News— ~ Digest Tories Don't Dump Here COURT HOUSE - Since Mar-Tee landfill closed here May 15, Middle Township police have been finding trash dumped in a dozen ouPof-the-way places by those trying to avoid the long ^iaul to the new county landfill in Woodbine and its $26 a ton tipping fees. Mayor Michael Voll announced a crackdown on the illegal dumpers last week, rewards of $100 to tho: e who help to convict violators and fines for them of $500 or 90 days in jail. Library Delayed COURT HOUSE — County Freeholders will rebid portions of the Upper Township Library construction contract in an effort to save $81,000, eliminate items totaling $12,000, and come up with another $80,000 in county money. Tliat's because latest cost estimates totaled $988,000, which is $173,000 Over budget The freeholders left $10,000 for original art work, but the artists commissioned won't get the money up front to buy supplies, as hoped. Everything's delayed four to six weeks Not Wanted CAPE MAY — City-prepared Posters and fliers warn residents and visitors that a rapist is believed to be at large in the city. It's part of the programlo increase awareness after several sexual assaults or attempted assaults in the ppst year. Death Suit CREST HAVEN — Lawyer Louis F Hornstine served notice Friday that he will file a $2.5-million suit against Sheriff (Page 22 Please)

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By E.J. DUFFY COURT HOUSE — Beech F6x Regular Republicans are trailing county GOP organization candidates for sheriff and freeholder three to one in primary campaign fund-raising. The organization slate is also outspending its rivals by nearly two to one. according to campaign financial disclosure statements filed Friday with the County Clerk. Those reports, however, do not include contributions to the county Regular

Republican Organization or the 1984 Republican Campaign Committee James A Mott of Ocean City serves as treasurer for both those groups and The Committee to Elect Plousis. Thornton and Frederick CEPTF), party-backed GOP candidates for sheriff and two freeholder seats, respectively Mott reported that, by Friday. CEPTF alone had collected $30,440 and spent $1 1,333.72 compared to $9,201 15 raised and $6,457.29 spent by Sheriff Beech Fox and his freeholder running mates. Cape May Point Commissioner Charles Reeves and Upper Township school beard member

Dorothy R. Armand FOX'S SLATE collected $490 in contributions of $100 or less and $8,711 in donations of more than $100 Actujg as treasurer for his slate, the incumbent sheriff has also been its major contributor He shelled out $8,461.15 by May 21. The only other major contribution listed in the disclosure was $250 froimUndersheriff William Hunter A $15,000 loan — $5,000 borrowed by each of the GOP organization candidates and loaned to CEPTF — accounts for almost half of Us war chest Another $9,340 was raised in contributions ot $100 or less and $6,100 from larger donations They include $500 from Van Note Harvey ( Page 47 Please )

Recycling Flop Stalls i Two $22,000 Trucks

CREST HAVEN — When the ('(flinty MUA abandoned recycling earlier this month, its Solid Waste Manger, Ted O'Neill, said he wasn" disappointed. }

/' But George Plewa, executive director of the Jersey Cape Diagnostic Training and Opportunity Center, is. The center, a sheltered workshop for the handicapped, has three $22,000 compart mentalized vehicles to pick up recyclables and transport them to the Municipal Utilities Authority recycling center in Rio Grande. \ The recycling center is kaput, and the Opportunity center, with contracts to pick up recyclables only in Cape May and Sea Isle City, needs only one vehicle Another "hopefully" will be leased to Avalon for $1 a year, according to James Smith of the Planning Department, which prepared the application for the state grant of federal money to buy the vehicles. That's contingent on Avalon agreeing to a requirement that accompanied the grant to the opportunity center: hiring three handicapped people. The pickup truck portion of the third vehicle will be used b^ the opportunity center to deliver beach tags, a project that has been more successful. The trailer part of the vehicle will be "kept in reserve as a backup," Smith said. "In formulating this program," said Smith, "we relied heavily on the MUA's judgment as to when and how many municipalities would be involved in recycling. The problem seems to be that the municipalities did not see the benefits of the MUA's proposals." Plewa said he got "no response" to his sales pitches to Wildwood. Wildwood Crest, North Wildwood, and West Cape May, and was unable to convince three recycling towns — Avalon. Stone Harbor and Ocean City — that his agency could (Page 47 Please) i

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YOU'D THINK it .was spring or something the way people- were getting their heads together in Cape May County. See pages 26, 39.

I Dems Get I Sheriff Candidate By E. J, DUFFY VILLAS — Retired lawyer and Marine Lt. Col. Nicaso Zagone of Bayside Village. Lower Township, will carry the Democratic Party standard into the sheriff's race as a write-in candidate.. County party chairman James lannone announces this week that Zagone will replace Ralph Sheets as the party's candidate. Sheets bailed out of the race — too late for the party to fill the primary ballot slot — to accept the post of Wildwood police chief. He later endorsed regular Republican organization candidate for sheriff. Ocean City Patrolman James Plousis Both his independent GOP opponent, five-term Sheriff Beech N. Fox, and lannone cried foul If Zagone collects enough write-in votes < 100). he'll face either Plousis or Fox in the November general election THE THREE-YEAR Lower resident has owned a home on Broadway for eight years Born and raised in South Philadelphia, he moved to Villas from S 23rd St Before his retirement. Zagone. 67. served as a government contract attorney for See related election stories, page 42.

the Frankford Arsenal He had worked for the Social Security Administration and as an assistant Pennsylvania attorney general A Temple "niversity undergraduate, he served as an infrantry officer with the U.S. Marine Corps during its World War II island-hopping campaigns in the South Pacific, and again in Korea He was graduated from Temple Law School and returned to the Corps as a member of the Judge Advocate's staff Zagone served a total of 13 years with the Marines including a tour of duty as commander of the Parris Island base brig Zagone cites his service and legal ex- ( Page 47 Pleases

Oor^TorT OUR BEST FRIEND — Memorial to Marine Lance Cpl. George L. Dramis, killed in r Beirut Jan. 3®, was unveiled and dedicated at a Memorial Day ceremony in Court House Monday morning. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dramis are shown with the black granite monument, inscribed "Our Son, Our Marine, Our Best Friend " Other pictures, page 12.