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THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1996 THE HOME PAGE A3 WM Hundreds of mourners attend funeral service for former governor As. would take care of themselves. It was the working men and women that needed a hand," he said. With immigrant roots, an urban upbringing and a belief in an active role for government, Cahill Sr. was an atypical Republican.

In his last few weeks as governor, he named former Gov. Richard J. Hughes, a Democrat, chief justice of the state Supreme "He was a very nonpartisan person. We're going to miss him," Florio, a Democrat, said yesterday. "Some of the political leaders we have in our nation today ought to look at the example of a man like Bill Cahill," said Kean, a Republican.

"He didn't read polls. He knew where he was going, and he tried to take the state with him." Among Cahill's accomplishments 12 years in Congress and particularly his four years, 1970 to 1974, as governor, when he cemented his reputation as a tenacious fighter. His son, William T. Cahill Jr. of Col-lingswood, said that when he woke up yesterday to thunder and lightning, "I suspected that God and my father were having a discussion.

My father was probably suggesting to him some minor improvements that should be made on the operation up there." He continued: "And I suspect God now knows what the New Jersey Legislature had to go through." The younger Cahill said growing up during the Depression left "a searing impression" on his father, who was raised in Camden and attended Roman Catholic elementary and high schools. "He always told me that the rich By LAURENCE ARNOLD STAFF WRITER HADDONFIELD With much humor and a few tears, relatives and friends of William T. Cahill remembered the former governor yesterday as an uncompromising leader who always put his deeply held principles ahead of political popularity. Gov. Christie Whitman and the state's three living former governors James J.

Florio, Thomas H. Kean and Brendan T. Byrne joined more than 300 other mourners at a funeral service at Christ the King R.C. Church. Cahill died Monday of congestive heart failure at age 84.

Two of Cahill's children and one of his grandchildren eulogized him as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. But many of their remarks recalled the public side of Cahill his V5 A Car were persuading the New York Giants football team to relocate to New Jersey, creating a state lottery and instituting environmental safeguards. But Republican voters ultimately resisted the direction Cahill was taking and dealt him a loss in the 1973 party primary. His proposal for a state income tax hurt his popularity, as did a corruption scandal that involved members of his administration. Afterward, Cahill returned to practicing law at his firm, Cahill Wilinski Cahill, just down the street in Had-donfield from the church where he was remembered yesterday.

Draped in an American flag, Cahill's casket was carried into the church past a state police color guard. Two bagpipers from the New Jersey State Police Pipe Band played "Minstrel Boy" as the casket was carried in and "Danny Boy" as it was brought out. WlW''MHfl! COMPAQ. 1 "i mp State troopers bear the coffin of former Gov. William T.

Cahill 1 past his grandchildren into Christ the King R.C. Church in Haddon-field before yesterday's funeral service. 1 State of the Union response sees Gov. Whitman hit nationwide peak Open Today July 4th Multimedia Computer, ft 1 I I 1401-7734 OfficeMax tveryaay Low Pce 5 Days! pi ursaaythniJ 'A Pentium am 'jem taa Monitor And Printer 16MB RAM 120MHz PentiumProessor 1.6GB (1600MB) hard drive Quad speed CD-ROM drive 28.8K data1 4.4K fax modem 14" (12.9" viewable) monitor included fc Includes software valued at '1200 including Windows 95 10:00 p.m. Clinton started strongly; by the top of the hour, however, he was rambling from subject to subject with no indication that he soon planned to finish.

At a television in Assembly Speaker Chuck Haytaian's office, Whitman listened to the president and to her husband's banter about the length of the speech, trying to keep her nerves under control. "You try to think of it as just, 'I'm going to go out and give another speech with TelePrompTers in the Assembly Obviously you know it's a little different than that. But what made me nervous at the beginning was that the president's speech was so like my speech," she later recalled. Clinton calmed Whitman's nerves by going on and on. Her speech might not be better than the president's, she knew, but it would certainly be shorter.

"Before I begin, let me assure you, I am not going to ask for equal time," Whitman ad-libbed. Her response was just twelve minutes long. Whitman stuck largely to the concepts of lower taxes and smaller, smarter government that had propelled her to the national forefront, ignoring many of the other themes of the Republican "Contract with America." There was no mention of the social issues, such as abortion and school prayer, that threatened to split the GOP at the 1996 convention. Instead, she focused on he accomplishments of six fellow Republican gover- ft I -f If In THOMAS P. COSTELLO, Staff photographer 1 (7pp 7D "WW i 4 I I VIC, InstallMax 17 Installation by certified technicians Basic Installation (79.00 fir.

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"I've heard we couldn't do it, that it was impossible, that it would hurt the economy. But I had given the people of New Jersey my word that we could cut their taxes and we did." Whitman also took a few light shots at Clinton. "While at times tonight, some of the president's ideas sounded pretty Republican, the fact remains that he has been opposed to the balanced-budget requirement, he proposed even more government spending, and he imposed the biggest tax increase in American history." After Whitman's speech, Democrats returned the salvos, and the praise from Republicans was just as predictable. Editorial reviews were mixed, with most at least praising Whitman's brevity. "Although her speech was not a memorable one, she (sent) the message that almost anything the federal government can do, the states can do better She's a GOP leader who has kept her promises to middle-income taxpayers," wrote the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "and she stands in contrast to the perception that President Clinton hasn't kept his." Tomorrow: The Sweep of History unlocked, and whoever is sitting behind the wheel at 9:30 AM when prices are put on the windshield will be given first opportunity to purchase the vehicle at the sale price! According to Mackey.

this innovative approach to selling used vehicles should make it easy and quick for anybody in the market for a used vehicle to get a great buy at a very low price with no hassle. Pick it out. Drive it if you like. You already know the price. So cancel those holiday weekend plans if you have to, because prices may never again be lower!" Business manger Dennis Brown adds, "No price will be you see is what you pay! Most used vehicles offered for this event are quality inspected and what's more, I can help you arrange financing if necessary, because our is accepting all applications for credit.

"So if you've filed for bankruptcy, had credit difficulties in the recent past or are simply looking for a reliable commuter car or second car for seasonal travel, you owe it to yourself to set your alarm clock for this one!" Used vehicles will be displayed on the South side of FREEHOLD JEEP-EAGLE-HYUNDAI on Route 9 South just North of Freehold Racetrack and Freehold Raceway Mall (Prices include all costs to consumer except tax, tags, doc motor vehicle fees). EDITOR'S NOTE: In a few short years, Christine Todd Whitman rose -from Somerset County freeholder to governor of the state of New Jersey, rumored vice presidential candidate and potential presidential contender in 2000 or 2004. In "Christine Todd Whitman: The Making of a National Political Player" (Birch Lane Press, a division of Carol Publishing Group), Statehouse Bureau Chief Art Weis-sman chronicles Whit-man's remarkable rise to national prominence. In today's fifth of six install ART WEISSMAN ments: Whitman announces she'll complete her 30 percent tax cut ahead of schedule and becomes the first woman and first governor to deliver an official response to the State ofthe Union address all in a two-day span. By ART WEISSMAN Around the Statehouse, no one could remember a two-day period with so much national attention focused on Trenton.

Journalists from major newspapers, magazines and networks roamed the hallways. Whitman's tax cuts for the second straight year, the largest in state history would have made headlines even without the State of the Union response. The combination brought Whitman exposure that was unprecedented for a New Jersey governor. On Jan. 24, the television coverage started before dawn, with appearances by Whitman on network morning talk shows, and would last until the final reviews of the State of the Union speech and her response.

Whitman spent much of the day rehearsing her speech on TelePromp-Ters, posing for pictures in the Assembly chamber, and relaxing with her top staffers and family. President Clinton began his address just before 9:15 p.m. The president was scheduled to speak for between 38 and 40 minutes, White House aides advised the networks, giving Whitman an estimated starting time of about Corrections Because of misinformation, it was erroneously reported Tuesday that a list for police promotions in Edison already was expired and that township officials had decided not to extend it. The list does not expire until September, and township officials have not yet decided whether to extend it. Because of an editing error, Perth Amboy Councilman Joseph Miscie-wicz's vote for City Council president was incorrect in Tuesday's story.

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