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vol.. 1^ NO. 5 Week of May 10-16,1984 20 cents per copy
International Games For The Disabled
A World Event On Our Doorstep
The biggest public event in Nassau County history ~ and
the second largest sports event in the world in 1984 — will
takeplace between June 16 and 30 in the Mitchel Field area.
, "The^l984 International Gamps for the Disabled will be
both of those landmark occasions, Purcell said. Our
couhty and its residents will be in the spotlight of world
attention during that time span, and we'll be ready for all the
attention,
"We have found that Long Island is a place unknown in
many portions of the world, but that will not be true after
June's end. What is more, it will make the label 'Made on
Long Island' a reality in the far corners of the globe."
; For the Disabled Games^ more than 1,800 highly-trained
men and women athletes from 54 countries will be here to
compete in 22 sports. To assist them, some 700 support staff
people also will be housed in the Hofstra University dormi­tories.
With teams and staffs will come tens of thousands of
visitors from all over the United States and from the various
nations.
The flags of the Soviet Union and People's Republic of
China, which have never*before been part of international
competition for disabled athletes, will be flown aloft.
The media.of niqst nations will be here, too, to do televi­sion,
radio and print coverage of the Games during this
once-in-a-lifetime visit to America for most of the
competitors.
'^Nassau County, Long Island, New York, will be in the top
of the headlines for these two weeks," Purcellsaid. "Enhartc-ing
the pageantry and excitement of the Games will be visits
by dignitaries, royal families, ambassadors and other offn
cials from every nation."
Purcell said it was expected th^t President Ronald Rea­gan,
an honorary chairman of the Games, would make a
visit. Governor and Mrs. Mario Cuomo will be grand mar­shals
for the opening day festivities on Sunday, June 17, at
the county's new $11-million Mitchel Park in the heart of
what was once Mitchel Air Force Base.
Nassau County, a co-sponsor of the Games, is providing
use of major facilities for the event, including the new park
and its nine-lane paved track, and other facilities at Eisen­hower
Park. Hofstra University's new, Olympic- standard
swimming pool will be used for water events and most of the
courts and special facilities at Nassau (!^ommunity College,
along with the county's rifle range, will be in use.
Charles Taylor of Massapequa, a Nassau County, public
works employee shows one of the many signs being prepared
by the public works department's sign shop for the Interna­tional
Games for the Disabled. Signs are being made for
each of the 54 nations expected to be represented at the
Games. ' '
Town and State Cooperate
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby signs a consent
order between the Town and the State topermit the conti­nuation
and expansion ofprotection measures at the Town's
landfill. Town Attorney Robert w. Schmidt (left) and Frank
Antetomaso, Commissioner of the Department of Public
Works, witness the sighing.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby announced
that agreement has been reached on programs relating to the
Town's landfill that will permit the continuation and expan­sion
of protection measures designed to insure the continued
quality of drinking water.
After 15 months of joint development of the program by
experts from the Town, the State Attorney-General's Office
and the State Department of Environmental Conservation,
a consent order between the State and the Town was
approved Tuesday, May I, 1984, by the Town Board.
By the signing this consent order, it is assured that the
most appropriate programs, several of which have already
been implemented by the Town, will be continued and
expanded in order to insure that our drinking water will be
protected from any possible effects that might otherwise
result from disposal practices initiated more than 25 years
ago.
Under the programs contained in the consent order, the
Town will continue the capping and closing program which
began eight months ago and is scheduled for completion by.
the end of June. Approximately 18 inches of clay is being
placed on top of the older section of the landfill that is no
longer used for disposal, in order to stop precipitation from seep­ing
into the landiill, thus preventing the production of lea-chate.
In addition, a 12th layer of growing medium will be
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The only event of the 22 on the schedule which will not be
held in the immediate area is the equestrian competition,
which will be run at Caumsett State Park in Lloyd Neck.
"One of the strong reasons Nassau County was chosen as
the site for these Games was the ready availability of these
high quality facilities," Purcell said. "That fact, plus the high
quality of our police department and the excellent economic
atmosphere of our county, made the decision by the Dis­abled
Sports International Association a positive one."
International Games for the Diisabled have been held
twice before ~ in Toronto, Canada, in 1976, and in.Arnhem,
Holland, in 1980. The Games are scheduled every four years
in the same country as .the World Oympics. The Games in
1984, however, will encompass far more people than ever
before. The competitors fall into four disability categories:
cerebral palsy, blind, amputee and another called "Les
Autres," a general classification for athletes with other dis­abling
conditions. Those in each category compete only with
others of simiar disability.
The sports include track and field, wrestling, cycling,
fencing, rifle and pistol shooting, volleyball, wheelchair
basketball and soccer, lawn bowling, table tennis and
weight-lifting;^ " ^^
The athletes are world class competitors who all are
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An Officer
And A Gentleman
On Saturday, May 5, at their annual Spring Dance, the
Bethpage Archie McCord American Legion Post #86 pres­ented
a commendation for law and order enforcement to
Police Officer Charles Seich of the 8th Precinct.
As readers will remember, back in March, this newspaper
reported on the events which led to P.O. Seich being selected
as Top Cop for 1983 by the Eighth Precinct Top Cop Com­mittee.
In addition to presenting the commendation, the
post has submitted Officer Seich's name and a rundown of
his achievements as Top Cop, to the American Legion Nas­sau
County Headquarters for consideration of an additional
award on the county level.
Officer Seich (Charlie) and his charming wife Gail, were
invited to the Annual Spring Dance as guests of the post,
and it was appropriate that"" he received this honor in Beth-page
... the town where he was assigned a footpost for the
first two years of his career. Charlie 'walked a beat' in
Bethpage during 1970 and 1971. A young officer then, who
went on to learning the dedication and perseverance that it
takes to become an honored law enforcement officer.
American Legion Post #86 Commander Rico Carpentiere
(c), proudly presents Police Officer Charles Seich with his
award for outstanding law enforcement, as Treasurer Matt
Rufrano looks on.