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1 3 3 Jets, Giants, Eagles all win i Kate Jackson changes roles Ex-Angel set to trade in her artillery for a briefcase and diapersC-1 Plainficld Zionists plan to protest speech by Louis Farrakhan. Page B-1. North Plainficld Borough woman dies in Warren County car crash. Page B-1 Giants Falcons 23 16 Eagles Cowboys 24 23 Jets Dolphins 44 30 Patriots Bills 20 23 Football Monday Section inside Sports Union, Middlesex, Somerset Edition a uannett newspaper serving Central New Jersey Bridgewater, Monday, October 24, 1988 722-8800 25 Cents Cloudyrainy today; V- Vl I V1? 1 S-7 IVO Weather detail. Li lj x.

vx page a-2 Flu vaccine may not be able to hold up under the strain a Dcmut n.ncDi month. diseases at Hunterdon Medical Cen- mirror the influenza-A that hit last vaccine, the Deode aren't Drotected. haven't caueht the hup Gueliotta REGINA DePERI diseases at Hunterdon Medical Cen mirror the influenza-A that hit last vaccine, the people aren't protected, haven't caught the bug, Gugliotta By year. If the strain has been identified correctly, an existing vaccination can be administered. It would take another year to develop a vaccine for a new strain, the doctor said.

"If the strain is different from the but you won't know until after the fact," Gugliotta said. "It still is very important that people who should get the vaccine do get it." In addition to the $5 vaccine, a generic drug, amantadine, can be taken as prevention but only if you said. Those considered at high risk include people with pulmonary, cardiac or kidney problems, diabetes, AIDS-related virus and anemia, and See FLU on back page Then again, it may not. Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated before the first outbreak of influenza, but the shot may not be effective against an as-yet-unknown virus strain, said Dr. Joseph Gugliotta, a specialist in infectious ter in Raritan Township.

Scientists have identified hundreds of influenza strains, and each requires its own vaccine. They're hoping, and reasonably sure after much' research, that this year's version will Courier-News Staff Writer A few seconds of discomfort getting a flu shot may prevent weeks of sniffling, sneezing and fever when the virus swings into Central Jersey next Piscataway dedicates park to slain councilman By COLIN STEPHENSON Courier-News Staff Writer PISCATAWAY Leonard Suskin's voice cracked with emotion as he addressed the large crowd that had come to Haines Avenue yesterday to witness the dedication of the Jeffrey R. Suskin Memorial Park. "My wife, my son Paul, Joshie (Jeffrey Suskin's son) would like to thank the people of Piscataway," Suskin said. "Thank you for naming this park after my son." Jeffrey Suskin, a Piscataway Township Councilman, was beaten and strangled at his home April 13 in a murder that is still unsolved.

About 300 Piscataway and Middlesex County officials, residents and friends turned out to see the park named in Suskin's honor. After the ceremony, 250 buttons, with Suskin's picture and the words "Justice for Councilman Jeff Suskin" were distributed. The buttons were given away quickly to visitors. They were made up by Leonard Suskin and his wife, Marion, in the hopes that the small reminders might trigger the memory of someone who may be able to help police solve the councilman's murder. The couple previously offered a $5,000 reward for anyone who could provide information about what occurred on the night of April 13.

Leonard Suskin was the only speaker to refer to his-; son's murder, but several officials, including Piscataway Council President Mervyn Alexander, and Cathy McCann, who was chosen to take Suskin's seat on the council after his death, spoke in tribute to the slain councilman. "Last week we had a meeting and I was seated on the far left," Alexander told the crowd. "The first thought that entered my mind was 'This is Jeff's To the family of Jeff Suskin, you have to know that Piscataway will never forget this extraordinary young man." "We all miss Jeff," McCann said. "But let's not dwell on the sadness. Let's remember the joy he brought to our lives." The wind was steady and the air was cool as the crowd listened to the parade of speakers.

State Assemblyman Robert Smith, a former Piscataway mayor, described Suskin as being a driving force on the council. Suskin, he said, often gave the See PARK on back page enclave and (Christian) east Beirut. Withdrawal of all Israeli forces and their surrogates from south Lebanon without any conditions. Non-intervention in Lebanese domestic affairs and the discontinuation of support for partitionist, isolationist and sectarian forces in Lebanon. Reconstruction of south Lebanon and Beirut And payment of war reparations to all our oppressed people in Lebanon." "In case of failure to meet these demands and continued support of Israel's aggression against our people the United States will pay the price very soon.

This price will reflect adversely on the fate of the hostages we, hold," it said. Islamic Jihad has made similar demands in the past but never combined them all in one statement. Anderson and Sutherland are among nine Americans held hostage by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. Sixteen foreigners are believed held in Lebanon. Islamic Jihad said its statement was to mark the fifth anniversary of dual bombings at a U.S.

Marine base and a French paratrooper headquarters in Beirut. BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Kidnappers holding American hostages announced five demands for their release yesterday and threatened to make the United States pay a price that "will reflect adversely" on the captives if the demands are not met. It was the second threatening statement in three days from the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad, which holds American journalist Terry Anderson and educator Thomas Sutherland. The three-page typewritten Arabic statement was delivered to the pendent newspaper An-Nahar. A color photograph of Anderson was delivered later to a Western news agency in Beirut the kidnappers' normal method of authenticating statements.

The picture showed Anderson, chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press, with a bushy beard and mustache. He wore a T-shirt and looked straight into the camera. It was similar to photographs of Anderson released released April 10, 1987 and on Friday. The statement demanded: "A Release of all our mujahe-deen (holy warriors) from all Arab and foreign jails. Release of all Lebanese and Palestinian Mujahedeen from Israeli jails in the occupied lands and its surrogates in south Lebanon's border Courler-New9 photo by Craig Ussig Marion Suskin wipes away the tears yesterday during ceremonies in Piscataway dedicating the park on Haines Avenue to the memory of her son, Jeffrey Suskin, a township councilman who was beaten and strangled at his home in April.

Uncontested races lacking in drama 'O- 7- 9 tit 'v'v I'; I Stores debut customized cassettes LOS ANGELES (AP) A device being introduced in record stores today crosses a jukebox with digital technology for a service that allows consumers to custom-make their own music cassettes from a variety of artists and labels. The new gadget has drawn mixed reviews from some major record companies, which fear it may cut into album sales, and some are not participating. Customers can select from up to 2,500 songs. A store clerk punches in the buyer's selections, in the order chosen, and the customer gets a 90-minute tape with up to 25 songs. The cost is 50 cents to $1.25 a song.

The store's copy of the music is recorded on an optical disk, allowing all those songs to be copied onto the tape in just five minutes. Personics System Co. of Menlo Park, hopes to have as many as 15,000 songs available eventually in its monthly catalogue. Personics is introducing 25 systems at record stores in California and hopes to expand to other areas of the country. "Personics from day one will offer a vast constellation of musical artists You will be able to personalize See DEVICE on Page A-4 "I'd like to think the Republican incumbents are doing the job that people are satisfied with, which is why for the most part they're considered a sure thing." There are no uncontested regional races in Central Jersey this year.

All races for Congress have drawn two or more candidates. Seats in the state Assembly and Senate, as well as the governorship, are up for grabs next year. Freeholder seats in Union, Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties are contested. Hunterdon has the only uncontested county race, where Surrogate Susan Hoffman, a Republican, is running solo for another five-year term. But opposition dwindles in municipal races.

Union County: The ballot in Westfield for mayor and four council seats has five Republican incumbents and no Democratic challengers. Mountainside has two incumbents running unopposed for council. Somerset County: Two Republicans are running for two Township Committee seats in Bedminster, with the same scene repeated in the other four Somerset Hills towns of Bernards Township, Far Hills, Peapack-Gladstone and Bernardsville. Two See RACES on back page By lee Mcdonald Courier-News Staff Writer Bernardsville Borough Council-woman Ann West recalls finding out early last spring that she would be unopposed in next month's bid for reelection. "At a Borough Council meeting, she recalls, "the subject just came up and we (she and fellow incumbent Republican Stuart Tuffnell) both said we were running.

Nobody had any other names, so I guess that was the end of the discussion." So West joined dozens of other Central Jersey candidates who are running unopposed on this year's ballot. That doesn't mean all the races are uncontested ones write-in candidates have sprung up in some towns since the June 6 primary. But being on the ballot in black and white is a tremendous advantage. "I guess it's terrible that no one else has come forward I wish more people were interested but it does make the campaign easier," West said with a laugh. Explaining uncontested races is a chicken-and-egg question.

"Basically, nobody likes to lose, so they don't run where there's not much of a chance," said Hunterdon County Republican Chairman Henry Kuhl. V1 Associated Press photo A WHALE OF A MEASUREMENT Whale biologists use a rope to measure one of the two California gray whales trapped by ice near Barrow, Alaska. The two young whales yesterday showed signs of being able to respond to conditioning practices designed to help them on their perilous journey back to open water, some 200 miles away. See story on Page A-3. 3 gl stf Advances in electronics would cut cost of Star Wars defenseA-3 Hurricane Joan roars into Pacific, heads for El SalvadorA-3 Grenada invasion, Beirut bombing rememberedA-4 SPORTS C-6 D-1-D-4 C-5 C-2 NEWS LOCAL LIFESTYLE Editorials A-5 Classified B-5-B-1 0 Business Lotteries A-2 Comics B-4 Family Obituaries B-3.