41 Herald & Lantern 13 June '84

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model car, and drove away. The gunman was described as white, five-foot 10-inches, 200 pounds, with brown hair. Call 465-7386 with any information. One More Time COURT HOUSE — County Freeholders agreed unanimously last week to pay about $165,000 of the $2-miilion cost of replenishing Whale Beach in the Strathmere section of Upper Township. The state DEP will pay 75 percent and Upper will pay two-thirds of the balance, the county one-third. Freeholder Gerald Thornton vowed this was his last vote to "throw money into the ocean.'' He advocates th* permanent solution of a bulkhead. Cost: about $5 million. Doesn't He Look Like ... THE WILDWOODS - You say you've always wanted to ride a roller coaster with Harrison Ford? Hustle over to the Wildwoods where Paramount Pictures is filming scenes for a romantic thriller called "Witness." Cast, which includes Ford, ballet dancer Alexander Gdklunov who defected from Russia, Patti Lupone of "Evita," Kelly McGillis of "ReiM>en, Reuben," is staying at the Admirafl Motels in Wildwood Crest and, unc/r the direction of Peter Weir ("Midnight Express"), filming scenes in sue/ places as Morey's Pier in North WildwwxL The entourage previously was filming in Lancaster and Philadelphia. 1 Not Amusing NORTH WILDWOOD - City construction official Michael Tracey ordered the Haunted House on Morey's Pier closed Friday until fire safety improvements are installed. The amusement was designed by George Mahana who also designed the Haunted Castle at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township where eight teenagers died in a May 11 fire. Sal DiCristano from the state Bureau of Code Enforcement recommended nine improvements to the Haunted House including emergency lighting repairs, widened corridors and fire-resistant interiors. Early Out? VILLAS — Police Benevolent Assiciation Local 59 collected enough signatures by its deadline last Wednesday to see that November ballots in Stone Harbor, Avalon, Sea Isle City and Lower Township include a publicquestion on local police retirement plans, according to Lower Township Patrolman John Maher, chairman of the PBA petition drive. If voters approve the referendums, police could retire with 25 years service at 60 pdrcent of their pay.^ Not Ideal COURT HOUSE - Acme Market clerksjn four county stores ended their three-day strike Friday, accepting a three-year contract that was ratified by other locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers without a walkout Dissatisfied with the agreement that calls for no pay hikes the first year and 40-cent-an-hour raises in the following two y^ars, the union's Atlantic City Local 1358, representing 450 clerks in 13 southern New Jersey Acme's, decided to walk. N Border Feud? / AVALON — "It's a Stone Harbor problem," Avaloi^solicitor Robert Fineberg said of complaints from -Stone Harbor residents that some of the " Windrift Motel's bar patrons use their properties for toilets and trash, their streets for parking and make a lot oP late I

night noise. The state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control ordered Avalon to hold a public hearing on the Windrift's liquor license renewal last week. Borough Council voted to approve it despite the complaints from the bar's Stone Harbor neighbors. Limited Zone CAPE MAY — City loners voted unanimously last week to deny a use variance so Joh^E. Kishbaugh of Cherry Hill could open a 7-11 convenience store at a former service station near the docks at the norfh end of town. Altltough the area along Washington Street and Texas Avenue is zoned for mixed use. the board ruled that such use is limited to recreation or marine businesses. Party Chairs Filled VILLAS — Lower's regular Republicans reelected Freeholder Gerald Thornton as local party leader Monday night. Lower Democrats reelected Patricia Calfina as township party leader Saturday. Mary Ellen Daibo and Frank Coyle were selected deputy Democratic leaders while the Republicans ree>cted Ruth Hart assistant GOP leader, Patncia Kotsch secretary and Samuel Stubbs, treasurer. Timothy Mackay, Lucille Rudy and former township Committeeman Jack Moran were tapped as new GOP ward leaders. Child Saved AVALON — Emergency room staffers at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital revived Robert Groover, 3. of 21st Street after he fell into the bay here last week and his heart stopped. Family members pulled the toddler from the water after five minutes and administered CPR while awaiting an ambulance. Resort police tried to revive him at the scene and rescue workers continued that effort en route to the Court HouSe hospital. After 40 minutes of emergency work, his heart began beating and he was transferred to Children's Hospital. Philadelphia Crash Claims Life PALERMO — Donald Locker. 17. of MacDonald Drive. Seaville, was charged in connection with an Upper Township collision Friday that cost the life of Ellen M. Johnson. 57, of Foxborough Road here. According to State Police. Locker's pick-up passed another vehicle at Stagecoach and Evergreen roads and crashed into Johnson's car around 5:20 p.m. She was pronounced dead at Shore Memorial Hospital. Somers Point. He was charged with passing at an intersection. Other charges were pending. $30 Million Award f ERMA — Federal jurors in Camden awarded $30 million in damages Friday to the survivor and family of victims killed in an airplane crash at the county airport here four years ago. The pilot. Keith Harper, 55, Wildwood schools superintendent; his son, Brian, 20. and a friend, Joseph Guarnere, 18. of Philadelphia, were killed. Another Harper friend, Thomas Cannuli of Wildwood, was injured when the single5 engine Cessna 172 stalled and crashed. Cessna Aircraft Co. of Wichita. Kan., was held responsible for a faulty seat latch. Thumbs Up WILDWOOD - Marc Pfeiffer, 29. business administrator in Washington Township, Bergen County, becomes this resort's first city administrator next week. Nominated as Mayor Earl Ostrander's second choice for the $40,000 a year post. Pfeiffer was confirmed last week by city council. Last month, council turned thumbs down on Ostrander's first choice, former Atlantic City administrator Dr. Hubert Maultsby.

PHILIP MATALUCCI

JAMES IANNONE

SAMUEL DEVICO

DeVico Takes Dem Helm »

(From Page 1) •secutive terms on Middle .Township Committee for a total of 21 year in office, eight of them as.mayor. In 1965, .ie lost by 1,400 votes his only bid for a higher office, a freeholder seat. '"What I'm gong to do is ... take a page from their < Republicans' > book and bring back a two-party system to Cape May County," DeVico said of his goals as Democratic chairman. "The people of this county have not oeen subject to a twoparty system." "It's just not fair or right that one party stay in power this long." he argued "You need a system of checks and balances." DeVico cited high unemployment in the county, what he sees as its poor level of education, high taxes and "bad (county) MUA land acquisitions" as evidence that Republicans have held the reins of local power for too long. Asked what page he intends to borrow from them, however. DeVico leplied. "The page that produced good election results" through campaign fund-raising. He said he will "try to reactivate some of the old standbys" and blend those season ed but inactive Democrats with the party's new blood. "It's going to be a party of the people, no question." DeVico said

HIS GOP COUNTERPART is fresh from primary election victories that saw organization candidates sweep the ballot boxes clean of independent challengers and maverick incumbents alike Mataiucci's archrival. Sheriff Beech Fox, was downed along with his two freeholder running mates With the,.party ' chairman's backing, novic^— politician James Plousis, an Ocean City police patrolman, beat the 15-year incumbent for the sheriff's seat Only a tied Upper Township Committee primary, between organization and Fpx contenders, remain ed in doubt last week. Fox's primary uiallenge was seen as a test of the organization and Mataiucci's strength but the chairman finished the £ primary still flexing his muscle The Burleigh resident. 56. flexes those muscles with little effort at the county, state antf national levels. Owner of the Princeton Hotel complex in Avalon and other local businesses, Matalucci also serves as county treasurer, a state Civil Service Commissioner and as head of the state GOP county chairmen's association As an unopposed candidate for at -large district delegate to the Republican Na tional Convention. Matalucci will Inheading for Dallas, in, August to put the county party 's stamp of approval on Presi dent Reagan's bid for a second term.

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