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Tentative Budget Adopted; Teachers Re ect Pay Plan abuse, has been offered in the count for 19.4 per cent, or' $6,900 salary guide is adopted, the district would drop and 19 $286,000 of the total budget increase. Administrative salaries would rise $39,000. other districts would pay allow for more competitive! salaries." I If there is an impasse in negotiations, he explained that the teachers and school board would go before the state Pub- lie Employes Commission for settlement of the wage Such arbitration is provided forj the first time for teachers and transportation, listed at down $49,816. The budget items subject to voter approval are- current expense of $7,211,360, up $1,060,650, and capital outlay of $90,351, up $5,697. With the debt service item of $1,144,812, they make up the total budget of $8,446,523.

Anticipated revenues amount to $1,386,383, up $102,657. Education Association's negotiations committee. "The minimum Board of Education proposal of $6,900 would, if adopted, adversely affect the recruitment and retention of quality career personnel and the total educational environment of the school system," the association said. Only three of the 21 school districts in Union County are now paying higher salaries than Scotch Plains-Fanwood. If the high school.

It will now be presented to seventh graders. The reading program is designed to improve skills, speed and comprehension so that students may better read the increasing amount of printed material presented them nowadays. It also is designed to correct reading problems before the students reach high school. Only one budget category shows a decrease. That's teachers hope the board "will school board met behind closed doors for two hours with representatives of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Education Association, the teachers' organization.

$400 Inrreas Offered The school board's salary offer, included in the budget, is for a starting salary of $6,900 a year for teachers, an increase of $400 over the current starting pay. The teachers are asking for $7,200 to start, "to maintain our it has been estimated. Average Increase of $725 The average increase under the board's proposal would amount to $725 per teacher, including annual stepup in the guide along with the improved guide, according to Superintendent of Schools Fred J. Laberge. The average in the county is about $1,000.

Teachers salary increases ac- The biggest portion of the budget increase, almost one-third of it, is in debt service and fixed charges, amounting to about $487,000. Debt service is not subject to voter approval because it reflects expenditures already approved in bond issue refer-endums. The increase this year is due mainly to bonds for the SCOTCH PLAINS The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education last night adopted a tentative 1969-70 school budget of $8,446,523 after teachers rejected the salary increases that are incorporated in it. The budget represents an increase of $1,503,026 over 1968-69. A public hearing will be held Jan.

23 at 8 p.m. in the high school and voters will cast ballots on the budget Feb. 4. Budget Refected Last Year Last year's school budget was defeated twice by the voters and then adopted after cuts were ordered by the Fanwood and Scotch Plains governing bodies. Included in the cuts were reductions in teachers salary increases.

The school board voted 8-1 to approve the 1969-70 tentative said. But, he added that the 17 THE COURIER-NEWS Plainfield. N. J. Wednesday, Jan.

8, 1969 others under the new state Public Employes Relations Act. Public Support Sought The teachers plan to seek public support of their pay proposal. "We're going to present the rediculousness of the board's proposal and drum up positive suDDort of our proposal," said high school addition under construction. Debt service totals $1,144,812, up $436,679. Brennan Testimony ivhat a beautiful way to go almost anyivhere! tradition of being in a competitive position with other school districts in New Jersey," opposing member, said he had "no comment" when asked why he voted against it.

John Thornton, chairman of the according to Robert Tilley chairman of the Education As Sought on Bugging ELIZABETH The attorney for a reputed Mafia boss awaiting trial here on a gun charge wants to find out if his client's offices in Kenilworth were bugged by the FBI or state sociation's professional lm nrovement committee. The vote came after the budget. Benjamin Serra, the approve the 1969-70 tentative budget. Benjamin Serra, the "We're deadlocked," Tilley authorities. And a discovery motion to be Have a Heart argued Jan.

17 specifically asks that controversial Deputy Atty. Gen. William J. Brennan III be At matinees, luncheons and little dinners, Life Stride's plain pump will be pon March 21 in DeCavalcante's office. The motion by S.

M. Chris Franzblau of Newark, attorney for DeCavalcante, calls on Prosecutor Leo Kaplowitz to disclose whether state or federal agents used any means of electronic surveillance to obtain called to testify about any elec Board Seen Agreeing on Teacher Pay SOUTH PLAINFIELD Hav your favorite companion. Styled without seams to look tronic surveillance that may have been involved before the arrest of Samuel the Plumber" DeCavalcante. 14-99 About $183,500 of the budget increase is in maintenance and plant operation, to cover the high school addition and added personnel there, as well as about $12,000 more for repair of damages from vandalism. The cost of vandalism will rise to about $20,000.

Increases enrollments about 285 new students plus the high school addition are responsible for $212,430 of the increase. This covers 18 new staff members, plus three additional teachers for handicapped and emotionally disturbed pupils. Capital and other expenditures account for $149,260 in the increase. This covers additional office personnel which will be needed if Civil Service is approved for some staffers, three more clerk-typists, a partial tuition-free summer school, and increased rental fees for the data processing and computerized mathematics programs in the high school. Equipment, materials and supplies are up $24,000.

A new budget item of $35,000 is included for health and reading programs in the junior high schools, the only new cur A resident of Princeton, evidence in any case against his client. as if it cost many times more. BLACK BROWN Jk ing apparently reached some DeCavalcante operates the Kenworth Corporation and Con Brennan, whose comment agreements on teacher salary rear jt schedules, the school board last trolled Heating Corp. in Kenilworth, where he was arrested night opened negotiations with administration secretaries. last March 21 by FBI agents on federal charges of extortion in that six legislators were "too comfortable" with organized crime set off a major controversy, was singled out in the notice of motion on the basis of a newspaper story quoting him as saying much of the evidence While neither teachers' repre I fit mmmMMm sentatives nor the school board volving alleged shakedowns of gamblers.

Width! AA SMg 's Small charge 'Sww'V over size 10 IrtlL 222 w-FR0NT ST-t4 i PL 6-0012 83 gave any indications tnat an agreement had been reached, On July 18, state and Union obtained by state police on County authorities arrested him school board president Charles I. Strassle reported, "We. are Mafia operations was through as he was exiting from the Gar electronic eavesdropping. Such now able to prepare our budg den State Parkway in Kenil evidence would not be ad et." worth. He was charged under missible in court.

Both sides had agreed to issue DeCavalcante, 55, is schedul state statutes with receiving a 38-caliber pistol stolen during a burglary in Fairless Hills, Pa. ed to go on trial on the stolen gun charge Feb. 10 before no press statements beyond a laconic announcement that talks had proceeded for the past six weeks and both sides were "satisfied with progress." SHOES Next to Lichee Restaurant Open Thurs. and Fri. 'til Municipal Parking Rear of Store One of the arresting FBI Superior Court Judge Ervin riculum items.

The health pro-Jgram, imcluding sex education and classes on alcohol and drug agents said he seized the wea Fulop. He is free on $2,500 bail It was understood a total of 25 hours had been expended thus far on matters including grievance procedures, working condi Pre easom SALE tions and salaries. The school board has been I fx or Mv 1 I meeting almost nightly in recent weeks. Two members, Joseph Mondoro and Robert C. Schell, have been ill.

The board's position has been represented by James Moran, assistant superintendent of the Sayreville public school system, Sidimig 1 while the South Plainfield Teachers Association has obtain tourier-News rnoio Dy rrea i.eesing "DANNY BOY" Eight-week-old Danny didn't have much to celebrate New Year's Eve, but if the luck o' the Irish is really with him this little black and white fella will be someone's loved pet and best pal soon and can have twice as much to celebrate when St. Patty's Day rolls around. You can be the one to make him yip for joy by paying a small fee and claiming him for your very own at the Plainfield Humane Society headquarters in Rock Ave. ed the help of George Gelcher, president of the Neptune Educa tion Association and a field rep resentative for the N. J.

Edtfca tion Association. mi ni in Also sitting in on negotiations has been Angelo H. Dalto, the Municipal Courts board's chairman of its person nel committee. Road, Fanwood, speeding, $30. Acting Schools Superintendent Plainfield James E.

Berning, 1000 Leland William Pelaia and Fred Hands- Scotch Plains, speeding, $20. Carol J. Gaydick, 221 Maryland chuch, board secretary, have westtieia, speeding, sjo. served in a consulting capacity Robert Owens, 341 Rushmore -stop sign, $25. The following dispositions were made In Plainfield Municipal Court Monday nisht by Judge John R.

Tozzi: Gregorio Martinez of New Brunswick, disorderly conduct, S8S. Matthew Tepelman 70 Warrenville Road, Middlesex, careless driving, $30; leaving the scene of an accident, SS5. Manuel Torres, 137 W. Main Somerville, gambling, $85. Rodrigo J.

Lourenco, 770 E. Second James H. Lockley, 503 W. Third stop sign, $25. Sammuel Partnow, 13 Arrighi Drive, Flower Art Lecture Topic Warren, stop sign, $25.

careless driving, $25; leaving the scene WESTFIELD "Think IPjriee Materials! of an accident, $30. Richard. P. Finnerty, ,624 Broqkside Spring" will be the subject of a talk and demonstration about flower arrangements by Mrs Florence M. Dick of Haddon I Sears, Roebuck and Co.

8S14 I1S1 Maywood Ave. Maywxxl, NJ. 0707 I Heights before the Garden Club of Westfield Tuesday at 1 p.m. (TV r-. Place, speeding, S3U; careless oriving, $30.

Angel P. Feliciano, 652 W. Front disorderly conduct, $85. David B. Diana, 137 Jefferson Green Brook, careless driving, $30.

Gilles Latreille, 1309 Field careless driving, $20. Nancy H. Franklin, 607 E. Sixth careless driving, $20. Israel Acevedo, 319 E.

Sixth gambling, $85. Robert J. Colucci, 1406 Dey South Plainfield, careless driving, $20. Robert C. Rivers of New Brunswick, careless driving, $20.

Curtis E. Robinson, 714 South careless driving, $25; no license in possession, $10. Laurence C. Long, 1655 S. Second careless driving, $25; no registration in in the Woman's Coub.

Jj Please send me more in- formation on: Hostess chairman will be I I Mrs. William D. Shelton, as Debra B. Sack, 311 Pemberton stop sign, $20. Oliver H.

Hoogerwerff, 66 Aylin Metuchen, one headlight, $10. North Plainfield The following dispositions were made in North Plainfield Municipal Court last night by Judge Augustus S. Dreier: Charles Vanderhoff of Port Washington, careless driving, found innocent. Italo A. Daddario, 1707 Pershing Place, South Plainfield, stop sign, $20.

Scott W. Felmly of King George Road, Warren, careless driving, $20. Harvey R. Madden, 28 Whitewood careless driving, $20; driving on expired license, $10. Joseph Krawitz of West Orange, careless driving, $15.

Felecia Kugel, 1313 Stillman Plainfield, failed to hield right of way at intersection, $15. Joseph L. Ricci 375 Brook failed to yield right of way at intersection, $20. Nancy A. Gross, 373 Brook careless driving, $20.

Elizabeth A. Brown, 1061 Carteret Road, Somerville, left car unattended with motor running, $10. Robert F. Safford of Marlton, speeding, 90 mph in 50-mile zone, $45, license revoked 60 days. sited by Mrs.

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Acevedo, 319 E. Sixth disorderly conduct, $85. Ted Karwsewski, 1C9 Manning North Plainfield, parking near a hydrant, suspended sentence, $5 court costs imposed. William A. Wright, 6 Berkeley careless driving, $25.

Rebecca L. Royer, 1152 Maple Hill Road, Westfield, misuse of plates, $30. Christina G. Klaniecki, 353 Terrill be arranged by Mrs. Albert Larkin, Mrs.

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