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\ News V Digest (From Page 1> be a(ko seemed inordinately interested in the weather and temperature at the beachfront site • Donkephant? TUCKAHOE — County Democrats don't want him in their column, but Superior Court Judge L. Anthony Gibson f ruled Thursday that Republican Bruno \ Tropeano can appear as a Democratic candidate for Upper Township ^ Committee on the Nov. 6 ballot because of a 1974 decision on a similar election challenge. Denying his candidacy would disenfranchise the 22 residents who wrote in Tropeano's name during the Democratic primary, Gibson ruled, citing the 1974 decision. Tropeano came in last during the three-way GOP primary. Reluctance? Dispute COURT HOUSE^— Middle Township Committee reluctantly signed a new police contract last week, but township lawmen say they don't understand the reluctance. "Hie 30-member force lost out on that arbitrated contract that calls for five percent raises this year and six percent in 1985, according to police, because they lost four existing benefits and a peremption plan they wanted. Case in Limbo WILDWOOD — State grand jurors concluded their investigation of resort police without returning indictments against local lawmen but requesting additional proceedings from Judge Samuel D. Lennox of Trenton, the state attorney general's office reported without elaboration last week. The grand jury began its probe after allegations were lodged earlier this year that several policemen burglarized local businesses in the early 1970s.

Hit and Run Indictment COURT HOUSE — County grand jurors indicted Cindy Walters, 22, of Terre Hill, Pa., in connection with an alleged hit and run Aug. 17 on the Garden State Parkway that cost the life erf pedestrian Charlotte Hickman, 38, of Bayshore Road, North Cape May. According to State Police, Walters was driving southbound near milepost 12.5 when she lost control of her car and struck Hickman around 4 a.m. Walters was charged with death by auto, drunk driving and leaving the scene. Hickman was pronounced dead at the ( scene. Crest Man Jailed WILDWOOD - William F. Evans, 26, of Stanton Road, Wildwood Crest, faces nine counts of burglary and theft in connections with break-ins at Wildwood businesses since early last month. He was arrested last week and confined in the county jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. 3 Bill Combo TRENTON — State senators are considering a three bill combination to finance shore protection sponsored by Sen. Frank Pa 11 one Jr., D -Monmouth. One would impose a 2 percent tax on campsites, hotel or motel rooms in the state's four coastal counties, another would alot one-sixth of sales taxes from those counties for shore protection while the third bill would authorize a $100 million shore preservation bond issue. Arraigned Tomorrow BRIDGETON — Cumberland County grand jurors indicted three Cape MayCounty men and another from Carmel for the July 23 murder of Alice Riendeau, 65, in her Westwood Terrace home, Millville. Scheduled for arraignment tomorrow on murder, robbery and conspiracy charges a.e Randolph S. Mason, 21, of Chestnut £ reel, Belleplain; Michael T. Polisano, 23, of Woodbine Manor. Woodbine: Jose

Viera, 21 of Woodbine; and Gene Phillips, 48, of Irvin Avenue, Carmel. Whales , Turtles Pleased BRIGANTINE - Members of the state Assembly Agriculture and Environmental Committee unanimously voted to release a bill Thursday to the full Assembly that would authorize $39,000 for the Marine Mammal Stranding Center here. The committee also asked to be listed as a co-sponsor of the bill, improving its chances of approval. The financially strapped nonprofit center has relied mainly on donations for the past eight years to rescue stranded sea creatures along South Jersey beaches and waterways « Discipline at the Top TRENTON — School board members would face recall elections, and removal by the state education commissioner under disciplinary guidelines being weighed by the New Jersey School Board Association. Board members can only be removed by their colleagues now for excessive absence. If the guidelines are approved, however, they could be canned, fined, reprimanded or censured by the commissioner for conflict of interest, political involvement, nepotism, patronage or beaches or confidentiality.

Sssshhh AVALON — The case against Silvio (Babe) and Elizabeth D'lgnazio of Media, Delaware County, Paftvas adjourned at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and will be resumed on December 10. Judge Vincent L La manna Jr. was following dictates that court should not go on past midnight. The D'lgnazios, owners of the Towne House Restaurant, are charged with a number of misdemeanors including loud and offensive language and harassing, police as a result of a neighborhood Labor Day weekend partyOne fact that came out at Monday- night's hearing: The original complaint about the noisy party came from police chief Joseph Foiey. Arsonist Sentenced ERMA — Gerald Cremin of 538 Sheridan Ave. will pay a $2,500 fine and serve two years' probation for setting fire Sept. 25, 1983 to The Spirit of *76 luncheonette complex he owned off Route 9 here Superior Court Judge James O. Neill ruled Monday. Cremin pleaded guilty to one count of arson last week, according to assistant county Prosecutor Robert Wells he credited lower township detective Frank Ma jane for an "extensive and thorough investigation" of the arson case.

Clinic for Poor Closes

(From Page 1) cracks. But there's nothing free in this world today..." Burdette Tomlin's medical clinic currently is oper. one hour a week, from 11 a.nC to 12 noon on Mondays, and sets "a

limit of six people," according to Richard Magee, director of social services. "Gosh," said Renza. "We averaged 15 patients and it went as high at times as 35." "If there is demand, we will set up additional hours," said Magee, who had not been informed of this week's Cape Human Resources closing. Renza said he was told of tomorrow's closing in a letter he received Saturday. Burdette charges "on a sliding fee system from 0 to 99 percent of the charges," Magee said, "and the majority we've seen run at the lower end of that." He said Burdette also has a surgical clinic on Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. and a prenatal clinic. Burdette staff physicians handle the clinic "on a rotating basis" and donate their services, Magee said. "I feel very sorry for the average clinic patient," said Renza. "I was their physician. TTiey would see me regularly. I was available by telephone and saw them in emergency situations at my office. I considered them a part of my own practice. Unfortunately, the clinic at the hospital has a different doctor every week. These people will not hav# the privilege of a direct, ongoing relationship with a single physician." Cape Human Resources is a private, nonprofit agency that gets federal Community Service Block Grants administered by the state Department of Community /if airs. It has an executive division in the county Social Services Building in Rio Grande and offices in Wildwood, Whites boro and Woodbine. Its Job Training & Placement Division in Court House was closed last year, "due to lack of federal funds," its officials said. % Executive Director Bernice H. Gordon said in a news release that "we are currently looking into the possibility of eventually continuing some of the Community Medical Services we have been providing at our Wildwood Division." She referred questions to FothergillQuinlan, who wrote the news release.

Pass Go, Collect (From Page 1) - Rowland spokesperson Christiana Sutor said. « For amassing all those plastic houses and hotels, staying out of the cardboard calaboose and landing on "Free Parking" occasionally, Fineberg gets a free trip to the Beverly Hilton Hotel, compliments of Parker Bros., for the national championship games Nov; 17-19, Petrelli said. lite national champion, he added, will receive the value of his Monopoly money and properties in U.S. currency and represent the country next year at the International Mnnnnnlv Phamninnchin

Doris Word HOMEWORK — Robert Fineberg "studies" in preparation for U.S. Monopoly championship next month.

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