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Minor Injuries After Fireworks Explode

CAPE MAY - At feast powder nine persons were injured According to police, a slightly here Friday night half-docen onlookers were when several boxes of treated by local physician Fourth of July fireworks Irving Tenenbaum at his

office, two for injuries

shells accidentally jpptoded on Congress beach showering spectator on the strand and promenade with sparks and burning

sustained when they were stepped on by the scurrying crowd and four for first and second degrees bums of the

face and arms. None required hospitalization, he said. THE FOLLOWING day, Uvea additional persona reported to authorities they had treated themselves the night before one for a cut foot, two others for minor bums

Rumors of a girl being blinded and someone else suffering a heart attack were false police said. The six transported by ambulance to the doctor’s office for treatment included 6-, 12-, IS-, and 1ftyear old youngsters and 25and 2ft-year-old women. All were from out of town. "VERY MINOR PANIC’ ensued following the accidental explosion, according to police Det. Sgt.

Robert Royd.

"There were a lot of people already moving away when the extra shells ignited. It wasn't really a panic thing; people were Just moving away in a hurry,” Boyd said. Pieces of the exploding shells were "Just showering everybody,” he said. "We were very, very fortunate nobody was hurt

seriously."

ACCORDING TO the policemen, the heavy fog had been causing problems with the fireworks display. At first there was a drift of hot particles back into the crowd, so it was deckled to change the angle of fire. Then the dampness became more apparent, the moisture contamination causing premature explosions, failure of the rockets to gain sufficient altitude and “weird angles” of

trajectory.

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CONGRATULATIONS are exteaded to retiring command lug officer of the Coast Guard Recruit Train tag Center, Cpt. Leu Donahoe. left, by Vice Adm. Wm Stewart. The admiral had just announced that daring Cpt. Donohue's tenure, the Coast Guard Unit Commendation had been awarded TRACEN personnel serving under him.

display, it was decided to call the fireworks off, Boyd explained, so about a hundred of, shells were packed away in boxes and placed under an umbrella stand out of the damp air. Then, to signal the end of the fireworks display, the traditional progressive finale was fired off by igniting a series of shells that had previously been arranged in a row in preparation for the show's conclusion. BECAUSE OF excessive moisture, there was a premature firing of the shells and a "blow-back” of sparks got under the erhted shells, igniting the fuses and setting off about twothirds of the shells, Boyd said. The accidental explosion, which many believed to be part of the display, set the umbrella stand afire and a number of umbrellas and beach chairs were lost. Firemen, who along with Rescue Squad personnel and equipment were on scene as a normal precaution, extinguished the fire. They had previously been kept busy

with the sparks drifting across Beach Dr. from the beach. BOYD SAID authorities experienced "a little trouble” getting the reserve ambulance to the scene because of the large crowd of pedestrians and motorists. He noted the fireworks firing area was roped off ss in the past, and that the Coast Guard personnel in charge of the firing were all trained in the use and handling of explosives OUTSIDE OF the fireworks accident, Det. Boyd said the Fourth of July holiday in Cape May was “by far the quietest*’ in years as far aa demand on the Police Dept, was concerned. "We had a big crowd but no probiems," he said "Complaints and arrests were way down. The only thing up was parking violations. The nunlber of motor vehicles violations was up tremendously.” According ( to Boyd, on Friday police received 469 calls at the desk inquiring about the fireworks prior to the display.

Diamond Beach Needs

Police, says Candidate

COLD SPRING- James

MacDonald, Republican candidate for Lower Township Committee, has announced his support of police protection for the

Diamond Beach ares.

“I believe it is imperative that the township follow through with our obligation to provide police protection to our citizens and visitors," he said in a news release. "Diamond Beach is very much a part of Lower Township. It Is one of the township's resort areas that caters to thousands of vacationers. The residents and businessmen, as well as the tourists, deserve police

protection," he said.

THE CANDIDATE ALSO believes the township should "seriously investigate" the possibility of a canine unit for Lower Township. "This unit could be used throughout the township — not just for Diamond Beach. It would be available for patrol in Diamond Beach during the peak crowd times, be

“A complete study should be made to explore all avenues of a canine program. Thera seems to be a need for such a unit.

one several times a year, Mr. MacDonald asserted. ACCORDING TO THE candidate, the police force's work load is near capacity. "With the phenomenal growth rate of the township over the last 10 to 15 years, we are at a stage of catch-up with

some of our services," he commented. "We have a fine police force, and we should be looking for ways to help in their budget. Since Lower Township has such a large population of senior citizens, we should pe at the top of the list for federal and state aid for Public Safety,” be said, adding that, "Since we are the largest municipality in Cape May County, we should be high on these aid lists.” ^ The township, he said, should look toward federal funding to help train local police officers.

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