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PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 10 NO. 12 Thursday, February 12, 1976 10 cents per copy
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Hippo! A No! No! Plead Plainview
Residents And Area Civic Associations
A REAL SALUTE: Congressman Norman F. Lent (r) congratulates
two young men from Island Trees H.S. that Lent just nominated to
the U.S. Service Academies (1 to r ) : Richard Smith of Bethpage,
Annapolis: and Charles Pendleton of Levittown, West Point. Now
that they've been nominated, Smith and Pendleton will compete with
other young men and women from across the country for a seat in the
class of 1980 and a commission in the service of their choice.
The Greater Plainview
Community Association in
cooperation with the Plainview-
Old Bethpage P-TA Council, The
South Woodbury Taxpayers
Association, The Clearview Civic
Association, The Gates of
Woodbury Civic Association, The
North Woodbury Civic
Association and the Old Bethpage
Civic Association plus individual
homeowners told the TOB Town
Board why they did not want a
discotheque in the Plainview
Shopping Center on South Oyster
Bay Road near Woodbury Road.
"The promoters of the
discotheque, Hippo Enterprises
of New Hyde Park, applied for
and received a building permit on
the condition that the premises
would house a retail store.
However, in order to disguise its
intentions of establishing a
"night club, discotheque, and/ or
cocktail lounge," Hippo En­terprises
placed a sign on the
storefront indicating that a
Leather Goods Store was
coming," stated a spokesman for
the GPCA.
The spokesmen from the
various Civic groups came well
prepared with petitions and
material to back up their
arguments against the
discotheque.
A town ordinance passed last
year requires a hearing for a
special use permit and general
business zoning for bars and
discos serving more than 200
persons.
John Mattera, representing
Hippo Enterprises, said the
proposed night club would ac­commodate
300 people and would
be strictly the 23-and-over group.
He said proper attire would be
requested and there would be no
topless or bottomless en­tertainment.
He also said music
would be strictly disc jockey and
only on special occasion would
live music be used.
The biggest headache ex­pressed
by the residents was that
the "neighborhood shopping
center" atmosphere would be
changed and the potential noise,
drunken driving, and related
unpleasant activities would
downgrade the area.
The Board listened intently and
decision was reserved. It was
apparent all was not Zippo with
the Hippo.
Ambro Wins Support For More A-10's
Rep. Jerome A. Ambro (3rd-
N.Y.) won additional
Congressional support last week
for increased production of
Fairchild's A-10 attack plane
when a key member of the House
Armed Services Committee
agreed to back Ambro's bid for
use of the plane in close-air
support operations of the U.S.
Army.
Support for Army use of the
plane could mean millions in
additional production funds for
the Long Island aircraft
manufacturer.
Ambro pointed out that the A-10
was designed for close-air sup­port
of ground forces and has the
most impressive anti-tank
weaponry in the air. .
He charged the Army's
demand for production of a
special helicopter to support
ground troops needlessly
duplicates Fairchild's efforts and
could cost taxpayers hundred of
millions for research and
development of a heavy-armament
helicopter.
Insisting that American troops
have the heaviest air cover
available, Ambro convinced Rep.
Jim Lloyd (D-Calif.) that the A-10
provides the best means of
delivering air power in support of
ground operations.
Lloyd, a retired Navy pilot and
aircraft expert on the Armed
Services Committee, revealed
recently that he will support
Ambro's position on the A-10.
A FIRST FOR LONG ISLAND ~ IFA Real Estate Appraising
Courses planned for the L.I. area were discussed as experts in the
Real Estate Appraising field met recently. L-R - Nicholas Minaya,
(I.F.A.C.) nationally-known lecturer on "Capitalism and Appraising;"
John Ford, President of Nassau-Suffolk Chapter of IFA; Arthur
Waska, National Director of Education for IFA and Dr. Kenneth
Ewald, head of the Real Estate Institute for C.W. Post University.
Photo by Joseph Ferlise
League Asks Burke
To Honor Suffragette
RESEARCH MARCHES ON: Ray Heatherton, campaign director
for March of Dimes, presents $2500 check to Dr. John Ayromlooi of
Bethpage, specialist in Fetal Medicine at Long Island Jewish-
Hillside Medical Center. The money will go toward research in birth
defects at the Hospital.
Barbara Josepher, local
League of Women Voters
President, sent a letter to John
W. Burke, Supervisor of the Town
of Oyster Bay, urging him to
proclaim February 15, Susan B.
Anthony Day, in honor of the
famous suffragist, whose bir­thday
is on that date.
In making the request, Mrs.
Josepher said:
"Susan B. Anthony not only
championed equality for all, but
she dedicated her life to
achieving this goal through the
democratic process. So great was
her commitment, in fact, that the
19th Amendment to the U. S.
Constitution, granting women the
right to vote, has often been
referred to as 'The Susan B.
Anthony Amendment.'
"The League of Women Voters
feels particular kinship with this
great woman inasmuch as our
organization was founded on
February 15,1920, to help educate
women on their newly won right
to vote. Had it not been for the
hard work of Susan B. Anthony
and other courageous women, we
might still be struggling for the
right to vote today. As things
stand, we still have not been
assured to equality within the
Constitution, but we are closer to
our goal because of her hard
work.
"Inasmuch as this nation has
just entered its 200th year and
citizens are honoring the prin­ciples
upon which America was
founded, we believe there could
be no more fitting action than for
you to honor Susan B. Anthony
and her dedication to equality for
all. A proclamation from you,
moreover, would remind people
throughout the Town of Oyster
Bay that equality for all is a goal
we have been striving to attain
for generations-one which we
must continue to pursue until it is
part of our Constitution.''
"Realistically speaking, the A-
10 is far enough into production
that we can't back out. It is
therefore my recommendation
that the A-10 be it for close-air
support, thus eliminating the
AAH helicopter," Ljtoyd said.
The Army has insisted on AAH
helicopters, for support in ground
operations - at an estimated
production cost of $4-billion.
Ambro said Lloyd's support for
the A-10 was a boost for Long
Island's aircraft industry. "It's!
not suprising that a retired pilot
and aviation expert, such as Jim
Lloyd, favors the A-10 for close-air
operations," Ambro said.
The Air Force has ordered 733
A-10's from Fairchild at an
estimated cost of $4.7-billion. The
Farmingdale firm will produce
100 A-10's during fiscal 1977.
The Armed Services Com­mittee
makes recommendations
on military requests for weapons
systems and heavily influences
Congressional action on Defense
Department spending programs.
Local Man Receives Honor
Robert J. McCarthy, 176 North
Herman Avenue, Bethpage,
District Agent for the Lutheran
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
was named a member of the
Company's President's Club
according to an announcement by
President I.R. Burling. This is
the third year that McCarthy,
who joined the company in 1971,
has qualified for the club. He is
an associate of the Ralph
Plangeman Agency of Melville.
Membership in the President's
Club was based on superior
production throughout 1975. Out
of a field force of over 400, only 71
agents qualified for the honor.
McCarthy's efforts helped to
make 1975 the best year in
Lutheran Mutual history. A
volume of $308 million was
written last year and assets in­creased
to over $425 million.