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Low«r Cape May Regional ttSD.SOO, County Vo-Tech B«3,300, Ocean City «2I,J00, Wildwood »I1«,300, Great 104 000 Upper Townahlp, IW.OOO, North Wildwood •60,500, Cape May 142.300, Sea tale City •SS.SOO, Weat Cape May 111,700, Wat Wildwood 19,400. Murder Sentencing VILLAS — After three and a half week*, the murder trial in County Superior Court of Patrick C. Fulmer, 52, ended this week fwith the defendant being found guilty of murdering hii wife, Nora O'Neill Fulmer, 36, a year ago today in front of her E. Pacific Ave. home here. Sentencing is scheduled for March 16. Fulmec/faces a minimum of 10 years in prison to a maximum sentence of life. He intends to appeal the decision. Cop Indicted WILDWOOD — Police officer Bruce Craig was indicted last week following his arrest for allegedly selling marijuana to an undercover agent from the Union County Prosecutor's Office. \ The patrolman, who has been suspended from duty by Wildwood Mayor Guy Muziani, could receive up to 15 years in prison and $37,500 in fines if convicted. Ex-Prexy Fined WOODBINE - Alfred W Bodden, former local Board of Education president, was sentenced in county Superior Court Monday to a suspended threemonth jail term, fined $350 and placed on a year's probation fallowing his guilty plea last week to a charge of misconduct in office. The charge he pled to was reduced from an original four-county indictment on charges of forging and cashing some $3,630 worth of checks issued by the school borfrd. The county Prosecutor's Office didn't recommend a jail sentence. Gold Sales Eyed LOWER TWP. — An ordinance restricting the door-to-door solicitation of precious metals was passed last week by the Township Committee. Under the new code dealers in precious metals will have to obtain a $25 license from the township, door-to-door canvassing will be prohibited, and merchants will have to keep recdhls of transactions. Failure to comply with the regulations could result in a fine up to $500 and/or 60 days in jail.

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OIL SOAKED BIRD found near Convention Hall in Cape May on SAturday Is a grebe. Here, It has been preening after a bath removed the hrown oil covering Its body. Oil-covered birds — —^

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only its head sticking out. This helps keep the bird warm and also prevents it from preening add ingesting the oil. "With certain types of highly refined oil," she continued, "a very small dosage could be fatal to the bird. "THE DAMAGED FOWL should be kept out of drafts, and a qualified person dontacted immediately in order to wash the oil from the bird. The bird should be taken to a center within a day. Our procedure is to

try to have the bird cleaned up In two hours to insure rnaxiumum survival rate," Mrs. Frink said. ARtr.the bird has been cleaned, it usually takes about four days for its natural oils to return so the bird can function normal-

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• Persons who come across oiled birds may for help contact Jim and Betsy Jones of Surf City at 494-2106, or Lynn Frink at (302 ) 762-4910.

Sees School Aid Cuts Restored ERMA — Lower Cape May Regional School superintendent Ephraim Keller told the Board of Education on Monday night that he is very optimistic the state Joint Appropriations Commitee will sup- / port a-resolution to restore the $64 million in minimum aid Governor Byrne has proposed cutting from the next fiscal budget According to Mr Keller he received a letter from Assemblyman Joseph W. Chin nlci (R., 1st Dist ), the ranking minority member of the Joint Appropriations Corm mittee, stating fhat after hearing testimony for nearly four and one-half hours on Feb 24, the 10 committee members present voted unanimously to support a resolution that would restore the $64 million in its entirety THE FULL 24rmember committee is expected to vote March 10 If the resolution is passed, it will then go before the members of both houses "It looks lik* the Assembly and Senate are both going to support the minirtium aid,” Keller said. "They might even restore sort)e transportation aid " . Cape May County school districts are destined to lose over one million dollars in aid if the cuts aren't restored l>ower Cape May Regional wftiild be hit for a loss of about $358,000. or approximately 7 per cent of its total budget THE REGIONAL Board met Monday to discuss what they would do if {he minimum aid is cut "What would we do? Where would we start?" board member $fephen Todd asked "To come up with $350,000 out of this budget would be tough Somebody's going to get hurt." % IN A UNANIMOUS'decision, the board agreed that a letter should be sent t6 the members of the Joint Appropriations Commitee letting them know what impact a loss of aid would have on the school system. The document will be prepared to so as to be in Trenton by March 10 According to the ^superintendent, the district is scheduled to have a repr^sen tative appear before the Joint Appropria lions Commitee April.29

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Discipline at Regional Center of Controversy

ERMA — Lower Cape May Regional High School ish’t a "blackboard jungle," according to school board member Arthur Craig. Mr. Craig voiced his opinion last Wednesday night after listening to about two hours of discussion concerned alleged drug, alcohol and discipline problems at the school. "We have less discipline problems here then in other schools," he said. "I know. I’ve taught in other schools." WE’RE NOT SAYING it is a blackboard jungle," resident Warren Garretson replied from the audience. "But we don’t want it to become one." Mr. Garretson was among a number of concerned citizens who joined board i members in questioning the administration’s methods of enforcing discipline at the school. Responding to Garretson’s question of whether he behoves there is a chug problem at Regieaal, superintendent Ephraim keiler stated there is a problem even if only one youngster uses drugs. "WHAT OCCURS IN SCHOOL is a reflection of what is going on in the cum-

in regards to discipline, the school is doing everything it can to curb the use of alcohol and drugs. Educationally, information pertaining to the dangers of using drugs is included in the grade 9 to 12 curriculum. In response to allegations about the lack of enforcement regarding parking and attendance regulations, Mr. Keller acknowledged there is a problem. But. he added, a large part of the problem centers around the fact there is a shortage of available staff. HE NOTED THAT LAST year be had three CETA aides to help monitor the hallways and parking areas. This year, no CETA employees are working in this capacity. Mr Keller also said he was unaware that students driving cars to school aren’t being issued parking decals. "We need to tighten up discipline," Mr. Garreboa said "This tightening up must come from the top levra of adm

be taken to improve tho problems I to bis attention. "We’ll work on it.

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