Berlin Airlift peaks with 12940 tons in a day
On April 16, 1949 the Berlin Airlift delivered 12,940 tons of supplies across 1,398 flights marking its greatest daily total.
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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
7
On April 16, 1949 the Berlin Airlift delivered 12,940 tons of supplies across 1,398 flights marking its greatest daily total.
Rabbi Eliezer Cohen of Hill Side will join a state wide committee to organize a fall campaign extending the Orthodox Jewish Day School movement. Rabbi Morris A. Shmidman announced after a Rabbinical Council of New Jersey meeting in Elizabeth. The report shows fourteen day schools in seven counties with about 3,000 students, and plans to establish more schools, especially in suburban communities, to elevate teaching standards and reinforce religious life.
Police Commissioner Car men J. Ferrigno gains approval to have special town ship attorney A Howard Finkel draft new parking rules. The Hillside Parking Committee proposed extending hourly limits on Maple Liberty Hollywood and N Broad streets from 7 to 9 p m and a one hour limit in the Bailey Ave lot plus painting stalls, at no township cost.
Hillside appoints Patrolman Sylvester Madurski to the fire department after he placed first in the New Jersey Civil Service exam with 86 points. A Newport Township High School graduate and former Coast Guard member, he served three years on the Hillside Police Department and plans to continue studies at Newark State College while serving as a firefighter.
A Hillside Times notice lists a Schwartz Family Circle meeting on Saturday May 18 1968 at the home of Mr and Mrs Al Goldberg in Hillside. The notice appears among public notices including a Hillside police bicycle sale and school district bid notices.
The Public Utilities Commission will hear at 10 a.m. Friday May 17 an application by Public Service Coordinated Transport to alter two segments of Route 10. Changes approved by the bus company and township committee will restore certain turns and reroute via Ridgway Ave Salem Ave Hollywood Ave Conant St Central Ave Long Ave and Harvard Ave New York Place to bypass the Hollywood Park area and Bloy Street sections.
Seton Hall University golf under Coach Nick Menza opens the season with six straight victories tying a school record. The Pirates seek their first winning record since 1957 with nine matches left. Veterans and sophomores pace the team led by Seph Bob Issler of Kenilworth who posted a 3-0 record last spring and contributed a 3-0 mark this year. Scores include 75 and five 77s plus a 76, with the stylish soph unbeaten.
Jersey Service Station Inc seeks a variance to build a gas station on Dr. L. G. Beisler’s 1528 N Broad St property partly in Newark with the Newark side planned. Jack Miller seeks a variance to build an office on an undersized lot at Liberty and Rutgers Avenues. Hearings set for 8 p.m. May 23.
Municipal Court with Judge Louis Devin presiding held David J. Gould for Grand Jury action after waiving preliminary hearing on bookmaking charges. David C. Poth pleaded guilty to no driver's license possession and was fined 10 dollars. Richard P. Herbert pleaded guilty to failing to pay full toll on the Garden State Parkway and was fined 157 dollars. Virgil D. Card pleaded guilty to nonpayment of tax on the Garden State Parkway and was fined 15 dollars. William F. Hobbs pleaded guilty to no driver's license and was fined 10 dollars. George W. Tabakin pleaded not guilty to careless driving, found guilty and fined 35 dollars, then pleaded guilty to no license or registration and fined 15 dollars.
Rabbi H Beryl Lasker will lead the 8 30 p m Friday May 17 Sabbath service at Shomrei Torah on Are Jews Really Different The Bar Mitzvah of Marvin Blum son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Blum will be observed at 9 30 a m The temple Men's Club funds a piano and sells New Year greetings ads and Bar Bas Mitzvah tape recordings Tan Son Nhut AB near Saigon is cited as a busy world airport
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