Fire Destroys Block of Stores In Wildwood

0*H#1 COLLISION BETWEEN a vehicle driven by Jame< Duke of Stone Harbor and a Middle Township police car resulted in injuries and damages. Patrolman Tim Moore and Duke were treated and released at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. Investigating Officer William Heavener attributed the Monday morning accident at Route 9 and Stone Harbor Boulevard. Court House, due to construction there, poor visibility and slippery road conditions.

By Bob Shiles WILDWOOD - An early morning fire here Sunday blazed through a block of the boardwalk, totally destroying several shops. The fire was first reported about 8 a.m. and companies from Wildwood. North Wifdwood, West Wildwood. Wildwood Crest, Rio Grande and the Villas battled the blaze in an area west of the boardwalk between Lincoln and Schellenger Avenues. Among the shops destroyed were Lou’s Las Vegas. Marie's Department Store. Grandpa's Restaurant, Snow White's, and The Fun Shop. Damage was said to be in excess of fl million. County Detective Chief William Matthews, said Monday the cause of the .fire and its origin had not ) yet been determined. He

said officials were still sifting through the debris. WILDWOOD FIREFIGHTER Walter Larcombe received facial burns and was admitted to Burdette Memorial Hospital. Six other firemen, three each from Wildwood and North Wildwood, were treated at Burdette for smoke inhalation and were released. Crowds of firemen from throughout the state, visiting the city for the New Jersey State Firemen's Relief Association convention, watched as the local companies battled the inferno that sent up a cloud of black smoke visible for miles. Although occasional advice was offered by the visitors, they followed in ' structions issued when they arrived at the convention telling them not to get in-

volved fighting local fires For many, Sunday's blaze brought back memories of the August 1SR1 fire that destroyed the

block of Boardwalk bet ween Oak and Cedar avenues That disaster destroyed the historic Starlight Ballroom.

Cape Due For. Plug In Japan

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COURT HOUSE - Cape May County will be among the resort areas in Delaware. Pennsylvania and New Jersey featured in a spring special edition of Tokyo, Japan’s largest daily newspaper. Kazno Komatsutaki,

reporter for the Uomini Newspapers, Inc., and Takestii Fujihara, a photographer, toured the tri-state area in a familiarization tour, gathering story material and photographs for a book edition of their newspaper

Candidates Will Debate

NEWARK - The major party candidates for New Jersey s U S. Senate seat — Republican Millicent Fenwick .and Democrat Frank Lautenberg — will engage in a hourdong NAACP Meet COURT HOUSE - The County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will meet at 8 tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the County Library here. Delegates will be chosen for the State NAACP Conference in Atlantic City in early October.

debate before members and guests of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Wednesday. Oct. 6 in Whippany. "We anticipate that the debate will focus heavily upon national issues of concent. to business people, such alktaxes, governmpntal Spending and budget deficits, high interest rates,/ the recession high unemfployment, governmeirtal regulation, transportation problems and policy in the environmental and foreign trade fields," said Thomas J. Stanton Jr., the State Chamber’s board chairman.

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to be distributed in early Spring. The daily circula tion of their newspaper is eight million copies. THE TWO JAPANESE journalists were accompanied by Hideo Suzuki, translator who is spending two years in the United States working on his Ph.D. Pamela J. Stegall of Wilmington, Del., said the tour was arranged by the Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Del., the Delaware State Travel Service and the DuPont Co. While their visit to Cape May County was shortened by a late arrival because of scheduling difficulties the Japanese visitors were able to enjoy a trip along the Garden State Parkway, visits in Cape May, the Wildwoods and Stone Harbor and a drive-through visit to other sections of the county. /\ HIGHLIGHT of the March Of Life Set By Knights

Sunday tour was a visit to /the Stone. Harbor Bird Sanctuary, where the evening flight of the egrets captured the attention of both the reporter and the 1 photographer. The duo also , |I showed great interest in W the county’s fine bathing beaches and the boardwalks. During their visit they were presented with county Brochures, and Freeholder Anthony T. Catanoso, director of the county's Public Affairs Depart ment, extended an official welcome to the county.

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Knights of Columbus of South Jersey will sponsor a march of life for the unborn 2 p.m. §unday, Oct. 3, on the boardwalk here. Members,. wives and guests of Stella Maris Council will meet at the home in Erma at 1:30 p.m. and drive to 3rd St., Ocean City, the starts of the

march.

The *rosary will be recited to 13th St. to St. Augustines Church, where ass will be celebrated for the unborn.

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