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She Hecotft 50 cents SATURDAY May 19, 2007 www.northjersey.com Epic theater soon to play its final reel TYSON TRISHSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Nicole Jodice, a projectionist at the AMC Para-mus Route 4 10, looking out at the big screen. The storied movie house, which had only one screen when it opened, will close down on Thursday. 12 mm ba8 mmmm mm, WTtl ROUTE FOUK WWwmwKhil fhatie Txtiifsif. THE A Si 335 700 US FvsyS HHHInE sfHi flm i BHMuQb Hhk i.1 -ji SiBI fl iHNH nJH KHfl EM j1 Menendez unhappy with bill Legislators criticize immigration reform By ELIZABETH LLORENTE STAFF WRITER North Jersey political leaders said Friday that the bipartisan immigration reform bill negotiated in the U.S. Senate might aggravate problems linked to illegal immigrants and in some cases create new ones.

Sen. Robert Menendez, a key negotiator in the closed-door meetings on the bill, said he would not vote for it as proposed. North Jersey Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives, which is expected to draft its own immigration reform bill later this year, said they would not support a measure that mirrored the Senate proposal. Some members of the delegation and North Jersey town officials criticized the proposal, which aims to tighten border security while offering legal status to many of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the nation, for setting impossibly tough standards for permanent residency. They said the fines about $1,000 to apply for a work visa and $4,000 to apply for a green card as well as English language proficiency and knowledge of U.S.

civics, almost immediately disqualifies a See IMMIGRATION Page A-6 Treasure ship yields coins worth $500M By MITCH STACY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. Deep-sea explorers said Friday that they have hauled up what could be the richest sunken treasure ever discovered: hundreds of thousands of Colonial-era silver and gold coins worth an estimated $500 million from a ship wreck the Atlantic Ocean. A chartered cargo jet recently landed in the United States to unload hundreds of plastic containers packed with the 500,000 coins, which are expected to fetch an average of $1,000 each from collectors and investors. One of hundreds of containers full of newly salvaged coins. "For this Colonial era, I think the find is unprecedented," said rare coin expert Nick Bruyer, who was contracted by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration to examine a batch of coins from the wreck.

"I don't know of anything equal or comparable to it." Citing security concerns, the company declined to release any details about the See TREASURE Page A-7 INSIDE Ex-principal offered a deal Former Teaneck High School principal offered plea deal in sex talk case involving student. A-3 Escaped gorilla bites, drags woman at zoo before being captured. A-9 7J. Ft Bridge Business Classifieds Comics Crossword Death e-Living Horoscope Movies Public Sports Crowds lining up to see "The Godfather" in 1972. "This theater has character," RECORD FILE PHOTO said Andy Mohan, a projectionist.

42 years of controversy, advancements and, oh yeah, 1 979: One hundred people come out in Paramus to protest the theater's proposed expansion from four showing rooms to seven. The expansion eventually takes place in 1 981 The theater became known as the RKO Century Sevenplex. 1 999: The Tenplex becomes one of the first theaters in the world to premiere a digitally mastered film. 1972: Police monitor the age of moviegoers attending the X-rated film, "Together." 1977: The Stanley Wamer Triplex becomes a mecca for "Star Wars" devotees thanks to its hard-to-find, 70-millimeter projection system. It is the only theater in the state showing the film in that format, and one of three in the state that premiered the film on the day of its release, May 25, 1 977.

16-screen multiplex opening nearby By MICHAEL GARTLAND STAFF WRITER PARAMUS One of North Jersey's landmark movie theaters will shut down next week after ushering film fans through premieres, first kisses and light-saber duels for more than 40 years. The AMC Paramus Route 4 10 known affectionately to locals simply as the Tenplex will run its projectors for the last time Thursday, just one day before a bigger, more advanced cineplex opens down the road at the Garden State Plaza. For some, the closing means little more than driving in another direction to see a new flick. But for others, the demise of the Tenplex represents the end of a golden era. Andy Mohan, 31, experienced many milestones at the theater, where he is a projectionist.

He said his mother has worked at the Ten-See THEATER Page A-6 movies 2004: The Tenplex announces it will no longer run movie-screen ads for parents supporting gay rights. Representatives from the theater say the ads had prompted complaints. 2007: Theater plans to close after 42 years in operation. event titled, "Respect, Reflect, and Remember." "They are teaching the kids to look at people differently, to look at life differently, to appreciate other people and be thankful for what they have because you are dealing with Holocaust survivors and former Rwandan refugees who lost everything." Irene McNally, president of the Montvale Parent-Teacher Organization, said live presenters were a much more effec-See LESSONS Page A-7 SUNDAY Introducing a new features section that aims to help you plan and enjoy your life every day of the week. 1 965: The one-screen Stanley Warner Route Four Theatre opens.

1970: Residents protest a screening of the movie "Soldier Blue," which contains scenes of rape and violent amputation. Manuel Chea telling students what happened to him at the Twin Towers on Sept. 11. Chea was a speaker at the Field-stone Middle School's "Respect, Reflect, and Remember" program. Good people, bad times War, disaster survivors offer lessons in tolerance, hope By WALTER DAWKINS STAFF WRITER Holocaust survivors, a refugee from war-torn Sudan and a black man who befriends Ku Klux Klan members were among about 50 speakers Friday to describe their experiences to Fieldstone Middle School students in Montvale.

"They are speaking really about tolerance, forgiveness and peace," Assistant Principal Mark Maire said of the daylong COMING I. I I 1 1 1 -ma jtiw r. Better JIM ANNESSSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIAL SECTION Editor's note: Check out a special section detailing all the improvements and additions to The Record. Read the complete rundown of new sections, new columnists, additional features and new focus. And learn about the new technologies that help bring you the best newspaper each day.

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