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1 SECTION ftfi iPfnlabelpftia Jfnqttirer- SUNDAY. AUGUST 28, 1966 a SECTION wVaitisJtel 2 "Fears Ago $1 Million Case in Atlantic City Bell Purchase 4 Club Owner Scoffs at Tax Rap Of Law Offices Man's Disappearance Still Puzzles Police I 9 By JAMES C. YOUNG Of The Inquirer Staff ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 27. PAUL E.

(SKINNY) D'AMATO is used to the big time, the big people and being where the To Aid Renewal Phone Company Will Resell Sites 1 I 4 I 1 I- By THOMAS A. DAU Of The Inquirer Staff PRINCETON, Aug. 27. I ft -X ikJy fJT, iis WAS a rainy summer morning a little I more than two years ago when G. Wright Bugher walked out of his To Camden Board! action is- He's not about to f.

worry over a $1 million tax 'i rap. New Jersev Bell TeleDhone M. ti, i i 1 iCo. is negotiating to buy Service ciaims the "500 camaen properties the 700 a Inc of which block of Market st. owned byj D'Amato is'president, neg- attorneys who have filed suit lected to file on $1,027,929 agnnBi Hie wuwr v.ny uiuanj worth of corporate income in 1960 through 1962.

Initial purchase of the prop "I was spending most of 0, my time, running Frankie's if place," said D'Amato, "and erties by the telephone company is a part of the agreement colonial-style home in nearby West Windsor township, beginning one of the most mysterious missing persons cases in recent years. Bugher, 38, active in civic and church affairs in the Princeton area, kissed his wife and two young children goodby and drove through the summer downpour to his office in Elizabeth, where he was president of the Hand Hardware Co. There he spent a hectic day attempting to secure financial help for his ailing business before phoning his wife at 6 P. M. to tell her he would be home late.

Bugher was never seen again. That was July 8, 1964. The case is one of the most perplexing in the files of the State Police and the Elizabeth Police Department, the two agencies spearheading the search. "I've been in charge of the missing persons bureau for five years," said Elizabeth Detective George Guempel "and it's I Hit reached last month under which the attorneys would drop their 4c 0 I left the 500 Club opera-i tion to the auditors." suit against the project, The 1 1 Frankie" is Frank Sina- Inquirer learned Saturday. Inquirer Photo by William Augustine, Staff Photographer Skinny D'Amato ponders a question during interview in Atlantic City.

The restaurant owner faces charge on $1 million in back corporate taxes. The company would then sell a close friend of I tra, the properties to the city. ACCORD REACHED 4 D'Amato for more than 20 years. From 1959 to 1963, i D'Amato said, he held the just didn have time to to Atlantic City in 1963 The only person who The suit was filed in Superior fl title of "adviser to the gen-f eral manager" of Sinatra's court on June 13 contesting designation of the three proper Princeton businessman G. Wright Bugher vanished two years ago.

I I was picked up as a rail-thin kid growing up a block from the 500 Club's location at 6 S. Missouri ave. Sinatra isn't D'Amato's only show business pal. His club is famed as the place where, for example, Dean 1 Cal-Neva Lodge, in Lake Tahoe, Nev. worry about the 500 Club.

Even so, D'Amato is corporation president and thus the club's chief responsible officer. For D'Amato, the tax claim is the first intrusion into his relatively quiet private life since he returned ties by City Council and the City Planning Board as "blighted." Under an agreement reached with the City Housing Authority calls him by his right name, Paul, is his wife, former model Betty Jean Creamer. They have two daughters and a son and an attractively furnished home in Vent-nor. The "Skinny" monicker While thus occupied, There was no evidence of violence in 1 the only case I haven't been able to solve. D'Amato's attorney will a Piiv inst.

ran'f rfrnn the auto. It contained only the Dettv cash- 'It bothers me- argue when the matter i I i- last month, however, the four comes before the courts, he attorneys were to drop their suit Continued on Page 7, Col. 1 I in return for the opportunity to develop another site in the project for their offices. out of sight without leaving some trace." uox OI ine naraware Dusmess with four State Police Capt. Gerald Dollar, who Pennies in it and a few receipts, has personally directed an investigation by PoIlce canvassed the neighborhood for his agency, is equally mystified.

someone who might have seen Bugher "We've exhausted every possibility IeYe. thf car' but found no clues, and there is just nothing. Bugher's car nds, neighbors and business ac-was parked in Newark, he walked away quaitances in the Princeton and Eliza-and that's where the trail ends." Rfth areas were shocked and puzzled by Dollar was referring to the intersec- the. voung businessman's disappearance, tion of Chapel st. and Fleming ave.

in A ormer vice President of the Prince-Newark where Bugher's 1954 Chevrolet ton Jaycees and deacon of the Presbyteri- Hughes, Farley Urge Kirkman Greenwich Selected For Nuclear Plant The telephone company had been given the go-ahead to develop the triangular plot now occupied by the attorneys as a milti-million dollar office building. It woud be adjacent to the company's present facilities in ll To Resume Post downtown Camden. FORMER JUDGE luuuu uajro laici. conunueo on rage 5, Column 1 The suit by the attorneys had thrown a monkey wrench into the entire renewal nroiect. By FRANCIS M.

LORDAN Of The Inquirer Staff ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 27 threatening to stall acquisition of the properties by the city Two of the State's most influ Officials Baffled In 2-Year Hunt more than two years. ential politicians are trying to coax Elwood F. Kirkman to The lawyers are former Municipal Judge Samuel L. Sup-nick, president of Ess-El-Ess 2d Facility May Rise in Burlington I By RONALD DeGRAW Of The Inquirer Staff Rural Greenwich township in Cumberland county has been chosen as the site of a $250- once again take up residence in Widow Carries On Adamucci Business Year After Murder MARGATE, Aug.

27. The month of August has brought back sad memories for Mrs. Frank Adamucci. On Aug. 9 she Atlantic county.

718 Market A. Morton The red carpet is being roll Shapiro and assistant county For Arsonist kill i ed out by Gov. Richard prosecutor Albert J. Scarduzio, Hughes, a Democrat, and State of 716 Market and Emman Sen: Frank Farley, Re publican county leader. uel Liebman, 712 Market.

Magnolia officials admitted But there is no indication that they were "against a stone wall' would have celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary. And Kirkman is paying any atten Saturday in attempts to arrest rsegouauons ior initial purchase of the properties by the telephone company was confirmed by Raymond Lawrance, million atomic power plant. Saturday marks the first an-i tion. A second nuclear-powered fa niversary of the murder of the borough phantom arsonist. No arrests are imminent, said Mayor John Reid and Police Kirkman moved from his long her millionaire husband at the time nome in Margate City a division manager for Bell, and Charles A.

Cohen, representing cility will be built in northern Burlington county, probably in Burlington township. year ago to the Hotel Flanders in Ocean City. He owns the the attorneys in their court fight. LOSS ABSORBED The Greenwich plant will Chief Charles Oliver. The arsonist has been setting fires in the Camden county community for the past two years.

hotel. RESISTED PRESSURE Rickshaw Inn in Cherry Hill. Rose Adamucci said this week she has been in mourning for the past year and "I still don't feel like doing very much now." The ordeal from the first notice of her husband's murder, generate more than two million kilowatts, making it the largest The company would sell them When he moved, Kirkman facility of its kind in the Nation. The plant will be on the twice he has burned the old borough hall next to the fire-house on Evesham rd. near Warwick rd.

Last March a $40,000 blaze be Cohansey River near the Delaware River, about eight miles through the trial of three defen-l dants, and afterwards has all' been "a very hard thing for me to the Housing Authority's Urban Renewal Division, which would in turn sell the properties back to the telephone company for development in the renewal project. The attorneys reportedly were seeking more than $50,000 for automatically disqualified himself from carrying out his duties as chairman of the New Jersey Expressway Authority because he was appointed from Atlantic county. The authority operates the Atlantic City Expressway. southwest of Bridgeton. TRACTS PURCHASED I lieved started by the arsonist leveled the Community Gospel Church on W.

Evesham to take, she added. OPERATES BUSINESS The atomic facility should transform the sleepy little 19- also adjacent to the firehouse. Mrs. Adamucci tries to keep each of the three properties. Kirkman for more than a year has resisted any pressure that NO LEADS OR CLUES square-mile farming community of 1086 persons into a bustling commuter area, with hundreds he take up a legal residence in The latest fires last week de Atlantic County.

Cape May is stroyed two railroad boxcars on of employes pouring in and out The property owned by Shapiro and Scarduzio is assessed at $5800. The Supnick (Ess-El-Ess Corp.) property has an assessment of $7150 and Lieb-man's is valued at $7250 for tax represented by Osman M. Cor a siding at E. Atlantic ave. each day.

and chased 12 families out of up with her late husband's business empire, which includes 16 corporations. Adamucci began his career as a barber and became a millionaire in the building industry before he was slain at the age of 54. His wife has been described as a remarkable businesswoman who at one time knew as much son, and his term doesn't expire until 1968. Although there has been no of the Brooks Terrace Apartments at W. Atlantic and Brooks ave.

Farley told The Inquirer he purposes. Mrs. Frank Adamucci at Camden trial of husband's killers in ficial announcement, Philadelphia Electric Co. and Atlantic City Electric Co. have acquired Police questioned several sus Tax assessments in Camden pects Thursday and Friday but has urged Kirkman to move back to the county so he can continue as chairman.

UPSETS AGREEMENT are roughly 50 percent of the property's real value although maae no arrests. options to purchase large tracts in the township, and initial purchases are expected to begin by We have nothing new in the this general rule does not al "He is a hard worker and case," Chief Oliver admitted. about her husband's business as' 0O7 Of fo 'Pot' he did. 2 Socially, Mrs. Adamucci has lThrwft OomSao kept close to her immediate JU'Wpi? JlrlIS needed with the authority," We have no real good leads or Farley said.

"The Governor clues. feels the same way." There also have been reports Mayor Reid added: "We're pretty up against a stone lamily and friends while sticking pretty close" to her home in Margate and her summer home IK fl Make Scene At Seashore that Kirkman would like to see wall." He said the public safety di the end of the year. Four Bridgeton real estate men have been gathering options on the land the past several months and reportedly hav picked up 47 percent of the community, including nearly all the land bordering the river. 1971 COMPLETION DATE In addition to the Atlantic City and Philadelphia power com the 1982 Expressway Act chang in Collings Lake near Folsom Atlantic county. TO ACCOMPANY SON ed so he can represent CaDe rector had called a meeting of May.

But sources say this will OCEAN CITY. Aug. 27. not occur. Her first long trip away from Tr ARIJUANA "pot" for short police and fire officials and would work with the county arson squad.

Fire Chief Thomas Euler said When the authority was set up, there was an agreement ways hold true. Voter IList Declines Only 199,143 persons are registered to vote in the Sept. 13 primary election in Camden a drop of 7175 from the 206,318 in 1965. The figure is also 6008 under the general election figure last year when 205,151 were eligible to cast ballots. The deadline for registering for the primary was Aug.

4 but the county Election Board is conducting an intensive drive for new voters for the general election. This deadline is Sept. 29. from political leaders in Cam his volunteer company was hit panies, the two nuclear plants will be constructed by Public home since the murder will beJ.if-l- has made the seashore an airplane flight to Florida scene big this summer as mem-next month to accompany her bers of the college set arrived son, Frank, to Biscayne Col-j with the habit acquired on cam-lege in Miami, where he is en-pus, and sometimes carrying rolled as a freshman. itheir own supply.

This trip may also bring backj No arrests have been made den, Gloucester, Cape May and Atlantic on membership two from Atlantic and one from each Service Electric and Gas Co. and Delmarva Power and Light Dy seven false alarms Thursday night, all anonymously. He noted that the 14,000 borough residents were becoming alarmed over failure to catch the arsonist. of Delaware. of the other counties.

They don't Construction will not begin for want this agreement upset. NO EXPLANATION dm memories for Mrs. Adamucci. though police are aware of the Her husband owned thousands; problem. Youthful peddlers have of acres near Orlando, and; set up shop, some selling at the at least a year, with 1971 as the earliest possible completion Four of the present members date.

MARSHAL GETS HOT "Not enough is being done aonaiea a great aeai oi iana to; Boardwalk section where the! there is a vacancy from are original Hughes' an- State Sen. John A. Wadding- Mrs. Bruce Nelson is all wrapped up in twine sculpture at Atlantic City's On the Rail Boardwalk Art Show. The sculpture, by George R.

Bucher, of Selinsgrove, won $100 first prize at the show. neip buna a space science col- kids hang out. ton Salem-Cumberland) Continued on Page 7, Column 1 lege mere. The going price for a piuD0X HEAVY CROP LESS of pot, about the amount which said the Greenwich plant prob about it to suit me," said Euler, who heads the 40-member volunteer force. "They are leaving me in the ably would be "very helpful to On top of Mrs.

Adamucci's could be put into a penny match- the area economically." other problems, bad weather box, is $5. Cigarets have been dark about this and I'm getting Our first concern over the this spring ruined the peach selling for a dollar. plant would be to make sure crop at the Sun-Glo farm in Elm! Getting evidence against users which she operates. Her hus-' or peddlers is far more difficult that it wouldn't endanger public health and to make sure It pretty hot about it." Fire Marshal Norman E. Wells was unavailable for comment on the arson cases.

He temporarily was dismissed last Wayw ard Bus Run Termed Disgrace February for calling attention band's brother, Nick, is care-than obtaining evidence of ille-taker of the 250-acre farm gal possession of beer or whis-where apples also are raised, jkey. The peddlers have taken Mrs. Adamucci's sister, Mrs. precautions against detection. Eleanor Gallagher, of "Pot parties," unlike beer par-said the tragedy struck very ties, are quiet affairs, hard at the entire family.

1 to the dangerous threat posed by wouldn't' contaminate the water," he said. "But I would think these conditions could certainly be met." -NEAR BRIDGE Another nuclear plant only about half the size of the Greenwich facility will be construct- the arsonist. Wells accused borough offi cials of failing to act on his Another family member said TF POLICE arrive a marijuana recommendations to eliminate numerous violations of the fire code. Continued on Page 5, Column 1 Mr. Adamucci was a tremen-cigaret or the contents of a dous" person who didn't have; pipe may be flushed down a toi- let.

All that remains is the bit- Continued on Page 6, Column 4 terSweet acrid smoke which I read the letter last week about transportation in North Cape May. It's a disgrace the way the poor people are led. to believe buses are available when in fact you have, to take, a taxi which costs $1.50 just to go a mile or so. When I first bought this property the Five Mile Beach bus passed right by my door. They stopped this bus when a storm washed the road out along the beach.

They promised to start running it again but never did. JOHN MADDEN North Cape May. county home for the aged." Some of the patients there wish it to be known that while they may be chonically ill and in need of nursing home care, they are not aged. Buttonwood Hall accepts persons in need of nursing home care regardless of age. The article also referred to a probable rise in the wages of county institutions employes.

The minimum wage was raised to $1,345 per hour starting Jan. 1, 1966, but there is no information available about any future raises. JAMES E. HUDDLESTON Burlington County Director of Welfare Mount Holly. Case Will Attend Cape May Backs hangs the air.

According to members of the college set, pot is imported from Philadelphia, New York and Soupy Isle Picnic Contest for Motel FOP Parley Opens Sunday ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. WEST DEPTFORD, Aug. 27. U. S.

Sen. Clifford P. Case and State Sen. John E. Hunt will from as far as Penn State Uni Some has been culti 27- attend the Gloucester County The New Jersey State Conven- vated here in carefully tended tion of the Fraternal Order of backyard garden patches.

The Going Rate at Buttonwood Hall Republican Committee's annual Police opens Sunday and con-- Marijuana parties have been! picnic Sept 17 at Soudv Island timiM thrnntrh WrinocH9v pitiiic oepi. XI at DOUpy ISiand, according to county GOP Chair. Do you have a suggestion improving your com- i CAPE MAY, Aug. 27. Cape May is sponsoring a contest for a new motel to be built in the city's Victorian Village Urban renewal area.

The motel will be built on the site of the old Baltimore Inn, which was torn down in the spring. -Urban Renewal Director John S. Needles said the city hopes to announce the winner early in November after panel of judges chooses one. of the designs submitted by architectural firms. i man William C.

Strang. Both are running for re-elec tion this year. 1 jcjjuiicu uus summer irom Presiding over sessions at the "pads" in the center of the city, Claridge Hotel will be Leonard one or two in sight of police F. Kowalewski, president, headquarters. Newark.

A clambake is sched-j Whether the fad will continue uled for 7 P.M. Monday at the to grow is what worries author-Atlantic City Trap Shooting ities here. If so, by next sum-Club. Officers will be installed it might be a serious prob-at a banquet Tuesday night. lem.

Strang said more than 5000 An article in The Inquirer Aug. 4 gave the impression the monthly rate for nursing care in Buttonwood Hall, the Burlington county institution for the chronically ill, was $250 a month. Actually, the State-wide minimum for such institutions is $250 a month but But-tonwood Hall has a rate of $277 a month because it pays its employes higher than the minimum wage. 'The article referred to Buttonwod Hall as "the j. Un juu novo compiainT to regisTer or a back to pat.

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