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CamdenBase contains selected citations of journal, book and newspaper articles about the city of Camden, New Jersey. The documents cover economic, political, and social events in the city from 1945 to June 2003. This website provides bibliographic access to the database of over 6,000 articles.
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Article Title:
Camden tax increase may go on ballot
Publication Date:
December 10, 1980
Subject:
Real Property, Taxation
Abstract:
City voters, not their elceted leaders, may have the final say on whether there will be a shopping increase in their municipal property taxes in 1981, according to Melvin R. Primas, city council president. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A & 8A
Article Title:
City asked to hire 50 more police
Publication Date:
December 11, 1980
Subject:
Police, Community Policing, Errichetti, Angelo
Abstract:
The police department yesterday requested an additional 50 men to patrol the streets of this crime-plagued city next year as part of a proposed 1981 municipal budget running well ahead of the amount spent this year. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 15A
Article Title:
County board replaces solicitor
Publication Date:
December 11, 1980
Subject:
Social Services, Democratic party
Abstract:
The Camden County Board of Social Services has replaced its Republican solicitor with a Democrat. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8B
Article Title:
Camden firearms ordinance affects duck hunters, too
Publication Date:
December 14, 1980
Subject:
Firearms, Cramer Hill
Abstract:
When a hunter stalks his prey, the hunter prevails. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Action plan for N.J.
Publication Date:
December 14, 1980
Subject:
Hazardous Wastes, Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract:
In Elizabeth, technicians clad in suits reminiscent of the space program continue the cleanup and removal of hazardous waste from a site ironically named Chemical Control. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1D& 7D
Article Title:
Predicted school tax increase to add to residents' woes
Publication Date:
December 15, 1980
Subject:
Taxation, Education
Abstract:
The 1981 prospect for city taxpayers is worsening with word circulating within school system circles that there will be a substantial jump in taxes to pay expenses for fiscal 1981-82. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Judge frees convicted city official
Publication Date:
December 15, 1980
Subject:
Corruption, Political, Political Ethics
Abstract:
The former director of Camden's Safe and Clean Neighborhoods Program, convicted of misconduct in office and conspiracy, has been released from the Camden County Jail after serving two months of a 12-month term. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Prosecutor silent on private shower
Publication Date:
December 15, 1980
Subject:
Camden County Prosecutor, John B. Mariano, Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders,, Parkade Building
Abstract:
Camden County Prosecutor John B. Marian order a shower installed along with a new bathroom and other renovations for his staff's 17,425 square-foot suite of offices in Parkade Building in downtown Camden.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2A
Article Title:
Inside Camden: Predicted school tax increase to add to residents' woes
Publication Date:
December 15, 1980
Subject:
Taxation
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post The 1981 prospect for city taxpayers is worsening with word circulating within school system circles that there will be a substantial jump in taxes to pay expenses for fiscal 1981-82
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Inside Camden: What did he say?
Publication Date:
December 15, 1980
Subject:
Rutgers University-Camden, Lutz, William K.
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Dr. William Lutz of Marlton, chairman of the English department at Rutgers University's Camden campus, is now editor the "Quarterly Review of Doublespeak," which draws attention to the misuse of language.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2b
Article Title:
Judge frees conviced city official
Publication Date:
December 15, 1980
Subject:
Crime, Camden's Safe and Clean Neighborhoods Program,
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post The former director of Camden's Safe and Clean Neighborhoods Program, convicted of misconduct in office and conspiracy,has been released from the Camden County Jail after serving two months of a 12-month term.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Opinion: Impeach man for staying while public pays
Publication Date:
November 17, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, Crime, ABSCAM Bribery Scandal
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Four municipalities in Camden have now passed resolutions calling for the resignation of Angelo Errichetti, convicted in th/e first Abscam trial last August, from his Fifth District Senate seat.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A
Article Title:
Inside Camden: More post mortems
Publication Date:
November 17, 1980
Subject:
Elections
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Mayer Angelo J. Errichetti's 34-member Democratic City-Committee lived up to its reputation as the political equivalent of the sporting world's Bad News Bears on election Day
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Jury to decide if Melleby pointed gun
Publication Date:
November 19, 1980
Subject:
Melleby, Harold, Crime, Demonstrations
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post A Camden County grand jury will convene next month to decide whether city Police Chief Harold Melleby pointed a shotgun at a group of protesting senior citizens.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
City's search for fiscal bailout failing
Publication Date:
November 19, 1980
Subject:
Economic Conditions, City Council, Errichetti, Angelo, Primas, Melvin R
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Prospects for state help to bail Camden out of its latest fiscal troubles grew dim yesterday as City Couhcil President Melvin R. Primas left Gov. Brendan T. Bryne's office empty-handed.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3a
Article Title:
Northgate II wants tenants for low-income housing
Publication Date:
November 19, 1980
Subject:
North Camden, Public Housing, Northgate II
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Managers at Northgate II are looking for low-income residents to rent the remaining 60 units of the North Camden Public housing project.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5B
Article Title:
Police plan needs more light, not heat
Publication Date:
November 20, 1980
Subject:
Police, Crime, Camden
Abstract:
The series of proposals to give the state attorney general new powers of control over local police departments ia destined to become controversial, but nothing much will be gained by shooting at it from the hip before it is presented to the public in detail.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
22A
Article Title:
Consultant views options to speed line extention
Publication Date:
November 20, 1980
Subject:
PATCO, Transportation
Abstract:
Extending the PATCO highspeed line to Atco or Berlin is not the only solution to transporting residents from Lower Camden County to Camden and Philadelphia.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5B
Article Title:
Camden
Publication Date:
November 20, 1980
Subject:
Recreation
Abstract:
The 58th annual Camden YMCA run will be held Dec 6 here on the Cooper River Parkway course with races at noon and 1p.m. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8E
Article Title:
Project tenants demand improvements
Publication Date:
November 21, 1980
Subject:
East Camden, McGuire Gardens, Public Housing
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Members of the McGuire Gardens Tenants Association yesterday petitioned commissioners of the Camden Housing Authority to resolve a number of problems they say they have been forced to live with for years.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A
Article Title:
As Readers See it. Errichetti: compounding greed with greed
Publication Date:
November 21, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, Political Ethics
Abstract:
The New Jersey law requiring public officials who have been sentenced to abdicate is at present pleasing to Andelo Errichetti because the courts have deferred sentencing him.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14A
Article Title:
ARTSBEAT
Publication Date:
November 21, 1980
Subject:
Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University
Abstract:
The Steadman Gallery at Rutgers University's Camden campus is presenting a major retrospective exhibition featuring 95 images from the Dorthea Lange collection of photographs.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6D
Article Title:
Byrne silent on naming new judges
Publication Date:
November 23, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, Political Ethics
Abstract:
Every Monday that the state Senate is in session, Camden County politicians hope for judicial nominations for their county from the governor.Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A,4A
Article Title:
Victim claims lax security helped rapist
Publication Date:
November 23, 1980
Subject:
South Camden, Public Housing, Roosevelt Manor
Abstract:
The city's Housing Authority is investigating charges that inadequate security contributed to the rape of a 23 year-old partially blind resident of a South Camden public housing project. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Teens seek solutions to problems of their age
Publication Date:
November 23, 1980
Subject:
Recreation, Teenage Pregnancy, Drug Abuse, Camden Schools
Abstract:
There's a place in one Camden County community known to teen-agers as "the pipe". It is a hangout where youngsters go to drink, smoke pot, and have sex. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B, 2B
Article Title:
Pregnancy Center to serve teens
Publication Date:
November 23, 1980
Subject:
Teenage Pregnancy, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Rutgeres University-Camden
Abstract:
Rutgers University in Camden has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to direct an adolescent pregnancy program in the city. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Melleby to be charged in gun incident
Publication Date:
November 25, 1980
Subject:
Police Ethics, Police, Complaints Against, Melleby, Harold
Abstract:
Police Chief Harold Melleby is expected to be charged today with conduct unbecoming a police officer and suspended for displaying a shotgun to a group of senior citizens at his Cherry Hill home. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 5A
Article Title:
GOP legislators insist Errichetti quit
Publication Date:
November 25, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, ABSCAM Bribery Scandal
Abstract:
Some Republican senators are calling for the immediate resignation of Abscam-convicted Sen. Angelo Errichetti, who is also the mayor of Camden. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
4A
Article Title:
Degnan calls for camden budget probe
Publication Date:
November 26, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, Budget, Municipal, City Council
Abstract:
State Sttorney General John J. Degnan has called for a criminal investigation to determine whether Camden City officials violated local finance laws by adopting a 1980 budget that resulted in a $2.8 million deficit. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Melleby suspended over shotgun
Publication Date:
November 26, 1980
Subject:
Melleby, Harold, Crime, Police
Abstract:
Police Chief Harold Melleby has been charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and suspended as a result of a shotgun incident at his home last month. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Officer convicted of murder gets early freedom
Publication Date:
November 26, 1980
Subject:
Police, Crime, Camden
Abstract:
In 1975, Larry Powell, then a Camden policeman was sentenced to 28 to 30 years in jail for murdering Debbie Couch, the woman with whom he had livede for several years. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5A
Article Title:
Errichetti paycheck halted
Publication Date:
November 28, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, ABSCAM Bribery Scandal
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Angelo J. Errichetti, still a state senator and Camden mayor despite his bribery conviction in the Abscam case, won't get another Senate paycheck says Senate President Joseph P. Merlino.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
6 council nominees ratified
Publication Date:
November 28, 1980
Subject:
Affirmative Action, City Council, Errichetti, Angelo
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post The City Council has ratified six of seven nominees to the city's Affirmative Action Advisory Council.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
4B
Article Title:
Jockeying starts for 1st position in mayoral race
Publication Date:
November 30, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, Camden, Government and Politics
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post The starting gun won't go off until after New Year's Day but a fascinating political sweepstakes to succeed Mayor Angelo J. Errichetti already is shaping up.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A & 4A
Article Title:
Republicans seek first wins since '70 races
Publication Date:
November 1, 1980
Subject:
Elections
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Republicans hope they can achieve something this year that has eluded them for the last 10-the election of a candidate to a Camden County government office.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B
Article Title:
Camden surveys its talent pool for hospital jobs
Publication Date:
November 1, 1980
Subject:
Employment, Department of Community Development
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post A $150,000 study began in the city yesterday to evaluate the talent pool and recommend ways of developing health care industry skills amoung residents.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Angel Perez, city hispanic leader, dead at 45
Publication Date:
November 2, 1980
Subject:
Errichetti, Angelo, Camden Government and Politics, Community Organizations
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Angel "Guiso" Perez, 45 Mayer Angelo Errichetti's aide representing the Puerto Rican community died of an apparent heart attack yesterday.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A
Article Title:
Camden VA hospital may specialize in geriatric care
Publication Date:
November 3, 1980
Subject:
VA Hospital
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Inside Camden The Proposed Veteran's Administration Hospital in Camden may specialize its patient services in the area of geriatrics - diseases attributed to age.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
County democrats win 10th in a rows
Publication Date:
November 5, 1980
Subject:
Democratic Party
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post For the 10th consecutive year Democrats swept county races for freeholder seats and row offices
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6A
Article Title:
Camden gets quick visit from Rev. Jesse Jackson
Publication Date:
November 5, 1980
Subject:
Jackson, Jesse, Democratic Party
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post Civil Rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the fastest moving human in Camden on a rainy Election Day morning, whirling into the city to get out the vote for President Carter and exiting just as hastily.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5A
Article Title:
Only 4,500 vote for two Camden Council posts
Publication Date:
November 7, 1980
Subject:
Elections, City Council, Democratic Party
Abstract:
In an election where nearly 22,000 of some 34,000 eligible voters cast their ballots for the three presidential ;candidates, only about 4,500 votes were cast for either of two candidates for an unexpired term on city council. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A
Article Title:
Problems at the polls reported scattered, minor
Publication Date:
November 7, 1980
Subject:
Elections - Corruption, Political
Abstract:
Anne Berk, a Courier-Post copy editor who moved from Palmyra to Maple Shade last February spent 45 minutes yesterday trapped in a bureaucratic puzzle palace when she went to vote. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8A
Article Title:
A theater grows in Camden
Publication Date:
November 6, 1980
Subject:
Theaters, Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center
Abstract:
Jason Vail has a dream. He wants to turn The Body Electric, the acting troupe that made its debut last night at the Walt Whitman Center, into a regional theater ensemble that will bring young actors into contact with new playwrights to create a different kind of American theater. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6E & 8E
Article Title:
Judge charged in bribery
Publication Date:
November 7, 1981
Subject:
Courts, Crime
Abstract:
Superior Court Judge Peter J. Coruzzi was arrested yesterday morning on bribery charges moments before he was to enter the Camden County Courthouse. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A & 2A
Article Title:
City sounds alarm on fire ranks
Publication Date:
November 8, 1980
Subject:
Fires, Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
The city is faced with potentially serious problem in its ability to combat fires because of dwindling personnel, a continuing budget crunch and other related factors, fire department and union officials said. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 8A