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BETHPAGE
u.tlip.Ki.- NV 11 M'l
Island Trees Plainedge
also serving
Seaford Old Bethpage Plainview
VOL. 21 NO. 51 OCTOBER 20 - 26 , 1988 20 CENTS
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THE EXCITING DEBATES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
October 29,30 and November 5 and 6 at 2:30 P.M.
OF 1860 will be re-created at Old Bethpage Village Restoration on
A time of political unrest will be
re-created when Old Bethpage Village
Restoration turns the clock back 128
years to the 1860 Election when
Abraham Lincoln was elected President
of the United States. The program
will take place on the weekends
of October 29-30 and November 5-6.
County Executive Thomas S.
Gulotta said that the campaign will be
reenacted exactly as it was on Long
Island in 1860.
The election came at a time when
rapid industrialization, a great tide of
European immigration, the proposed
extension of slavery and the impending
shadow of the Civil War, contributed
to popular unrest and political
instability. As a result of a split in the
ranks of the Democratic party, four
presidential candidates representing
five parties were on the ballot.
Locally, it was the race between
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas,
known as "The Little Giant," and
Abraham Lincoln, the flagbearer
chosen at the second convention of
Republicans, which drew the most
attention.
On October 29 and 30, visitors will
Isiten to arguments for both sides. At
2:30 p.m., supporters of Stephen
Douglas will rally near the Noon Inn,
while at 3:00 p.m., the Wide Awake
Club of Old Bethpage will assemble to
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Bethpage Rotary Sponsors Trip
Rotarians of the Rotary club of
Bethpage are seeking outstanding
young business and professional nien
or women (non-Rotarians) to visit
Brazil in March-April 1989 under the
sponsorship of the Group Study
Exchange Program of the Rotary
Foundation.
The program strives to improve
international understanding by enabling
young people from different
countries to learn from each other.
The awards involve exchanging teams
of business and professional persons
between 25-35 years of age for lour to
six-week visits.
While abroad, team members
observe their hosts' way of life as well
as study the nation's economic, social
and cultural characteristics through
travel and discussions within participating
Rotary districts.
For further information, contact:
Dr. Joseph Forgione, 4792 Hehip-stead
Tpke. Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735.
More than 13,000 persons from
some 150 countries have participated
in the program since its inception in
1965, at a cost of more than $17 million
dollars.
The Rotary Foundation is sup-*
ported voluntarily by Rotarians and
others in 161 countries and geographical
regions in which some 23,000
Rotary clubs are located. The foundation's
objective is to further international
understanding and friendly
relations among peoples of dillerent
nations through projects of an educational
or charitable nature.
Rotary Welcomes Charles Pacif ico
ROTARY club of Bethpage president, Frank Morrone (right) welcomes district gciver
nor, Charles Pacifico, un his ufficiat visit held at the Fox Hollow restaurani
Woodbury.
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1988-10-20 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Betpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. Date 2009 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the Public Domain and Digital Rights are held by Bethpage Public. Library. |
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