also you know he's a player that once he gets used to the environment. Situation where you know just awesome even more I think you've got the potential to be a separate player. O'CONNOR It's been a great player everywhere he's been pro ball is certainly a dream come true but it wasn't something that Mike always expected when you were a

kid realize hey I've got some basketball ability. When did it set in that maybe make a living out of it. Not to really colleagues think I'd be in professional basketball and not only look a few days before the draft I think I'd be playing for New Jersey. The fact that you're born and raised in Jersey City when you're a kid there was no such thing as the New Jersey Nets. So you are the next I imagine but now. Playing pro ball. In your own backyard is going to be a very interesting experience for you. It is interesting said at least. Nine just go to practice and come home and it's like it's really like a job. I believe there's a little bit of pressure being on here especially playing in front of home people you know the guys you know rockers is right down the block it seems like you know they all get down there and. Little you know they don't want to do but there's a little inside pressure and this is something that I have to have. Read about professional basketball isn't the glamorous lifestyle that everyone thinks of as I mean you travel all around but there's a lot of time spent in hotels.

And. Is everything it's cracked up to be. I don't know if it's glamorous and to me it beats a 9 to 5 job but there are pressures as Mike mentioned earlier. There are special pressures on him and as for what he hopes to accomplish as a ballplayer. As for the hopes for the rookie season a car is keeping it all located and all my goals now I'm just trying to play get some get get get some minutes and when I get on court just just try to play well just play hard. And I think all the other things will come afterwards. I want to get you know down to the degree when you're on the court nights I'd love to be working here. Now that be a goal maybe later on. And right now just I want to get on the court and just play as well as I think my court can play. Through the early goings and the hard knocks of the NBA all corners averaging 27 minutes per game. He's shooting 48 percent from the floor. His points per game average eight point four. He's passing and he's rebound so far the rookies been feeling his way. He's been steady my go cart. Players player.

Bill Carrick. And once again our top story State Assemblyman Richard Cody is called on the governor to retain deals of Lord High as chairman of the Casino Control Commission. Governor Brown says he'll decide whether to keep Lord I or name a new chairman. By December 15th. That's the news for Bill Perry on current St. goodnight for the New Jersey. New Jersey Nightly News is a joint presentation of New Jersey Public Television. And w o any TV 13. The program is broadcast weeknights at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 13 at 7:30 p.m. on New Jersey Public Television. There is a repeat broadcast at 11 p.m. on New Jersey public television and at 7:00 the following morning on Channel 13. Portions we record. For.