Hillside News Roundup From The Hillside Pal And Local Notes
The Hillside Pal gains national attention via Law and Order article by Dorothy Groeger and photos by Phillips Photo. Local incidents include Civil suit by Mildred Tortoriello over a horse rental injury near Hackettstown, a Ball Ave collision injuring four, a missing watch at Laura's Beauty Salon, and fire and police reports across Hillside area with property damage and injuries. police elects new Hillside Superior Officers Association leadership.
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Hillside Pal
Law and Order
Dorothy Groeger
Phillips
Dont Mention It Freedom Of The Press
The article argues that a newspaper is not a complete transcript but a concise voice of the community. It emphasizes editors must choose what to publish and edit events to highlight notable actions while withholding a literal 24 hour record to serve public obligations.
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Freeom
Star
Be An Angel Hillsiders Help Red Cross Drive
Hillsiders participate in a drive for the Elizabethtown American Red Cross to collect pocketbooks tissues and small gifts for service members in Vietnam. The campaign urges nationwide pennies toward Hillside's 500 item quota to lift spirits and show support for those away from home.
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Elizabethtown ‘Mer
American Red Cross
Viet-Nam
Hillside
Auto Deaths Case Dismissed Over 50 MPH Zone
Union County District Court acquitted Paul R. Stevens 20 of Roselle Park of causing the deaths of two teens in a 1964 crash after ruling the area was not a 25 mph residential zone and the state failed to prove wanton disregard. Witnesses placed Stevens near 48 mph in a 50 mph zone. defense noted the lack of proof of a residential speed limit.
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Paul R. Stevens
S. Long Ave
Roselle Park
Union County District Court
Jacob L. Thiarsi
Thiarsi
Stephens
Murray G. Simon
Newark
Simon
Michael Diamond
Richard Smith
Campden St
Patricia Dillon
Hemlock St
Selle Park
Navy
Smith
Chestnut St
Sumner Ave
Tharsi
Republicans Charge Dens Silent on Issues
Anton A. Vit Jr and Solomon P Ostrin, Republican candidates for Township Committee, accuse Democratic rivals of three months of silence on the apartment house issue. They claim Democrats finally back a referendum but split it into eight questions, while Vit and Ostrin push a platform opposing apartments and favoring development and efficiency in town government.
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Anton A. Vit, Jr
Solomon P. Ostrin
Vit
Ostrin
Bourid
Vit and
Case and
Dwyer
Four Injured In Route 22 Collision In Elizabeth NJ
Four people were injured in a Route 22 crash near Harding Terrace Saturday night. Daniel Bedell 19 of Long Avenue aboard a car that brushed the center isle then hit a second vehicle driven by Stephen Radecky 56 of New York City. Bedell and three passengers Miss Jean Roth 19 Miss Gloria Luzzolino 17 and Miss Emma Steen 21 sustained injuries including fractures, facial injuries concussions and skull injuries. All were taken to St Elizabeth Hospital with Bedell later moved to St Albans Hospital. PSE&G crews repaired the damaged pole as traffic was tied up in the eastbound lane Sunday afternoon.
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Harding Ter
Daniel M. Bedell
Long Ave
Center Isle
Stephen Rad
Eckyns
7Th St
New York City
Eckyj
Bedell
Jean Roth
Race St
Gloria Luzzolino
Vine St
Emma Steen
Mapes Ave
Newark
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
U.S. Marine Corps
St. Albans Hospital
L.S
Public Service Electric and Gas Corp
Drunken Driver Apprehended After Route 22 Chase
Robert Middleton 23 of 320 Hamilton Blvd South Plainfield was caught at 3 17 a m Sunday in the westbound lane of Route 22 near Sunset Bowl after a eastbound pursuit by Union Radio Car 34 He was released on 250 bail pending municipal court next Monday on drunken and reckless driving charges He narrowly missed several vehicles and caused a minor accident near Vauxhall Road injuring one person slightly.
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Robert Middleton
Hamilton Blvd
South Plainfield
Sunset Bowl
Union
Hillside
Union Radio
Vauxhall Road
Hillside Referendum Split Sparks Township Clash
After a Hillside Township Committee meeting Republican candidate Anton Vit Jr. said the apartment referendum is split into eight parts, calling it a terrible imposition on residents. He warned that state referenda on gerrymandering and horse racing will precede theirs, fueling confusion.
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Rible
Hillside
Vic
Pingry School dedicates $700000 library wing in Hillside
The Pingry School held a September 30 dedication for a four story $700000 library wing in the E Laurence Springer Chapel. The space, completed in 1966, houses 42000 books, classrooms, a 90 seat lecture hall, and offices with tours offered after the ceremony.
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Pingry
Hillside
E. Laurence Springer
Charles Bertram Newton
de Mason W. Gross
Rutgers
William H. Fel=meth
Presbyterian Church
Basking Ridge
N. J
Freedoms Foundation
Robert W. Parsons
Pinegry Board of Trustees
Charles B. Atwater
Kreh Gymnasium
Radio Operator in Vietnam War aboard U S S Dale
RMSN Robert Konopada 21 son of Mr and Mrs John Konopada 534 Locust Ave serves as radio operator aboard the U S S Dale a frigate destroyer off the North Vietnam coast. After basic training in the Great Lakes he attended radio school in San Diego and is home ported there. He joined the Navy in September 1965 and is a 1963 Hillside High graduate.
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RMSN
Robert Konopada
USN
John Konopada
Locust Ave
U.S.S. Dale
DLG 19
U.S.S. Oriskany
Great Lakes
Bob
San Diego
Navy
Hillside High Szarko's Liquor Store
Hillside Democrats Praise Progress Programs and Safety Upgrades
Democratic candidates Lute Share and Alexander J. Menza spoke at Maple Avenue campaign HQ Sunday praising the Hillside Administration for 1966 upgrades. They highlighted a new fire reporting system, 35 telephone boxes in industrial areas, an expanded Police Department, and a threefold rise in street lighting over four years to cut crime and improve safety.
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Lute Share
Alexander J. Menza
Hillside Township
Maple Avenue
Hillside
Newark
DiBuono Sworn To County Bench
V William DiBuono Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge for three years was elevated to the County Court bench at ceremonies before Superior Court Judge Walter L Hetfield. DiBuono of 95 Warwick Rd was a Democratic mayor of Hillside in 1957 and 1960 and a past deputy coordinator of Civil Defense in Union County. A Newark lawyer, DiBuono in 1961 was named a magistrate.
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V. William DiBuono
Superior Court
Walter L. Hetfield
DiBuono
Warwick Rd
Hill Side
Union County
Ite Newark
Hillside
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