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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
DAN MC GROARTY Da
ED WALTERS
SUBJECT:
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (BERGEN COUNTY) LOCAL COLOR
THE EVENT:
On Thursday, October 22, the President will speak to
approximately 7,000 supporters at a 3:30 p.m. rally in Ridgewood,
N.J. The President will fly in on Marine One, and deliver his
remarks in Veterans Field, within sight of the helicopter.
LOCAL COLOR:
Ridgewood (pop. 24,000) is a small village (they prefer to
call it a village) in northern New Jersey, about 30 minutes
outside of New York City. Its residents are mostly white-collar
workers who commute to the New York or Newark, and it has been
hit hard by slow economic growth. Hertz and Sony have moved
their worldwide headquarters to Ridgewood. Mostly Republican
area -- the President received 65-70 percent of the vote in 1988.
Veterans Field is located on the outskirts of Ridgewood,
next to the municipal building. It features baseball diamonds,
football and soccer fields. From the park, the President will be
able to see the local Elk's Club, the Public Library, and the
town pool.
There is another park dedicated to war heroes in the town
called Van Ness Square -- it salutes 110 vets who gave their
lives in war. Town Hall has a plaque commemorating village
residents who served in Desert Storm, and the flag that flies
over the building once flew on a U.S. ship in the Gulf War.
Ridgewood High School's football team (the Maroons) won the
state championship last year -- they are also number one in
tennis and cross country. Lacrosse team state runners-up. It is
the major high school in the area, and one of the best
academically in the state. Ridgewood High also has a great band
(it will greet the President, along with the Parkridge High and
Westwood High bands). Ridgewood is about a mile from the park,
and it looks more like a university -- very old, steeple,
pillars, etc.
RIDGEWOOD LOCAL COLOR
OCTOBER 21, 1992
PAGE TWO
Fast facts:
The New York Giants, New York Jets, and the New Jersey
Nets are the big pro sports teams from the area.
Rutgers is the college favorite.
Marge Roukema, the local congresswoman, and Bob Grant,
ABC-NY radio commentator, and village Mayor Pat Mancuso
will be at the event.
Bill Clinton is playing the Taxaphone, and that will
hurt NJ. His defense cuts will cost 24,000 New Jersey
defense industry jobs.
Clinton's proposed tax on foreign investment would
jeopardize the jobs of 4.5 million Americans, including
225,000 New Jerseyans. Protectionism will make it less
likely that foreign firms will invest in New Jersey.
NJ exports to Mexico increased 139 percent from 1987-
1991. In 1991, 72,000 New Jersey jobs were tied to
exports to Canada and Mexico.
Signs welcoming the President will be painted by George
Washington and Ben Franklin Middle Schools.
Jim Florio will be giving a speech nearby on
transportation.
HUMOR/APPLAUSE LINES:
New Jersey resident Yogi Berra: "It ain't over 'till
it's over.
Everyone in the state hates Jim Florio, and the state
campaign hinges on tying Clinton to the tax-and-spend
governor. "If you liked Jim Florio, you'll love Bill
Clinton," or "Clinton and Florio -- perfect together."
RIDGEWOOD LOCAL COLOR
OCTOBER 21, 1992
PAGE THREE
"We need growth for the Garden State -- and my opponent
thinks we can get that through taxes. I say that's a
lot of fertilizer."
Self deprecating humor: the Maplewood, NJ-based Boring
Institute gave last Sunday's Presidential Debate a
"six-snore" rating, saying the President won in terms
of boredom (i.e. the most boring). "But I told the
truth, and I think that counts for something."
"I understand Gov. Florio is giving a transportation
speech near here. I wonder if he's addressing how he
transported your tax dollars to Trenton."
"The Jets love Bill Clinton. His record makes them
look undefeated."
I have attached two AP wire stories from the President's trip to
Edison, NJ last week.
really attached this time.
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Bush Resumes Attack On Clinton Character
EDISON, N.J. (AP) A day after a civil, issues-oriented debate,
President Bush resumed his attacks on Democrat Bill Clinton's
character with a speech hitting Clinton repeatedly for a ''pattern
of deception" on his draft record.
''You are all familiar with Gov. Clinton's various stories on
what he did to evade the draft, Bush said at Middlesex County
College Friday.
''There's a clear pattern to Gov. Clinton's past a pattern of
deception. Character does matter, he said. ''A pattern of
deception is not right for the Oval Office. You cannot be leader of
the world, you cannot be leader of this country if you have a
pattern of deception.'
During the 17-minute speech, Bush was forced to speak over a
noisy crowd of about 2,000. Supporters shouted ''four more years''
while about two dozen young Clinton supporters, some wearing
Pinocchio noses, chanted ''Liar,' '"Iran-Contra'" and ''No more
Bush.
At one point, just before he was to announce a new program
designed to lower auto insurance rates by restricting lawsuits,
Bush interrupted himself and said, "I wish these draft dodgers
would shut up so I can finish my speech. It's pathetic.
Aside from the hecklers, not all in the crowd were supporters.
Some were just curious.
Dawn Zessos, 24, of Old Bridge is a physical therapy major who
was impressed with Bush's emphasis on family values.
''Without families, how can you have a strong country?" she
said.
For Rob Cassitta, a 22-year-old criminal justice major from
Woodbridge, the issue was economics and his choice was Clinton.
"Bush was in for 3 1/2 years and now all of the sudden, he comes
up with a plan? It seems half-baked," he said.
Bush dismissed those who said he's too far behind to win
re-election, citing the National League baseball championships,
where the Atlanta Braves came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates on the final out of the 9th inning of the final series
game.
"I sort of identify with the Atlanta Braves, because politics
is like baseball it ain't over till the last batter swings. We're
going to surprise the pundits, annoy the media and hit a home run
Nov. 3, he said.
Though the rally was free, state Republican officials collected
nearly $700,000 at a Friday evening fund-raiser in Somerset that
drew about 1,200 Republican supporters, said Cristyne F. Lategano,
press secretary for the New Jersey Bush-Quayle campaign.
In his 10-minute speech there, Bush said that trust would be the
focus of his campaign in the final 2 1/2 weeks.
"I honestly believe we are going to win this election because
people are going to go into the voting booth and ask, 'Who do I
trust?"'' Bush told the crowd of 1,200.
The president ticked off a laundry list of his positions,
drawing some of the loudest applause with his call for a capital
gains tax cut.
Construction supplies businessman Sam Braen III of Ringwood said
he doesn't know anyone in the business community voting for
Clinton.
''It's better to take the dog you know than the dog you don't
know, he said.
Bill Palatucci, director of the Bush-Quayle campaign in New
President Jimmy Carter, Braen added.
''It's better to take the dog you know than the dog you don't
"know, he said.
Bill Palatucci, director of the Bush-Quayle campaign in New
Jersey, said he'd been trying to get the president to Middlesex for
some time. The county, traditionally a Democratic fortress, has
backed Republican legislative and county candidates in recent
elections.
A Time magazine article in September chose Middlesex as one of
five bellwether counties in the nation where sentiments of
working-class suburbanites, the Reagan Democrats who provided
presidential victories to the GOP in the past three elections, were
surveyed. The report found Democrat Bill Clinton was favored.
New Jersey, with 15 electoral votes, has not backed a Democrat
for president since 1964. An Asbury Park Press poll taken Oct. 2-4,
before the presidential debates, found Clinton leading the state
with 46 percent, Bush with 30 percent and Ross Perot with 6
percent.
'`They don't look so good. I would concur with that, Assembly
Speaker Garabed Haytaian, R-Warren, said of the president's numbers
in recent New Jersey polls.
"Can he pull it off? It's a possibility, Haytaian added.
Former Gov. Thomas Kean said he thought Bush could still win,
noting that he himself had come from 30 points behind in the polls
to win election as governor.
With his ticket lagging, Bush has visited New Jersey five times
so far in the campaign and is expected back again for several.
events Thursday, including a live televised community meeting on
superstation WWOR-TV in Secaucus. Vice President Dan Quayle also is
scheduled to campaign in southern New Jersey Monday.
Bush's last visit, Sept. 30, coincided with a Clinton rally at
Drew University, followed by a Democratic fund-raiser at the Garden
State Exhibit Center in Somerset, where Republicans paid at least
$500 apiece to dine and hear the president speak Friday night.
The money will go to Victory '92, a state Republican campaign
fund that will focus on voter identification and get-out-the-vote
efforts for Bush and congressional candidates, said William Ulrey,
executive director of the state party committee.
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President Makes 6th Campaign Trip to New Jersey
EDISON, N.J. (AP) President Bush told a rally at Middlesex
County College Friday he expects to 'surprise the pundits'' by
winning re-election, but a group of hecklers forced him to
interrupt his speech.
wish the draft dodgers would shut up so I could finish my
speech, Bush said as about two dozen people holding Clinton-Gore
signs shouted ''liar,'' "Iran-Contra'' and ''No more Bush.
Many in the crowd of about 2,000 then began chanting ''four more
years. For much of the rest of the speech, Bush spoke over a
shouting match between opponents and supporters.
Bush's reception was warmer Friday evening at a Somerset County
fund-raiser packed with about 1,200 Republican supporters.
The rally interruption came as he was about to discuss a new
initiative to control auto insurance rates by limiting law suits.
New Jersey already has a similar law, but Bush said the federal
effort would go further.
Bush also said Democrat Bill Clinton has shown ''a pattern of
deception" about his draft record. Bush repeated a theme he
sounded in Thursday's debate that Clinton was not qualified to run
the country in the event of an emergency.
"It's difficult to debate Bill Clinton because he comes down on
every side of every issue,' Bush said. ''You can't do that as
president.
Citing the final-out finish of the National League
championships, Bush dismissed those who said he's too far behind to
win.
"It ain't over till the last batter swings. We're going to
surprise the pundits, annoy the media and hit a home run Nov. 3,"
he said.
Aside from the hecklers, not all in the crowd were supporters.
Some were just curious.
Dawn Zessos, 124, of Old Bridge is a physical therapy major who
was impressed with Bush's emphasis on family values.
"We need togetherness, the structure of a family, she said.
'Without families, how can you have a strong country?'
For Rob Cassitta, a 22-year-old criminal justice major from
Woodbridge, the issue was economics and his choice was Clinton.
`Bush was in for 3 1/2 years and now all of the sudden, he comes
up with a plan? It seems half-baked, he said.
Though the rally was free, state Republican officials collected
nearly $700, at the evening fund-raiser in Somerset, said
Cristyne F. Lategano, press secretary for the New Jersey
Bush-Quayle campaign.
''You can tell the kind of campaign Clinton is running, Rose
McConnell, a Somerset County freeholder at the fund-raiser, said of
the hecklers at the rally. "Those people do not come out
spontaneously. This is rude and disrespectful to the office of the
president, regardless of the party.
In his 10-minute speech Friday evening, Bush said that trust
would be the focus of his campaign in the final 2 1/2 weeks.
"I honestly believe we are going to win this election because
people are going to go into the voting booth and ask, 'Who do I
trust? Bush told the crowd of 1,200.
The president ticked off a laundry list of his positions,
touting free trade, school choice, tough law enforcement and his
foreign policy experience. His call for a capital gains tax cut
brought some of the loudest applause from the audience.
Construction supplies businessman Sam Braen III of Ringwood said
backed Republican legislative and county candidates in recent
elections.
A Time magazine article in September chose Middlesex as one of
five bellwether counties in the nation where sentiments of
working-class suburbanites, the Reagan Democrats who provided
presidential victories to the GOP in the past three elections, were
surveyed. The report found Democrat Bill Clinton was favored.
New Jersey, with 15 electoral votes, has not backed a Democrat
for president since 1964. An Asbury Park Press poll taken Oct. 2-4,
before the presidential debates, found Clinton leading the state
with 46 percent, Bush with 30 percent and Ross Perot with 6
percent.
''They don't look so good. I would concur with that, Assembly
Speaker Garabed Haytaian, R-Warren, said of the president's numbers
in recent New Jersey polls. ``Can he pull it off? It's a
possibility.
Former Gov. Thomas Kean said he thought Bush could still win,
noting that he once came from 30 points behind in the polls to win
election as governor.
With his ticket lagging, Bush has visited New Jersey five times
so far in the campaign and is expected back for several events
Thursday, including a live televised community meeting on
superstation WWOR-TV in Secaucus. Vice President Dan Quayle is
scheduled to campaign in southern New Jersey Monday.
Bush's last visit, Sept. 30, coincided with a Clinton rally at
Drew University, followed by a Democratic fund-raiser at the Garden
State Exhibit Center in Somerset, where Republicans paid at least
$500 apiece to dine and hear the president speak Friday night.
The money will go to Victory '92, a state Republican campaign
fund that will focus on voter identification and get-out-the-vote
efforts for Bush and congressional candidates, said William Ulrey,
executive director of the state party committee.
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10-21-92 2:40PM
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ATTENTION: STEVE PROVOST
PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHWRITING
Fax # 202-456-6218
Steve -
I wanted to share with you this heartfelt letter that my wife wrote to
President Bush and hand delivered to Barbara Bushoin Paramus, New Jersey
today. We are from Ridgewood, New Jersey and will attend tomorrow's rally
with our 2 year old son Nicholas.
If the President would like to quote from the letter in his Ridgewood speech
we would be proud and honored.
When we shared this letter with our Congresswoman Marge Roukema's office,
they suggested that we share it with the Presidents speechwriting office.
Since young women voters may hold the key on November 3rd it might be wise
to quote one young mothers heartfelt endorsement of the President. Feel
free to contact me with any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Joseph State Antonacci
Work 1-800-998-1104
Home 201-444-0788
Fax 201-818-9640
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Dear Mr. President,
Just a short note about what "trust" means to a young mother and father
of a two year old son.
On November 3rd, for the first time, my husband and I will choose a
President to represent not only ourselves but also our two year old son.
As young parents we want to put the responsibility for helping to build
our son's future into strong and steady hands. We place our trust in
firm hands, caring and loving hands. Mr. President we trust your hands.
What type of person should a young parent choose to be their son's President ?
A. person they can trust. We trust you Mr. President to do what is right
and to pay any cost in paving a safe path of opportunity for all American
children. We can think of no greater trust than to entrust our childs
very future to your judgement. We know that you will embrace this challenge
and work tirelessly in helping us build and shape that future. You have
earned our trust and our vote.
Good luck.
Sincerely,
Diane and Joseph Antonacci
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Fort Lee, N.J. Using information provided by Port Authority Police detectives,
Bergen County Prosecutor's Office investigators and New York City Police
detectives operating in Washington. Heights, Port Authority and Bergen County
Police stopped suspects as they arrived in Fort Lee.
The 41 people arrested during the eight-hour operation yesterday were
arraigned in a special courtroom set up in the George Washington Bridge
Administration Building in Fort Lee. Using information gathered during
yesterday's operation, teams of detectives with New York City's Tactical
Narcotics Team are arresting dealers during raids being conducted today.
"The operation has SO far netted five packets of heroin, four large vials of
cocaine, 18 tinfoil packets of cocaine, four bags of marijuana, various 'joints'
and other smaller quantities of drugs, as well as sundry types of drug
paraphernalia," Mr. Knox said.
"Users of illegal narcotics are as much to blame for the drug problem as
dealers because they create the demand," he said. "Now they know that they are
also going to have to pay a price for their roles in this national tragedy."
A list of those arrested in Operation Border Crossing follows.
ARRESTED IN OPERATION BORDER. CROSSING
Sean P. Kennedy
John A. Meronchyk
Roslind Moore
Lyndhurst, N.J.
Maywood, N.J.
Orange, N.J.
D.O.B. 12/14/66
D.Q.B. 11/24/64
D.O.B. 7/10/59
George F. Smith
George A. Tatka
Gail Andrews
Jersey City, N.J.
Andover, N.J.
Hackensack, N.J.
D.O.B. 7/28/56
D.O.B. 2/26/66
D.O.B. 1/27/55
Thomas R. Walters
Andrew Velez
Greta Counts
Pennsylvania
North Bergen, N.J.
Irvington, N.J.
D.O.B. 6/10/54
D.O.B. 7/26/60
D.O.B. 12/18/58
Sheila Wade
Larry I. Carr
Tara Johnson
Englewood, N.J.
Princeton, N.J.
Hackensack, N.J.
D.O.B. 10/3/62
D.O.B. 7/20/56
D.O.B. 12/19/61
Ernest D. Carlos
Dale D. Hayes
Marilyn Zofcin.
Virginia Beach, Va.
New Brunswick, N.J.
Wayne, N.J.
D.O.B. 12/10/58
D.O.B. 11/6/56
D.O.B. 3/12/57
Michelle A. Perry
Ernest Morrison
Mauricio Rodriguez
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Sanford L. Watlington
Christopher Thweatt
vernon, N.J.
Englewood, N.J.
Hackensack, N.J.
D.O.B. 5/18/68
D.O.B. 9/30/54
D.O.B. 6/23/67
Richard E. Borner
Marshall T., Phoenix
Jose Duarte
Sussex, N.J.
Englewood, N.J.
Elizabeth, N.J.
D.O.B. 9/26/69
D.O.B. 7/24/61
D.O.B. 11/16/50
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October 15, 1992, Thursday
SECTION: State and Regional News
DISTRIBUTION: TO CITY EDITOR
LENGTH: 1122 words
HEADLINE: PORT AUTHORITY REPORTS 41 'OPERATION BORDER. CROSSING' ARRESTS
DATELINE: NEW YORK, Oct. 15
KEYWORD: bc-Port-Auth-arrests
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Forty-one people have been arrested since yesterday as the result of
"Operation Border Crossing," a first-ever bistate, multi-agency drug
interdiction task force operation directed at Washington. Heights drug dealers
and their New Jersey customers who trave] across the George Washington Bridge.
The two-pronged initiative, conducted jointly by the Port Authority Police,
New York City Police Department and the Bergen County, N.J., Police and
Prosecutor's Office, took. place yesterday and today at the Fort Lee end of the
George Washington Bridge and several known drug- dealing locations in Washington
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Narcotics Task Force, on Wednesday. conducted surveillance of suspected buyers as
they made drug purchases in Washington Heights and then arrested those who
returned to New Jersey via the bridge. The NYPD's Tactical Narcotics Team. is
serving warrants today at the Incations in Washington Heights where the
purchases were made yesterday and is apprehending the suspected dealers.
"Operation Border Crossing represents a new era in the local war against
drugs because it is the first time that jurisdictions on both sides of the
Hudson River have banded together with the Port Authority Police in a unified
drug interdiction effort," said Charles Knox, director of Public Safety for the
Port Authority.
"We know that the George Washington. Bridge gives many of these drug abusers a
quick and pasy way to get their fixes and then return to the anonymity of the
suburbs," he said. "Beginning today, these people are going to have to think
twice about using Manhattan as their drug supermarket because we're going to be
out here periodically, waiting for them with our colleagues from New York and
New Jersey."
Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy praised the work of the three police
agencies. "Only through the joint efforts of law enforcement can we slow the
flow of drugs between our two states," he stated.
As part of Operation Border Crossing, the Port Authority Police established
checkpoints on both levels of the bridge in the New Jersey- bound lanes in
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The New York Times
September 13, 1992, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 13NJ; Page 1; Column 1; New Jersey Weekly Desk
LENGTH: 1708 words
HEADLINE: Protests Mount Over Police Confiscations
BYLINE: By JAY ROMANO
BODY:
LAWYERS, legislators and civil liberties groups are demanding major changes
in a state law that gives the police broad powers to confiscate money, personal
property and real estate from people charged with crimes.
Law-enforcement officials say that the law, known as the forfeiture statute,
is a potent weapon in the fight against crime, particularly drug trafficking,
because it deprives criminals of the tools of their trade, particularly their
cars. The sale of confiscated property has also yielded $83 million since the
passage of the statute in 1986, a boon for increasingly tight police budgets.
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"I don't think there's one criminal defense attorney in the state who isn't
outraged at this forfeiture law," said William J. DeMarco of Wayne, a.
criminal-law specialist. "The state should not be able to take things and then
say, 'We've got them; now you've got to fight to get them back. 11
Two measures have been introduced in the Legislature that would have the
effect of changing the law, and the American Civil Liberties Union is preparing
to challenge the statute in the courts. Robert T. Winter, director of the
Division of Criminal Justice in the State Attorney General's office, said new
regulations governing enforcement of the law would be proposed by his office
this month.
Under the statute, the police can confiscate any property that they have
reason to believe has been used in the commission of a crime or the proceeds of
a criminal activity. That property has included businesses, bank accounts, cash,
houses, furniture, boats and even vacant land.
In Sussex County, for example, the police confiscated an entire house that
they said had been used to store items stolen from residents of the area. The
house was ultimately returned to the owners after they pleaded guilty to the
charges and paid a fine. In Monmouth County, officials seized office furniture,
desks, stationery, telephones, a copy machine and other furnishings from a home
in which a man was charged with practicing psychiatry without a license.
The police are allowed to confiscate property immediately, Mr. Winter said,
to prevent it from being disposed of while the criminal case is pending. If
officials intend to keep the property, they must file a civil lawsuit within
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90 days of confiscation. That lawsuit is then heard by a judge sitting without
a jury, who decides whether the property was used in a criminal enterprise.
In most cases, the confiscated property is sold at auction, although
officials sometimes use confiscated cars in undercover work. The money generated
by the sales is then used by the agency that made the arrest, though it cannot
be used for salaries.
Christopher Florenz, a spokesman for the Attorney General's office, said
forfeitures had generated about $17 million for the state and about $66 million
for the state's 21 county prosecutors' offices.
Law-enforcement officials hail the law. "It provides additional punishment
for those who break the law, and it prevents them from maintaining the fruits of
their criminal activity," said the Somerset County Prosecutor, Nicholas L.
Bissell Jr.
Mr. Bissell was a central figure in a recent forfeiture that has increased
criticism of the 1986 statute.
In that case, a Somerset County insurance agent, James Guiffre, was arrested
in his home on charges of possession of a half-ounce of cocaine, Within 26
hours of the arrest, after learning that he could lose his house to forfeiture,
he entered into a plea agreement with the prosecutor's office. Mr. Guiffre
agreed to become an informant in another drug case and to transfer title to two
vacant lots he owned in Raritan Township to Somerset County.
Two years earlier, Mr. Guiffre had paid $174,000 for the lots; they were sold
at auction by the county for $20,000.
Civil Suit Filed
Last May, Mr. Guiffre filed a Federal civil suit against Somerset County,
Mr. Bissell and others for damages resulting from the transaction. He said he
had been under duress when he entered into the plea agreement with the
prosecutor's office. The suit is still pending.
The State Attorney General's office has investigated the Guiffre case and
concluded that Mr. Bissell broke no laws. But critics of the forfeiture statute
have pointed to the incident -- and Mr. Bissell's belief that forfeiture
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It indirectly enhances penalties enormously, said Eric Neisser, a professor
of constitutional law at the Rutgers University Law School in Newark. He offered
an example.
A nerson caught smoking marijuana outside his or her car, Mr. Neisser said,
would ordinarily be subject to a minimal fine. But if the same person had been
caught doing the same thing inside the car, the authorities could legally
confiscate the car.
"Instead of a $100 fine, you have a $5,000 car seized," he said. And that, he
added, gives the police a far more powerful bargaining tool than the fines and
penalties the Legislature has decided are appropriate for such a crime.
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"You let. the cops keep the car, and you can stay out of jail," he said,
referring to the reasoning a typical defendant might use when attempting to
plea-bargain in such a case. "But that's an. inappropriate penalty and an
inappropriate pressure, and J don't think the public is aware of it."
An even more offensive situation occurs, he said, when the confiscated
property belongs to someone else.
"If a kid borrows his dad's car for the night," Mr. Neisser asked, "should
the father lose his car because the kid got caught smoking marijuana in it?"
Prosecutors say that while such situations are possible, they do not occur
very often. And when they do, it is usually because the owner of the car was
involved in the crime that led to the seizure.
Donald A. Regan of Montvale claims to be one of the exceptions. Three years
ago he gave an acquaintance a ride into Manhattan. When they returned to New
Jersey, agents of the Bergen County Narcotics Task Force stopped them. Drugs
were found in the car and on Mr. Regan's passenger. Both men were arrested.
Mr. Regan insisted that he had no knowledge of the drugs, but the police
confiscated his car.
The other man pleaded guilty to drug possession, and all charges against Mr.
Regan were dismissed. But Mr. Regan is still fighting to get back his car.
"I've just gotten the runaround," Mr. Regan said. "My case is still in
limbo."
Illustrates Objections
His case illustrates several objections leveled at the forfeiture law. For
one thing., said Marsha Wenk, a staff lawyer for the New Jersey chapter of the
American Civil Liberties Union, it demonstrates how the burden of proof in a
forfeiture case shifts from the state to the defendant.
In a criminal case, Ms. Wenk said, the state has to prove that the defendant
committed the crime. But in a forfeiture case, which is a civil case, the tables
are turned and the defendant must convince a judge of his innocence to get back
his property.
Mr. Regan, for example, has to prove that he had no knowledge of the presence
of drugs in his car. "And it's very difficult to prove the absence of
knowledge," Ms. Wenk said.
The Regan case also casts light on procedures that Ms. Wenk said were
probably in violation of the due process clause of the United States
Constitution. "The seizure is based simply on a police officer's belief that the
property was used in a crime," she said. "That's not a standard that we use in
any other setting.'
Ms. Wenk also criticized the length of time during which people like Mr.
Regan must do without their property. Law-enforcement officials have 90 days in
which to file a forfeiture action, and once that is filed, the civil hearing
before the judge to decide whether the property should be returned is usually
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not held until the conclusion of the underlying criminal case. Meanwhile, the
confiscated property remains in police hands.
Even if the accused is not guilty, Ms. Wenk said, there is pressure to plead
guilty and not take a chance on a trial -- to play it safe by trading away the
property. "The prosecutors plea-bargain away leniency for property," she said.
The Civi] Liberties Union, she added, is looking for an "appropriate" case it
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Last month, Assemblyman Walter J. Kavanaugh, Republican of Somerville,
introduced a resolution that would ask Congress to amend the Federal forfeiture
law, upon which the New Jersey law is based, to make the property that is
subject to forfeiture proportional to the crime.
With such a proportionality provision, Mr. Kavanaugh said, officials would
not be permitted to confiscate highly valuable property for relatively minor
crimes.
And in June, Assemblyman E. Scott Garrett, Republican of Wantage, introduced
legislation that would require that a defendant be convicted of a crime before
his property could be forfeited.
"Under the current law, your property can be taken away and there may never
even be a conviction," Mr. Garrett said. "It's a way for the police to avoid
having to go through a criminal trial. Instead, they can. say, 'Just give us the
car and we'll drop all the charges,' and they're allowed to do that."
New Regulations Expected
Mr. Winter, of the state's Division of Criminal Justice, said he expected
new regulations about the enforcement of the forfeiture law to be proposed
within the next couple of weeks. He declined to be specific as to the nature of
the proposed changes.
The state's prosecutors, however, say the law. is working nicely just the way
it is.
"We do a lot of forfeiture here," said John Kaye, the Monmouth County
Prosecutor. In an average year, Mr. Kaye said, his office confiscates about 300
automobiles, which are then sold at public auction. "We also take a couple of
boats and a good bit of cash."
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Walters
October 19, 1992
MEMORANDUM
TO:
JOHN KELLER
KATHY SUPER
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
GARY FOSTER 67
SUBJECT: SITE SURVEY FOR NEW JERSEY
Attached is the site survey for the President's trip to New
Jersey on Thursday, October 22. As noted, the spontaneous lunch
in Hamilton Township has been cancelled. Once Kathy has the
other sites "scrubbed", implementation can begin. All the events
will be outdoors, using the standard stump speech (toast
lectern).
ATTACHMENTS
cc: Bob Zoellick
Margaret Tutwiler
David Bates
Tim McBride
David Demarest
Ede Holiday
Karen Groomes
Andrew Carpendale
Speechwriters
October 17, 1992
MEMORANDUM TO:
GARY FOSTER
FROM:
DOUG DUVALL
SUBJECT:
SURVEY REPORT FOR NEW JERSEY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1992
PROPOSED EVENT SCENARIO:
After the morning rally in downtown Vineland, the President
would helicopter to Hamilton Township for an informal lunch with
Congressman Chris Smith at a local deli. This event will be rather
spontaneous and only open to press pool coverage. This will also
allow the rest of the media to travel by bus to the next campaign
stop in central New Jersey.
After lunch, the President would motorcade (10 min) or
helicopter to the GE Astro Space facility where he would give an
address to 1000+ employees. Upon conclusion of this event, the
President would helicopter to Ridgewood, New Jersey where he will
address an outdoor rally. After this final campaign stop of the
day, the President would then helicopter to Newark International
Airport where he would return to Washington via Air Force One.
PROPOSED SITE #2, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP:
Congressman Chris Smith's office suggested the President would
score political points by stopping by a local deli. The deli,
BD
called "Fred and Pete's", is located in Hamilton Township near
Mercersville. The restaurant is inside a shopping center and is a
favorite eating establishment for area residents. This would
provide a human element to the day's campaign events and give the
President a chance to eat and talk with average citizens.
I looked at the deli at 10:00 am and every seat was filled.
Most of the customers were blue collar, middle class and many were
elderly. Since the restaurant is rather small, only the pool could
cover the event. I did not pinpoint a landing zone, but I did
notice several vacant parking lots behind some department stores
within a mile of the deli.
It should be noted that Cong. Smith has a debate that
afternoon in Philadelphia at 2:45. He would have to leave the
Trenton/Princeton area by 1:30, so he would probably not be able to
accompany the President to the GE Astro Space facility.
PROPOSED SITE #3, GE ASTRO SPACE:
GE Astro Space, a division of GE Aerospace, is headquartered
in East Windsor, New Jersey. They have a 2 million square foot
facility where they manufacture a variety of space satellites. GE
Astro Space does approximately $1 billion in sales per year. They
have 4000 employees in either their E. Windsor headquarters or at
their facility in Valley Forge, PA. The headquarters plant has
over 2500 employees, and we expect attendance for the President's
event to be over 1000.
GE Astro Space is quite diverse: 36% of their business base
is commercial, 36% defense oriented, and 28% is Civil Space. One
of their largest contracts is with NASA. GE Astro Space built the
Mars Observer satellite as well as several others for earth and
weather observation. They also produce defense meteorological
satellites for the military and global positioning satellites. 25%
of their sales (almost $200 million per year) is from international
clients. They have recently built a communications satellite for
Japan, one for Intelsat, and they are conducting a job training
program with Korea.
Due to the defense cuts in recent years, GE Astro Space did
lay off 1200-1400 people within the past 2 years. However, now
that the commercial winds have increased, they are beginning to
hire back.
Even though their facility is over 2 million square feet, they
do not have an area indoors which would hold more than 500 people.
I would therefore propose the event to be held in the visitor's
parking lot in front of the main entrance to GE Astro Space. The
President could land at the corporate landing zone near the front
entrance. He could be escorted into the east entrance and proceed
to a conference room for a brief hold before exiting out the front
door.
There are two visitor's parking lots in front of the building.
However, one is rather close to the landing zone and that may pose
security problems as well as problems with the rotor wash. I would
also recommend the other lot because it has a staircase leading
from the front door to the site. The President's stage could be
placed with its back to the building while the press platform could
be with its back to the service road. A banner could be hung from
the side of the building.
GE Astro Space does not allow any political message to be on
the banner, but they would agree to have a generic sign as long as
it does not look like an endorsement. Something like, "Space
Technology for the 21st Century" would be acceptable. The audience
would be comprised of the employees of GE Astro Space and possibly
their spouses. It would be most appropriate to have most of the
audience seated.
PROPOSED SITE #4: RIDGEWOOD, NJ
Ridgewood is home to Congresswoman Marge Roukema. A suburb of
New York City and Newark, Ridgewood is mostly upper middle class in
income. It has a population of 28,000 and is predominantly
Republican. There is also a large amount of people who have not
declared, but they usually vote Republican. The President received
65-70% of the vote in 1988. Congresswoman Roukema is in pretty
good shape for reelection, and she is willing to work hard to
ensure a successful visit of the President to her district.
I propose the rally be held at Ridgewood High School.
Ridgewood High looks more like a university than a high school
because it is rather old, has a steeple, large pillars and a cement
staircase leading down to the football field. I propose the rally
be held in the football field.
The President could arrive to a back entrance of the school
and use a classroom as a holding room. Another option would be
just to have an enclosed tented arrival. In any case, the
President could walk down into the football field as he is
introduced on stage. The dais could be placed on the running track
with the press platform in mid field. The school itself would be
the primary backdrop. There are also permanent sets of bleachers
on both sides of the field where we can put a band or a group of
supporters.
Like any football field, the site is quite large and would be
close to impossible to fill completely. However, with proper use
of the press platform, ropes and barrels, portable bleachers, and
food/refreshment stands, the event can be easily framed. Ridgewood
High also has an intramural field which would be excellent for
parking for the event. Ridgewood has had an ongoing problem of
limited parking everywhere in the city, so necessary arrangements
must be made. Both fields are fenced in with a gate connecting the
two.
The intramural field would also make a good landing zone, but
there is also a park within a mile of the high school which would
work. The gymnasium or the cafeteria could be used for a press
filing center.
Vatican City
Anniversary of the Installation
SS. Philip, Bishop of Heraclea, and his compan-
of Pope John Paul II.
ions, martyrs. [d. 304]
St. Mallonus, Bishop of Rouen. Also called
Religious Calendar
Melanius, Mello, Mellon. [d. C. 4th cent.]
The Saints
SS. Nunilo and Alodia, virgins and martyrs. Nunilo
also called Nunelo. [d. 851)
St. Abercius, Bishop of Hieropolis. [d. c. 200]
St. Donatus, Bishop of Fiesole. [d. C. 876]
1952
Jeff Goldblum, U.S. actor; starred in the
1962
U.S. establishes naval blockade of Cuba to
films, The Big Chill, 1983, and The Fly, 1986.
prevent introduction of Soviet nuclear
1955
Bonnie Marie Anderson, U.S. broadcast
weapons there.
journalist.
1964
Jean-Paul Sartre, French writer and phi-
losopher, rejects the Nobel Prize for litera-
ture. [d. April 15, 1980]
Historical Events
1968
Apollo 7 manned space flight comes to a
1721
Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the
successful conclusion as astronauts Schir-
Russias.
Γa, Eisele, and Cunningham splash down
in the Atlantic.
1797
André Jacques Garnerin, French aero-
1979
Iran's deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, arrives
naut and inventor of the parachute,
secretly in U.S. for medical treatment.
makes first parachute jump from a balloon,
1986
at height of 2000 feet.
President Ronald Reagan signs a new tax
code into law that radically alters U.S. tax
1836
Sam Houston takes the oath of office as
brackets, deductions, and corporate tax
President of the Texas Republic.
shelters.
1873
New York's Metropolitan Opera House
opens with a performance of Gounod's
Faust.
1881
Boston Symphony Orchestra is founded
with Georg Henschel as its first conductor.
1911
Italy uses aerial reconnaissance during
its dispute with Turkey in North Africa. This
marks the first reported use of an airplane
for a reconnaissance mission.
1916
Constanza, a Romanian port on the Black
Sea, is captured by a German-Bulgarian
force under von Mackensen (World War I).
1935
Mikhail Sholokhov's opera, Quiet Flows the
Don, opens in Leningrad.
1938
First true xerographic image is produced
by New York Law School student Chester
Carlson.
1952
The complete Torah is published in Eng-
lish for the first time.
Great Britain grants a new constitution to
the Sudan, permitting self-government in
internal affairs.
1957
Francois Duvalier is inaugurated as presi-
dent of Haiti.
779
OCTOBER 22
work on his project. By
ety of materials in their search for a suitable
around the clock. After hundreds of tests, their
entire lighting system
burner. With the new Sprengel pump, they had
labors were rewarded on October 21. Using a
ice, he gained a perspec-
raised the vacuum in their glass globes to within
filament of ordinary cotton thread that had been
owed him to resolve the
one or two millimeters of full exhaustion of air,
packed with powdered carbon in an earthenware
nied other inventors and
and in addition they had completed extensive
crucible and then heated to a high temperature,
ed to consider problems
mathematical calculations of electrical conduc-
Edison began the ninth of a series of experi-
nd consumption that his
tors, lamp resistance, and dynamo capacities.
ments. At 1:30 A.M. he attached the filament to
or less ignored. They had
Their efforts yielded much valuable data, but
a power source. Thirteen and one half hours
e power source in series
considerable work remained ahead.
later, at 3:00 P.M. the following afternoon, the
w-resistance lights that
Throughout the spring and summer of 1879,
light was still burning.
ties of current. Edison
Edison's team concentrated on three major prob-
The light that glowed for at least the 13½
"atuses were impractical
lems: the development of a dynamo that could
hours recorded in the Menlo Park notebooks
< he envisioned, and he
power their new lighting system, which would
demonstrated the feasibility of electric lighting.
te other possibilities. He
require a constant-voltage current in a multiple
In other sources, there is frequent reference to a
parallel wiring, which
circuit; the production of a higher vacuum in
lamp that burned for as long as 40 hours - pos-
to operate independent-
the glass globe of their lighting device; and the
sibly another early accomplishment, but one not
uit, and he began work
search for a perfect incandescent material. By
recorded in the notebooks. In any event, the sig-
ndescent light bulb that
the autumn of 1879 they had completed work
nificant recorded breakthrough came on October
rent.
on a dynamo that converted steam power into
21, 1879.
for a practical means of
electrical energy with 90 percent efficiency, and
The success did not end Edison's search for
I and financial adviser,
they succeeded in excluding all but a one-mil-
an even more perfect burner substance. During
rsuaded some of the
lionth part of an atmosphere from their light
the weeks that followed, he and his associates
United States to invest
globes. But experiments to find a suitable illumi-
made carbonized filaments from innumerable
umn of 1878 the Edison
nant continued.
materials, including celluloid, coconut shell,
y was formed to "own,
After attempting to use more than 1,500 ma-
and even hairs clipped from the beard of staff
and license the use of
terials for the burner in his light, Edison, by the
member J. U. Mackenzie. But it was bristol card-
n producing light, heat
summer of 1879, had resumed his work with
board that proved best suited for use as the fila-
In return for agreeing
carbon, the element with the highest melting
ment in the electric light. Edison's first experi-
on any invention or im-
point. His earlier work with carbon had been
ments with this material produced a lamp that
ake in electric lighting
unsuccessful because carbon in its natural state
burned for 170 hours, and he was confident that
years, Edison received
is porous and tends to absorb gases. However,
he could perfect this device so that it would stay
y stock; for their part,
during his year of experimentation, Edison had
incandescent much longer.
figures as W. H. Van-
learned that it was possible to expel occluded
On December 21, 1879, the New York Herald
resident Norvin Green,
gases by sending a current through the burner
made public Edison's successful experiment of
Eggisto Fabbri agreed
material and heating it at the same time that air
October 21. The announcement was greeted
r Edison Electric's re-
was being pumped out of the glass globe of the
with amazement, and the Wizard of Menlo Park
ck.
light bulb. This procedure gave the burner sub-
was acclaimed in all parts of the world. Much
ance incandescent light
stance a greater resistance to high temperature.
work, even the necessity of inventing other new
o find a material that
It allowed Edison to construct a light with a
electrical appliances, still remained before Edi-
ratures without fusing,
platinum burner capable of burning for over an
son's dream of lighting New York City could
\lthough he had gained
hour, and, more important, it permitted him to
come true. But by December 1879 he had solved
of the uses of carbon
perfect the light with a carbon illuminant, the
the greatest of the problems facing those who
honograph, he was un-
precursor of today's modern light bulb.
attempted to devise a practical system of elec-
periments using strips
Contrary to popular opinion, Edison did not
tric lighting.
he "burner" (or partial
solve the problems of electric illumination by ac-
e that he had partially
cident or by unscientific methods. Months of
y fruitless were his ef-
mathematical calculations of voltage, current,
OCTOBER 22
n of 1878, to make a
conductor resistance, and other factors led Edi-
). But these attempts
son to conclude that a carbon filament was best
he need to produce a
Cuban Missile Crisis
suited for use as the illuminant. Then, with his
SS container and to cal-
associates at Menlo Park, he further estimated
In a televised address on October 22, 1962,
e in ohms of potential
that the carbon burner should be only one sixty-
President John F. Kennedy declared that the
fourth of an inch in diameter and about six
United States would take whatever steps were
nally boasted that his
inches long. But the construction of such a thin
necessary to force the removal from neighbor-
completed within six
burner from a substance as crumbly as carbon
d much more compli-
ing Cuba of offensive weapons and installations
ted. By the end of the
proved to be extremely difficult.
- missiles, launching sites, and jet bombers -
For months the scientists experimented with
and his associates at
that had been placed there by the Soviet Union.
nted with a wide vari-
threadlike carbon filaments. By October 1879,
Pending compliance with this demand, Kennedy
feeling that success was near, they worked
announced imposition of a naval "quarantine"
949
OCTOBER 23
to prevent the further importation of offensive
Reform Jews) celebrate the second day of She-
me:
weapons into Cuba.
mini Atzeret as Simhat Torah, the Rejoicing in
Isla
Failing compliance, the President added, the
the Law. The festival is dedicated to the com-
of
quarantine - in effect a limited blockade -
pletion of the year's cycle of reading from the
Sm:
would be merely an initial step. Furthermore, he
Torah (Pentateuch) and the beginning of the an-
eng
declared, it would be US policy to regard "any
nual cycle again, thus affirming that the study of
hou
nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any
God's word is an unending process. The process
the
nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack
of reading from the Torah continues through-
mai
by the Soviet Union on the United States re-
out the year in all synagogues. A portion from
tive
quiring a full retaliatory response on the Soviet
the Pentateuch and a portion from the Prophets
I
Union."
are read each Sabbath until on Simhat Torah
pas
With the threat of nuclear confrontation be-
the last portion - the concluding section of Deu-
not
tween the world's two greatest powers, the quar-
teronomy - is read and the entire Pentateuch
liev
antine went into effect on October 24. For five
completed. The new cycle begins immediately,
and
long days, during which several Cuba-bound
at the same service, with the reading of the first
"hig
Soviet vessels altered their course, the world
portion from the Pentateuch - the opening sec-
exp
held its breath. Finally, on October 28, Soviet
tion of Genesis.
dic
Premier Nikita Khrushchev informed Washing-
On Simhat Torah the scrolls of the law are
and
ton that the weapons regarded by the United
taken from the ark and carried around the syna-
tion
States as offensive would be removed as quickly
gogue, amid great rejoicing. Members of the
to i
as possible.
congregation - men and women - touch the
in
The decision apparently was news to Cuban
Torah, as a blessing. Children walk in the pro-
pic
premier Fidel Castro, the revolutionist and sub-
cession carrying banners and flags, often with an
the
sequently avowed Marxist who had come to
apple on top of the flagstick. Sweets and candies
ing
power in 1959. Castro's denunciations notwith-
are distributed after the service. Simhat Torah
He
standing, it appeared that the offensive missiles
is one of the happiest days of the whole joyful
but
had been removed and the missile bases dis-
period of Sukkot. In Orthodox and Conservative
coa
mantled by November 20, 1962, and the bomb-
synagogues, there is actual dancing while the
Yor
ers removed by early December - developments
scrolls are carried around. An attempt is made to
Loi
preceded by the visits to Cuba of United Na-
allow every male over the age of thirteen to par-
tions Secretary-General U Thant, who played a
ticipate in this carrying of the scrolls. In Hasidic
tion
key role in negotiations, and Soviet First Deputy
communities such as that of Brooklyn's Williams-
coll
Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan.
burg district, people come from distant areas to
cra
Premier Krushchev was turned out of power
behold the joyful sight of sedate, elderly men
ces
in October 1964 - for various reasons, including
(and others as well) singing and dancing in the
bus
failures in domestic agriculture. One of his "er-
street on Simhat Torah.
ree
rors," however, was reported to have been the
tra:
Cuban missile episode.
Sor
OCTOBER 23
but
Shemini Atzeret
ano
on
This is a movable event. See note on page xxvi.
Francis Hopkinson Smith's Birthday
Although the Jewish observance Shemini Atzer-
Francis Hopkinson Smith, one of the most ver-
et actually is the eighth day of Sukkot (see Octo-
satile Americans of his generation, was born in
ber 15), it is celebrated as a separate holiday,
Baltimore, Maryland, on October 23, 1838. A
dedicated to the love of God. Literally, Shemini
maternal great-grandfather, Francis Hopkinson,
Th
Atzeret means Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly.
was a poet and a signer of the Declaration of In-
in
On this day in ancient times prayers for rain
dependence; his father, Francis Smith, distin-
ser
were recited, a practice continued in Orthodox
guished himself as a musician, philosopher, and
et
services today. The first day of Shemini Atzeret
mathematician. The younger Smith continued
ni
also is one of four Jewish holidays during which
his family's tradition of wide interests and
the Yizkor - memorial rite for the dead (mem-
gained fame as an engineer, artist, and writer.
bers of the immediate family, friends, relatives,
Financial necessity forced Smith to begin his
and in recent decades the martyred six million
career as a shipping clerk in his brother's iron
Jewish victims of Nazism) - is observed. (This
foundry, but neither Baltimore nor his brother's
service is also held on Yom Kippur; on the sec-
business held a lasting attraction for him. Shortly
ond day of Shavuot; and on the last day of Pass-
after the Civil War, he moved to New York,
over.)
Per
where he set himself up as an engineer. His en-
Orthodox and Conservative Jews (and some
wh
terprise flourished and he won important govern-
950
Holidays
Somali
Revolution Anniversary
October 22
Democratic
Second day of the celebration.
Republic
Birthdates
1740
Sir Philip Francis, British politician; re-
numerous times; escaped to Finland; died
puted author of Letters of Junius, 69 letters
in Russia at age of 33; buried in Kremlin. [d.
attacking prominent British figures of the
October 19, 1920]
day. [d. December 23, 1818]
1900
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr., U.S. states-
1811
Franz Liszt, Hungarian piano virtuoso,
man, industrialist; executive, U.S. Steel
composer; known for his advanced musi-
Corp., 1935-39; Chairman, War Resources
cal techniques and methods of composi-
Board, 1939-40; administrator of Lend-
tion; in later years, became member of
Lease, 1941-43; U.S. Secretary of State,
Franciscan order; known as Abbé Liszt. [d.
1944-45; Chairman of U.S. delegation to
July 31, 1886]
UN, 1945-46. [d. October 31, 1949]
1818
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle,
1903
George Wells Beadle, U.S. geneticist;
French poet; identified with Parnassian
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for
school; wrote poetry of disillusionment
discovery that genes transmit hereditary
and skepticism inspired by the works of
traits (with E. L. Tatum), 1958.
the ancients. [d. July 17, 1894]
1904
Constance Bennett, U.S. actress; a leading
1844
Sarah Bernhardt (Henriette Rosine
lady of 1930s films. [d. July 4, 1965]
Bernard), French actress; known as The
Divine Sarah; renowned for her dramatic
1905
Karl Guthe Janksy, U.S. radio engineer;
portrayals of tragic heroines as well as for
his experiments in determining sources of
her flamboyant lifestyle; continued her
radio waves led to the development of Γa-
stage career in spite of an amputated leg,
dio astronomy. [d. February 14, 1950]
1914; named to Legion of Honor, 1914. [d.
1917
Joan Fontaine, U.S. actress, born in Japan
March 23, 1923]
of British parents; sister of Olivia de Havi-
1881
Clinton Joseph Davisson, U.S. physicist;
land (July 1).
Nobel Prize in physics for discovery of dif-
1919
Doris Lessing, British novelist, short-story
fraction of electrons by crystals (with G. P.
writer.
Thomson), 1937. [d. February 1, 1958)
1920
Timothy Francis Leary, U.S. psychologist,
educator; at the forefront of the drug con-
1882
N(ewell) C(onvers) Wyeth, U.S. illustrator,
troversy of the 1960s in the U.S.
artist; known for his popular illustrations of
Robert Louis Stevenson's novels and Robin
1925
Robert Rauschenberg, U.S. artist; creates
Hood; his murals appear in the Missouri
collages called combines; works include
State Capitol and the Federal Reserve Bank
Gloria, 1956, and Summer Rental, 1960.
of Boston. [d. October 19, 1945]
1938
Derek Jacobi, British actor; known for his
1887
John Reed, U.S. poet, radical journalist; as
role in the television series, I, Claudius.
a reporter for Metropolitan magazine, was
1939
David Anthony (Tony) Roberts, U.S. actor;
sent to cover several world-famous events,
frequently featured in Woody Allen's films;
including Pancho Villa's revolutionary ac-
appeared in Serpico and Annie Hall; Tony
tivities in Mexico, World War I action on
Award nominations for How Now, Dow
the Eastern Front, and the October Revolu-
Jones and Play It Again, Sam.
tion in Russia, 1917, about which he wrote
1942
Annette Funicello, U.S. actress; an origi-
Ten Days That Shook the World. Became a
close friend of V.I. Lenin. Was named as
nal Disney Mousketeer in 1950s.
seditious radical in U.S. and was arrested
1943
Catherine Deneuve, French actress.
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President Makes 6th Campaign Trip to New Jersey
EDISON, N.J. (AP) President Bush told a rally at Middlesex
County College Friday he expects to ''surprise the pundits'' by
winning re-election, but a group of hecklers forced him to
interrupt his speech.
"I wish the draft dodgers would shut up so I could finish my
speech, Bush said as about two dozen people holding Clinton-Gore
signs shouted ''liar,' 'Iran-Contra'" and ' 'No more Bush.
Many in the crowd of about 2,000 then began chanting four more
years. For much of the rest of the speech, Bush spoke over a
shouting match between opponents and supporters.
Bush's reception was warmer Friday evening at a Somerset County
fund-raiser packed with about 1,200 Republican supporters.
The rally interruption came as he was about to discuss a new
initiative to control auto insurance rates by limiting law suits.
New Jersey already has a similar law, but Bush said the federal
effort would go further.
Bush also said Democrat Bill Clinton has shown "a pattern of
deception" about his draft record. Bush repeated a theme he
sounded in Thursday's debate that Clinton was not qualified to run
the country in the event of an emergency.
''It's difficult to debate Bill Clinton because he comes down on
every side of every issue, Bush said. ''You can't do that as
president.
Citing the final-out finish of the National League
championships, Bush dismissed those who said he's too far behind to
win.
"It ain't over till the last batter swings. We're going to
surprise the pundits, annoy the media and hit a home run Nov.
he said.
Aside from the hecklers, not all in the crowd were supporters.
Some were just curious.
Dawn Zessos, 24, of Old Bridge is a physical therapy major who
was impressed with Bush's emphasis on family values.
''We need togetherness, the structure of a family, she said.
''Without families, how can you have a strong country?'
For Rob Cassitta, a 22-year-old criminal justice major from
Woodbridge, the issue was economics and his choice was Clinton.
'`Bush was in for 3 1/2 years and now all of the sudden, he comes
up with a plan? It seems half-baked, he said.
Though the rally was free, state Republican officials collected
nearly $700,000 at the evening fund-raiser in Somerset, said
Cristyne F. Lategano, press secretary for the New Jersey
Bush-Quayle campaign.
''You can tell the kind of campaign Clinton is running, Rose
McConnell, a Somerset County freeholder at the fund-raiser, said of
the hecklers at the rally. "Those people do not come out
spontaneously. This is rude and disrespectful to the office of the
president, regardless of the party.
In his 10-minute speech Friday evening, Bush said that trust
would be the focus of his campaign in the final 2 1/2 weeks.
"I honestly believe we are going to win this election because
people are going to go into the voting booth and ask, 'Who do I
trust? Bush told the crowd of 1,200.
The president ticked off a laundry list of his positions,
touting free trade, school choice, tough law enforcement and his
foreign policy experience. His call for a capital gains tax cut
brought some of the loudest applause from the audience.
Construction supplies businessman Sam Braen III of Ringwood said
President Jimmy Carter, Braen added.
''It's better to, take the dog you know than the dog you don't
know, he said.
Bill Palatucci, director of the Bush-Quayle campaign in New
Jersey, said he'd been trying to get the president to Middlesex for
some time. The county, traditionally a Democratic fortress, has
backed Republican legislative and county candidates in recent
elections.
A Time magazine article in September chose Middlesex as one of
five bellwether counties in the nation where sentiments of
working-class suburbanites, the Reagan Democrats who provided
presidential victories to the GOP in the past three elections, were
surveyed. The report found Democrat Bill Clinton was favored.
New Jersey, with 15 electoral votes, has not backed a Democrat
for president since 1964. An Asbury Park Press poll taken Oct. 2-4,
before the presidential debates, found Clinton leading the state
with 46 percent, Bush with 30 percent and Ross Perot with 6
percent.
'`They don't look so good. I would concur with that, Assembly
Speaker Garabed Haytaian, R-Warren, said of the president's numbers
in recent New Jersey polls.
Can he pull it off? It's a possibility, Haytaian added.
Former Gov. Thomas Kean said he thought Bush could still win,
noting that he himself had come from 30 points behind in the polls
to win election as governor.
With his ticket lagging, Bush has visited New Jersey five times
SO far in the campaign and is expected back again for several
events Thursday, including a live televised community meeting on
superstation WWOR-TV in Secaucus. Vice President Dan Quayle also is
scheduled to campaign in southern New Jersey Monday.
Bush's last visit, Sept. 30, coincided with a Clinton rally at
Drew University, followed by a Democratic fund-raiser at the Garden
State Exhibit Center in Somerset, where Republicans paid at least
$500 apiece to dine and hear the president speak Friday night.
The money will go to Victory '92, a state Republican campaign
fund that will focus on voter identification and get-out-the-vote
efforts for Bush and congressional candidates, said William Ulrey,
executive director of the state party committee.
AP-NY-10-16-92 2021EDT
Bush Resumes Attack On Clinton Character
EDISON, N.J. (AP) A day after a civil, issues-oriented debate,
President Bush resumed his attacks on Democrat Bill Clinton's
character with a speech hitting Clinton repeatedly for a "pattern
of deception" on his draft record.
''You are all familiar with Gov. Clinton's various stories on
what he did to evade the draft, Bush said at Middlesex County
College Friday.
'There's a clear pattern to Gov. Clinton's past a pattern of
deception. Character does matter, he said. ''A pattern of
deception is not right for the Oval Office. You cannot be leader of
the world, you cannot be leader of this country if you have a
pattern of deception.
During the 17-minute speech, Bush was forced to speak over a
noisy crowd of about 2,000. Supporters shouted four more years'
while about two dozen young Clinton supporters, some wearing
Pinocchio noses, chanted '`Liar, 'Iran-Contra'" and No more
Bush.
At one point, just before he was to announce a new program
designed to lower auto insurance rates by restricting lawsuits,
Bush interrupted himself and said, "I wish these draft dodgers
would shut up so I can finish my speech. It's pathetic.
Aside from the hecklers, not all in the crowd were supporters.
Some were just curious.
Dawn Zessos, 24, of Old Bridge is a physical therapy major who
was impressed with Bush's emphasis on family values.
''Without families, how can you have a strong country?'' she
said.
For Rob Cassitta, a 22-year-old criminal justice major from
Woodbridge, the issue was economics and his choice was Clinton.
'Bush was in for 3 1/2 years and now all of the sudden, he comes
up with a plan? It seems half-baked, he said.
Bush dismissed those who said he's too far behind to win
re-election, citing the National League baseball championships,
where the Atlanta Braves came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates on the final out of the 9th inning of the final series
game.
"I sort of identify with the Atlanta Braves, because politics
is like baseball it ain't over till the last batter swings. We're
going to surprise the pundits, annoy the media and hit a home run
Nov. 3, he said.
Though the rally was free, state Republican officials collected
nearly $700,000 at a Friday evening fund-raiser in Somerset that
drew about 1,200 Republican supporters, said Cristyne F. Lategano,
press secretary for the New Jersey Bush-Quayle campaign.
In his 10-minute speech there, Bush said that trust would be the
focus of his campaign in the final 2 1/2 weeks.
"I honestly believe we are going to win this election because
people are going to go into the voting booth and ask, 'Who do I
trust? Bush told the crowd of 1,200.
The president ticked off a laundry list of his positions,
drawing some of the loudest applause with his call for a capital
gains tax cut.
Construction supplies businessman Sam Braen III of Ringwood said
he doesn't know anyone in the business community voting for
Clinton.
''It's better to take the dog you know than the dog you don't
know, he said.
Bill Palatucci, director of the Bush-Quayle campaign in New
backed Republican legislative and county candidates in recent
elections.
A Time magazine article in September chose Middlesex as one of
five bellwether counties in the nation where sentiments of
working-class suburbanites, the Reagan Democrats who provided
presidential victories to the GOP in the past three elections, were
surveyed. The report found Democrat Bill Clinton was favored.
New Jersey, with 15 electoral votes, has not backed a Democrat
for president since 1964. An Asbury Park Press poll taken Oct. 2-4,
before the presidential debates, found Clinton leading the state
with 46 percent, Bush with 30 percent and Ross Perot with 6
percent.
"They don't look so good. I would concur with that, Assembly
Speaker Garabed Haytaian, R-Warren, said of the president's numbers
in recent New Jersey polls. '`Can he pull it off? It's a
possibility.
Former Gov. Thomas Kean said he thought Bush could still win,
noting that he once came from 30 points behind in the polls to win
election as governor.
With his ticket lagging, Bush has visited New Jersey five times
so far in the campaign and is expected back for several events
Thursday, including a live televised community meeting on
superstation WWOR-TV in Secaucus. Vice President Dan Quayle is
scheduled to campaign in southern New Jersey Monday.
Bush's last visit, Sept. 30, coincided with a Clinton rally at
Drew University, followed by a Democratic fund-raiser at the Garden
State Exhibit Center in Somerset, where Republicans paid at least
$500 apiece to dine and hear the president speak Friday night.
The money will go to Victory '92, a state Republican campaign
fund that will focus on voter identification and get-out-the-vote
efforts for Bush and congressional candidates, said William Ulrey,
executive director of the state party committee.
AP-NY-10-17-92 0020EDT
Tax Revolt Group Opposes Four Congressional Candidates
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) The tax-revolt group Hands Across New
Jersey awarded its first ''Golden Axe Award'' to Rep. Dick Zimmer,
R-N.J., for his opposition to taxes and government spending.
The group, founded on the public anger to Gov. Jim Florio's
hefty 1990 tax increase, also said it would oppose four Republican
state lawmakers running for Congress: State Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos
of Monmouth County; Assemblymen Frank A. LoBiondo of Cumberland;
Patrick J. Roma of Bergen; and Lee Solomon of Camden.
The four opposed bills which would have given voters the right
to place questions on election ballots. An Initiative and
Referendum bill was a key GOP campaign promise in 1991.
''After selling out to the special interests groups in New
Jersey, we have no alternative but to stop them from going off to
Washington where the special interest groups' pot of gold is
bigger, said the group's spokeswoman Bobbie Horowitz, on
Thursday.
AP-NY-10-16-92 0020EDT
The Boring Institute Rates Presidential Debate A Snoozer
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) The Boring Institute gave Sunday's
presidential debate a "six snore' rating but founder Alan Caruba
said Ross Perot came out the big winner.
"The real surprise of the evening was Ross Perot, Caruba
said. ''He was more fun than a barrel of billionaires.
''He (Perot) really had nothing to lose, Caruba said. "To
some degree, he may have gotten rid of being a wide-eyed
egomaniac.
Caruba said President Bush turned out to be the debate's big
loser, in terms of boredom.
''President Bush seemed strangely detached, almost complacent,'
Caruba said. ''Gov. Clinton's responses seemed both deeply felt and
well rehearsed.
Caruba said he founded The Boring Institute in 1984 to 'look at
events from the boredom point of view.
The Institute puts out a list of the most boring celebrities
every year and spoofs television shows as well as political events
and personalities.
AP-NY-10-12-92 1504EDT
Local Information For NJ BQ Rally (Thursday)
*Spoke with Jim Puretti at 201-445-7985 (Roukema's office)
Jeff DeKort at 201-445-7030 ""
*The BUSH/QUAYLE Rally will be attended by some 10,000 people
from "the village of Ridgewood" as residence like to refer to
their "model" community of Ridgewood.
*The rally will be taking place on Veterans Field which is behind
Burrow Hall.
*Three high school bands will be playing behind POTUS (Ridgewood
High, Parkridge High, and Westwood High)
*Painted signs and banners will be present courtesy of George
Washington and Ben Franklin Middle schools.
*The rally will be attended by Mayor Pat Mancuso and ABC's NY
radio personality Bob Grant.
*Ridgewood is Rep. Roukema's home town and has always been a good
GOP base.
*Ridegwood is said to be the bedroom to Wallstreet and Manhattan
because of its close location and good schools and
neighborhoods.
*People are big fans of the Giants and the Jets.
*Many worldwide headquarters have moved to the Ridgewood area
such as Hertz and Sony.
*The entire community feels the same in regards to their hatred
for Florio and his devastating taxe hikes.
*We are told that any financial, trade, taxes, child support,
welfare reform, and economy related issues work well, however
family leave and school voucher should not be mentioned due to
local failure in the past to address these issues.
*tradional mainstream, ethical, competive in sports, civic clubs,
social and youth services.
*The Mayor said that a local saying is that "the essence of
ridgewood is the people!"
*Ridgewood High has been ranked in the top eight by NJ Monthly
(Sep 92) and has been praised for their superior adult education
program.
*The YMCA is a popular place for the entire community. Young and
old use the "Y" throughout the year as a haven for fun and safe
activities for the entire family.
*Jim Florio has announced that he will be giving a speech near by
on transportation.
*Ridgewood High's football team, The Ridgewood Maroons is the
State champ as well as their undefeated lacrosse team the state
champ.
*ask about Major Thomas (local hero) football, tennis,
crosscountry
charles Khoury 201-670-2651 Ridgewood High School Guidance
*The YMCA is a popular place for the entire community. Young and
old use the "Y" throughout the year as a haven for fun and safe
activities for the entire family.
*Jim Florio has announced that he will be giving a speech near by
on transportation.
*Ridgewood High's football team, The Ridgewood Maroons is the
State champ as well as their undefeated lacrosse team the state
champ.
*ask about Major Thomas (local hero)
BACKGROUNDER
BUSH
QUAYLE
Issues Office
92
September 24, 1992
PRESIDENT BUSH, HELPING THE GARDEN STATE GROW
President Bush is On the Side of New Jerseyans: President Bush is meeting
the needs of New Jersey's workers, families, and communities. His Agenda
for American Renewal will put New Jersey on the road to economic security
and prosperity by getting government off the backs of hardworking
Americans. Bill Clinton would hit New Jersey workers with new taxes and
New Jersey businesses with stifling new regulations. President Bush, on
the other hand, is fighting to open new markets to New Jersey's products,
create more jobs for New Jersey's workers, and provide job training to help
workers develop skills to compete in a global economy.
Clinton and Florio, The Great Taxers: No one with a lick of sense
believes that the way to create jobs is to start out with a massive
tax increase -- no one except Bill Clinton and his good friend Jim
Florio. Bill Clinton will impose the largest tax increase in American
history -- at least $150 billion. That's before counting the cost of
his health care plan, which would add another $80 billion in payroll
taxes. Job-creating small businesses would account for more than two
out of three of those who will be hit by Clinton's income taxes.
Clinton Plays the "Taxaphone" While New Jersey Sings the Blues:
Clinton's planned payroll taxes and new taxes on business, combined
with proposals to radically increase auto efficiency standards and
slash defense spending would threaten 2.6 million American jobs,
including 24,000 New Jersey defense industry jobs.
Clinton has also proposed to tax foreign investment -- a move
that will jeopardize the jobs of 4.5 million Americans, including
up to 225,000 New Jerseyans. Clinton's blatantly protectionist
tax will make it less likely that foreign firms will invest in,
New Jersey's workers.
Spurring Investment and Creating New Jobs: President Bush wants New
Jersey's workers have the means to invest in their own future. His
Agenda for American Renewal will create jobs and spur new growth. New
incentives include: a cut in the capital gains tax, a $5,000 tax
credit for first time homebuyers, an increase in the personal
exemption, flexible IRAs, and an Investment Tax Allowance. The
President's homebuyers' credit would create 272,500 new jobs and $12.5
billion worth of residential construction, while making the dream of
homeownership a reality for Americans everywhere.
President Bush Has the Right Answers on Health Care: overhaul private
insurance and keep health care choices in the hands of the people, not
the government. The President's plan will make insurance more
affordable; contain costs by ending administrative waste and fraud;
and eliminate the fear of "job lock," where a worker can't move to
another job without losing insurance.
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Clinton and the Government Take Over Health Care Clinton's "play-or-
pay" health plan will require a new 7%-9% payroll tax -- an $80
billion tax that would hit over 800,000 small businesses and cut th
take-home pay of the average worker by $1,700 a year. The system
would lead inevitably to rationing of care, letting bureaucrats in
Washington decree the availability of different treatments and the
overall quality of care. Clinton would put job-creating businesses in
a devil's bargain: cut jobs to cover the cost of mandates or pay a
tax that cuts workers' wages.
Along with new government controls on health care, Clinton's radical
environmental policies would hurt New Jersey businesses like the Merck
Corporation, where Clinton speaks today. Clinton would have signed
the Rio Conference treaty that would have undermined the American
biotechnology industry by failing to protect intellectual property
rights. The biodiversity treaty would have thrown a roadblock in
agreements like the recent one between Merck and the Costa Rican
government. Without patent rights firms would be reluctant to invest
overseas in trying to find new and potentially lucrative medications.
The President's NAFTA will help New Jersey: Clinton has been
characteristically slick on the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), an issue of vital importance to New Jersey. At first Clinton
indicated that he supported free trade. Now, caught between promises
to Big Labor and the President's example of leadership to open
markets, Clinton avoids the subject altogether.
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President Bush conceived the NAFTA to increase U.S. exports ane
create new, better-paying American jobs, and improve U.S. -Mexica
border conditions which will ease immigration pressures.
Already, Mexico's reduction of trade barriers has helped New
Jersey: from 1987 to 1991, New Jersey exports to Mexico
increased 139% to $452 million. In 1991, 72,000 New Jersey jobs
were tied to exports to Canada and Mexico.
The President's Goals to End Welfare Dependency: The President
believes welfare should be a temporary helping hand, not a way of
life. With this in mind, he approved waivers of federal regulations
for New Jersey, California, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Oregon. These
waivers allow far-reaching reforms which promote the President's goals
of keeping families together and ensuring personal responsibility by
welfare recipients.
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Clinton has waffled on New Jersey's welfare reforms, saying at
first he would not sign them but later that he would have been
inclined to grant a federal waiver for them. This waffle is
reminiscent of his classic straddle on the Persian Gulf war: "I
guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a close
vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made."
Making Sure Criminals Serve Their Time: Because of Reagan and Bush
tough policies on crime, federally convicted criminals served 30% more
time in prison in 1990 than they served in 1980. Drug criminals now
spend on average six and a half years in prison. Under Clinton
however, Arkansas-state inmates serve, on average, between six and
eighteen months in prison regardless of their original sentence.
Almost no inmate serves a full sentence.
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