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• FYom Pagt^ I) *()n July 26, two motorists, also in their. 20s, crashed head-on near rriitep/wt 7.4 of the northbound parkway. That tragedy also ot'curredshortly before 3:45 a.m. Cape Bucks Trend

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TRENTON - Cadb May County this

year slashed its budget by almost $1.3

million from 1980 expenditures, thus

bucking the statewide trend which shows county budgeta/up $50 milljorfoverall. The 4.5 per cent budget cut ranked the

Cape just behind neighboring

Cumberland County, which achieved a 6.2 per cent reduction, the biggest in New

Jersey.

But pointed out the N.J. Taxpayers Assn,, this week while budgets didn’t increase greatly over last year’s spending, they are financed by a record increase in property taxes — attributable, in. part, to loss of various "miscellaneous revenues" from state and federal funds. Even with Cape May County’s overall budget reduction, total county taxes went up this year almost $1.2 million, or 7 per cent. Dredging Begins PHILADELPHIA - Dredging operations began Monday in the Intracoastal Waterway and are scheduled to continue round the clock except Sundays for Tour

months.

The Barnegat Bay Dredging Co. of Harvey Cedars is doing the dredging under govcmmetit contract, working north to south with Cape May Canal the final portion of the project, according to Rie Army Corps, of Engineers district office here.

^ Hfcrald A Lantern 5 August 81

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Creek back channel atJBteretown, behind

Barnegat Light in Oceim County.

Opposes Reagan Tax Cut-

•MAN OF YEAR’ James Walker, right, receives plaque signifying . honor from Adam Keith, Incoming president of Rio Grande Lions Club. Walkd* was honored for his service io the community as Lions president and chairman of the eye sight committee.

Hughes Favors Jail

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. courts should have the right to keep defendants in jail pending trial if authorities believe they 'are a danger to society, according to

Cong. Bill Hughes.

Hughes, who chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee, believes it’s absurd that courts can jail defendants who might flee prosecution but have no right to detain those who represents "a menapce to the public.” "In the multi-billion dollar illegal drug trade,’ the former Cape May County assistant prosecutor testified recently, "posting and forfeiting bail can simply become a cost of doing business." He also believes continuous monitoring of defendants released while awaiting trial would help cut down on the incidence of repeat crimes by those charg-

but not yet tried.

(From Page 1) Republican leadership that contained no special interest provisions. It would have provided a 1982 tax cut equal to that endorsed by President Reagan, but which proviM^d larger cuts to those earning under $40,000 per year. If also would have balanced the Federal budgdt in the fiscal year beginning October 1,1981, and provided a $2 billion surplu^in the following year, he said HUGHES BLAMED the Democratic leadership for waiting a tax bill with special interest "sweeteners" that forced the Republicans to do the same. "The result was the worst display of bartering for votes that I have seen in 20 years as a public official," Hughes said. As an example of the flaws in the Democratic plan, the Ocean City Democrat pointed to a provision that would have allowed -certain so-called "distressed industries" — including sOme of the wealthiest corporations in America — to carry back lossfl^ll the way to 1962. "The loser in this tobicco auction is the average American worker who has been

led to believe he will get tax relief Which is really going to the wealthy, the olT^Jndustry, the professional commodity \ speculators, and other special interests" -Hughes said. OTHER EXAMPLES cited by Hughes of special interest provisions that were ultimately included in the House-passed bill include: •halving of the windfall profits tax on oil discovered since 1979, and freezing the oil depletion allowance at 22*, two steps that will cost the Treasury over $13 billion; testate tax changes that mean only about 7,000 estates per year will be subject to any Federal Tax, and allowing individuals to give up to $10,000 per year per recipient in tax free non-charitable gifts, together costing the Treasury over $15 billion, and

Chided—-

CONCERNED PARENTS Assn, of Ocean Nc a dr m y president Helen Lincoln receives $1,505 from Wildwood Knights of Columbus. The money, to buy equipment for the Academy's pre-school program, was raised during the Knights' annual Tootsie Roll Drive. Presenting the check to the North Cape May woman is Jim O’Brien, left, chairman of the Tootsie Roll Drive. With them is Mrs. Lincoln's 8-year-old daughter Susan, a participant in the pre-school program.

(FYom Page 1) troversy,” Fox continued. "The Congressman made speeches and issued news released expressing his greater concern for crime in the streets and how the Southern states were draining the wealth from the Northeast." "Who” asked Fox, "could deny that such important issues exist? But the Congressman also knows that emotional cliches and buzzwords related to crime and employment might be able to safely place him on that political middle ground he so fervently and scrupulously works Hard to \yalk on.’* Hughes' vote against the tax cut bill was, according to the county sheriff, "quite predictable add admittedly consistant with his past refusals to accept the premise that excessively high taxes caused by runaway government spending reduces output, employment and economic growth.” Library Bids . (From Page 1) building was designed so that it has sufficient book stack space to allow the collection to grow alongAvith the community. He noted, however./tpat it’s hard to adequately project the future needs of a growing community like I^ower Township "Just look Ot this building," he said pointing to the existing county library "It was built just 10 years ago and already it's crowded."