Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey • Page 14

14 COURIER-POST, Camden, N. Tuesday, June 10, 1975 Gendron Quits Pitman Council Manpower Program 'Acceptable' County's Camden County's Manpower Office fell short of its first-year goals and was rated as "marginally acceptable" by the U.S. Department of Labor. The county agency, however, will be allowed to keep $167,000 vacancy so they might gain ex and employment opportunities to the economically disadvantaged. "Marginally acceptable" is a middle grade between satisfactory and unsatisfactory.

The Camden program, de- spite its rating, was given unconditional use of its surplus funds unlike the program in neighboring Burlington County, one of two counties in the state to be rated unsatisfactory. Burlington's Manpower program will be allowed to carry some $800,000 in unspent federal funds, but certain guidelines must be met by Sept' 30, the official said. The guidelines are designed to increase the efficiency of the office. Burlington County recently fired the Manpower director, part of a continuing difficulty with its administration. Camden County has also applied for a $1.5 million grant for its program in fiscal 1975.

The county received $1 million in 1974. When the county entered the program last year it expected to enroll 648 people but only enrolled 480 as of the end of May. The county hoped to place 274 workers in unsub-sidized employment but actually placed only 89 by the end of May. A county spokesman explained that original projectors were high due to inexperience with the program. Also, he said the county got started late in the program because federal funds were two months late PITMAN Republican Councilman Andrew D.

Gendron, in a letter to council Monday, announced his resignation from council "effective A former council president and member of council for more than eight years, Gendron was unsuccessful in his bid for the GOP mayoral nomination in the June 3 primary election, losing to incumbent councilman William R. Lucas Jr. In his letter to council, dated June 4, Gendron said his resignation "was in the best interest of council" and suggested council "have someone appointed immediately to the perience." Council tabled a motion to accept Gendron's resignation. The motion by councilman Howard Leroy Davis would allow Gendron to reconsider his resignation. Mayor Robert M.

Shoemaker, who would appoint someone to the vacant seat with council approval, said he was not considering anyone for the seat at this time. "I only got the letter today." Shoemaker added, "it took us all by sur-. prise." Gendron. who did not attend the council meeting Monday, was unavailable for comment. Grand Jury Clears Cop In Hitchhiker Slaying in unspent funds for use in the next fiscal year, a Labor Depatment official said Monday.

Manpower programs are funded by the federal government and provide job training closed as far as we're concerned," Tolomeo said. "I told the grand jury they could vote a criminal charge if they thought one was warranted, but they did not feel there was any reason to indict." Tolomeo said that Murphy, who was stopped by Minuto while walking along Route 541 near the New Jersey Turnpike, attacked Minuto for no appar JUNE 11 thru JUNE 14 OPEN DAILY 10-10; SUN. 11-5 ANDREW D. GENDRON Broomall K-MART Closed Sundays CTD jitrS attwyJ mm Fox Ransom Try Confirmed by FBI COMPARE THESIS VALUES! By CAROL COMEGNO Courier-Post Staff MOUNT HOLLY The Burlington County grand jury decided Monday there was no crininal wrongdoing on the part of police involved in the fatal shooting of a hitchhiker in Westampton Township on April 31). Ralph Tolomeo, an assistant county prosecutor, said the grand jury heard testimony from police witnesses and then decided it was not even necessary to take a vote as to whether any indictable offease occurred.

There were no local police charges pending against Ptl. Marvin Giger of Mount Holly, who shot and killed 24-year-old Michael G. Murphy of Beverly City after Murphy assaulted Sgt. Russell Minuto of Westampton. Minuto, who was severely beaten and kicked in the head by Murphy, spent several days in the hospital.

Tolomeo said he presented the case informally to the grand jury merely to clear the air He said that Bert Murphy of Beverly, thedead man's father, appeared at the grand jury proceedings at the prosecutor's invitation, but declined to speak. Minuto, Giger, State Police detectives and Burlington County Det. Charles Craig gave testimony about the incident. "The case is effectively Charge Holds Qmuh'ii Men Two Camden men were arrested on numbers charges Monday afternoon in raids conducted by the Camden County Organized Crime Strike Force. Sgt.

Luis Rodriguez said the raids capped five weeks of surveillance bv the strike force, which works out of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Arrested were Berry Bigh-am 59 of the 1 000 block of S. 6 th St and Joshua Simpkins, 57, of the 1000 block Newton Ave. Bigham was charged with maintaining a lottery, working for a lottery, possession of numbers slips and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. Simpkins was charged with maintaining a lottery, working for a lottery and possession of numbers slips.

The two were released on $4,000 bail each with arraignment slated today in Camden Municipal Court. SMOKERS! The fines! selection of domestic and imported smoking Hems and accessories waiting (of you at Tobaccoland' GREAT GIFT IDEAS FOR GRADUATION BIRTHDAYS FATHER'S DAY ALL OCCASIONS ent reasons. Giger, who responded to Minuto's routine call for a back-up unit, found the sergeant and Murphy fighting near a drainage ditch and shot the hitchhiker in the chest when he attempted to flee the scene. Giger said he ordered Murphy to halt before firing, but Murphy kept running and tried to escape by vaulting over a barbed-wire fence. the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), the FBI did not know if the SLA had anything to do with her disappearance.

The SLA was connected with the alleged kidnaping of fugitive heiress Patty Hearst, who apparently was converted to the revolutionary group's philosophy. Margaret was accompanied by her younger brother to the bus about 8:40 a.m. and arranged to meet a "John Marshall" at High and Mill streets in Mount Holly. She received phone calls from the man about a babysitting job in response to an advertisement she had placed in a local newspaper. Ordinance Clears Way For Pro ject Pennsauken Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday which will give final approval to the Chandler's Run flood control project.

Theordinance is necessary to satisfy state requirements for receiving $150,000 in state aid, according to township administrator William 1 1. Brush. Brush said the money was appropriated last year and held in escrow. Township engineer Kenneth Remington said Monday there isn't any danger of losing the funds, even if the bids aren't awarded by the June 30 deadline. Township approval and application is all that is necessary, he said.

Remington expects to read the bids at the July 14 township committee meeting. The dredging and damming project, supposed to end the flooding which has plagued homes in the area for at least four years, was temporarily delayed during the past year because some home owners would not grant easements for the dikes. Attorney Mario Iavicoli recited at the last township meeting that all the contesting land owners had either settled or had their land condemned, clearing the way for the project. Why Aren't You A Good Talker? A noted publisher reports a simple technique of everyday conversation which can pay you real dividends in social and business advancement and works like magic to give you poise, self-confidence and greater popularity. According to this publisher, many people do not realize how much they could influence others simply by what they say and how they say it.

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It has never been determined whether the demand was real or a hoax, the spokesman said. Despite the ransom demands, there haven't been any new developments in the case, according to the FBI. Miss Fox, who was 14 and lived on Penn Street in Burlington City, was last seen June 24 getting on a bus to Mount Holly for a babysitting job. She has never been found. Police believe she was a probable rape victim.

The FBI said Monday that the girl's family received a ransom telephone call four days after her disapperance. The caller asked for $10,000. The following day and two days later, the family received letters, according to the FBI, which said, "$10,000 is a lot of bread, but your daughter's life is the buttered topping." The letter was signed "So Long Again," with the letters and A set off. Although the initials are the same as those of Moynihan OKd For U.N. Post WASHINGTON (AP) The nomination of Daniel P.

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