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Vol. 16 No. 3

Wednesday, January 21,1981

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY THE SEAWAVE CORPORATION >' O BOX 0.'AVALON. N.J, 0820?

Retirees’ Jobless Pay Cut Eased

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TRENTON Retired vyorkeip, ineluding those on SMtal Security, who go back to work and are laid off may now once again collec.i unemployment in surance. provided they have contributed to

the cost of the pension.

. The easing of the pensionpffset provison became effective Jan. I and will apply to compensable weeks ending Jan 7 or later . JOSEPH S. VIM,AM. state director of »the Division of Unemployment and Disability Insurance, said that claimants currently reporting on claims with pension-reduced weekly benefit rates will be scheduled for an interview with a claims examiner so that the proper ad-

justments may be made.

Vivlani urged claimants who are still unemployed and whose weekly benefit rates were reduced to zero by the earlier

offset provisions to visit their local unemployment insurance claims office as

soon as possible

"THKSK ('I.AI.mS will lx* reopened as of Jan I. provided the individual reports on

or before Jan JO." Vivian! said

Commissioner of L-ibor and Industry John J Morn, in announcing the new policy, emphasized that to Ik- eligible for benefits, claimants must meet all the re qyirements of the Unemployment Com- • pensation Law Among other things, they must be able and available for work and

demonstrate an active search for work

Arthur J O’Neal, assistant commissioner. Incorne Security, explained that federal legislation which became Effective last April required that the total amount of pensions, including Social Security

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SS Benefits Up in Cape

DUE TO RESUME operations today after a 10-day shutdown because of thick ice condiUons the Cape May-Lewes Ferry will undoubtedly be forced to suspend operations later this winter, assuming frigid weather returns. On Monday, SO per cent of the • Delaware Bay was covered with ice 2 to 3 ihches thick Career Development Workshop for Women

WILDWOOD — Preliminary figures from the local Social Security Administration Office here indicate that monthly cash benefits averaged over $3,400 per recipient on the Jersey Cape li year, an inccease of some 16 per cent 1979-benefits. Delton Brooks, administrator of the Social Security office here serving Cape May County, released preliminary statistics last week showing that some $72 million was paid to over 21.000 men,

women and children on the Jersey Cape during i960 MR. BROOKS SAID Monday that the 21,000 figure was based on Dec, 1979 data, the latest available, and also indicated that when the final statistics are available later this winter, the recipient figure could be somewhat higher and the monetary figure substantially more, perhaps as high as $60 million. His statistics last year revealed that in (Page 3 Please)

COURT HOUSE - The Women In Touch program will sponsor a day-long Career Development Workshop for women from 9 to 4 Saturday at the West Cape May Borough Hall auditorium. The program is designed to provide women from varying . educational and

employment backgrounds with an opportunity to examine their own values, interests and skills and to translate that information into realistic and meaningful goals, according to Elsa A. Vernon. She is a WIT counselor/coordinator. The workshop is being

sponsored by Cape Human Resources-CETA. THE PROGRAM will be conducted by Ann J. Jawin. who in addition to serving as the education and employment advisor to the New York City Chapter of the National Organization for Women, is a career (Pages Please)

Talent Search is On

News Digest According To Published Reports Secretary Signs Pinelands Plan WASHINGTON. D C. - "The people of New Jersey are stewards for a national treasurer,. U.S. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus commented Friday as he signed federal approval to the controversial Pinelands Management Plan. The 1.1 million-acre South Jersey Pine Barrens are seen by environmentalists and some government officials — notably Gov.Brendan Byrne — as a huge water resource which must be preserved. Developers and some other officials — notably Rep. William Hughes — have objected to the plans sweeping restrictions. while recognizing the Pinelands core needs protection. Building in the core area is all but prohibited; restricted in various degrees in the larger, surrounding area, which stretches into Cape May Count;

AVALON The Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society is looking for talent for its Amateur Talent Show Feb. 28 in Community hall here. Auditions for the talent show will be 6 to 9 p m. this Saturday. Jan. 24 at the hall The ACS unit hopes to have at least 20 acts lined up for the show The big event in February will follow a 5

to 6;45 spaghetti and meatball dinner, with the talent going on at 7 o'clock that evening. There will he prizes for the best talent effort Individuals^r groups of all ages are invited to audftion For more mforniatioh. call 967-8165 mor nings, 886-1454 from I 4o 4 Stage hands, ticket • sellers and (ackers are also ne<*ded, as are donations

Murder Charges COURT HOUSE - The frozen body of Josephine Trombetta, 29. of S. Dennis, was unearthed from a shallow grave in a woqped area of Cape May Court House Monday a week, and on Wednesday three Cape May County men were arraigned on homicide charges in connection with her knifing death. Leroy Camp, 30. of Rio Grande. Curt Smith. 20. and Jack Gaskill. 31. both of Swainton, also face charges of kidnapping TJie latter charges had also been brought against Janice Ann Nealis and Frances Smith of Rio Grande, and Alberta Wescott of S. Seaville. Katherine Smith of N. Cape May. a seventh suspect had earlier been charged (along with the others) with aggravated sexual assault. She was released on $1,000 bail last week. All are allegedly involved in what supposedly began as a party at Gaskill's home continued with bizarre sexual acts on Trombetta and ended in her murder. (The Herald bar learned that Camp, former leader of the War! ‘

gang in this area, was on parole from prison where he had beenaentcnced for up to 12 years following his arrest in 1976 in Middle Township on charges of distributing methaphetamine. Gaskill was arrested in the same, raid at Camp's residence, where several guns were found in the ceiling by policy during an earlier raid.) Voter Fraud Brings *3,000 Fine SEA ISLE CITY —• Former local public relations man Aloysius •Wish’ Zu-awski was fined $3,000 Jan. 12 following his earlier guilty plea to voter fraud and perjury The former aide of Stale Sen. James Cafiero also pleaded guilty to forgery in connection with falsifying signatures of a half-dozen persons in the 1978 local elec lion, . At his sentencing, the words of several leading public figures were heard praising Zurav- w; '- ~ h

Water Test Due TRENTON — Environmental health officials on the state and county level are scheduled to begin testing a sampling of private well taler in the county this week or next as an outgrdwth of the numerous birth defects that came to light last spring Of the 15 families that experienced major birth defects over the past foui\ years, most in the area south of Rio Grande, 10 will be included in the water sampling. Authorities believe they may find traces of heavy metals ahd nitrates, which earlier, less detailed testing, indicated Hepatitis Concluding? COURT HOUSE - Jan. 7 was the last date that any new cases of hepatitis sur faced on the Jersey Cape, leading county, health officials last week to indicate tha' the number of such carts may be confir/ to 85. The outbreak here was the biggey