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Vol. 4 No. 44
Thursday, August 2 7 , 1 9 70
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Long Island.
Approximately 000 Girl Scouts'and their friends, joined the public
in seeing "The Debbie Reynolds Show;" at the Westbury Music Fair.
This special "Girl Scout" tribute was because, of Miss Reynold's
interest and service to Scouting through the years.
MID-ISLAND COUNCIL is especially honored to be official hostess
and takes great pride in welcoming Debbie to Long Island.
As this was her first visit, MID-ISLAND COUNCIL GIRL SCOUTS,
INC. presented to her, an exact detailed replica of the "Lent"
module which signified Long Island as the home of the "Lent".
Rocky To Relocate "Grass Roots" Award
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Assemblyman!Stanley War
wood (D,Levittown) today called
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In a letter to the <*>vernor;
Harwood referred*o a request for
a meeting with Rockefeller made
by Bernard CKass, President of
the East Meadow Chamber of
Commerce on August 6th *i
agree with the Chamber,"
Harwood said, "that serious
consideration should be Riven to-moving
tfc-specifically,
the northwest corner
bordering on Stewart Avenue."
Harwood, whose district, in­cludes'
the presently proposed
site, had earlier urged Dr. Alan
Miller, Commissioner of the State
Department of Mental Hygiene,
to change the site. "I am con­scious
of the need for a centrally
located facility of this type," the
Assemblyman said, "but I firmly
believe that the proposed
relocation would better serve all
of the needs of the people of
Nassau County." '
Residents of East Meadow feel
their last, remaining acres
should be used for revenue-producing
development to ease
the tax burden on the local
homeowner. They feel East
Meadow already has more than
its share of county facilities with
Eisenhower Park, Meadowbrook
Hospital, the County Jail Farm
and Children's Shelter.
YOUNGSTERS RAISE 1350 FOR CANCER..; For the fourth
consecutive year a group of children, under the direction of Ingrid
and Edward Tortorello of 32 Cove Lane, Levtttown, have combined
their talents and resources to raise funds for the American Cancer
Society's Nassau Division according to Burt Joseph of Wantagh,
Central Nassau Unit vice-president.
Shown (L to R) are Mrs. Rita Lacopola, volunteer helper; Jerry
Gallagher, age 8 of SO Silver Lane, Levittown, contemplating a
purchase of cotton candy, and Burton Joseph.
This year's event consisted of a Mock party encompassing the
entire neighborhood on Cove Lane. Local merchants and friends
donated merchandise for prizes for the various games and all sorts of
refreshments were available. Among the other children involved in
the organization of the block party were Susan Sewell, age 5 and
teenagers Richie Webber and Scott Flay.
The funds will go to help further the year round cancer control
program of the American Cancer Society Nassau Division.
NEW ADMINSTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
The Board of Education has
announced the appointment of
Edward H. Bonham as Ad-minstrative
Assistant to the
Superintendent of Schools.
Mr. Bonham had recently
served as Assistant Superin­tendent
for Instruction in
Madison Township, N.J. He be­gan
his duties here July 1st.
As Administrative Assistant,
Mr. Bonham will be assigned the
Supervision of instruction and
curriculum activities for the
school district. In addition, he
will coordinate the work of
special instructional personnel
and serve as a resource person
for instructional improvement.
Mr. Bonham holds a Bachelor's
degree from East Stroudsburg
State College and a Master's
degree from Rutgers University.
He is working towards a Doc­torate
in educational ad­ministration
at Temple
University.
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The Nassau County Press Association, comprising 41
member weekly newspapers, will present its annual
"Grass Roots Award" to Governor Nelson Rockefeller
at the NCPA's annual dinner on Sunday, October 4.
In making the announcement, the association's
president, Martin E. Weiss, editor and publisher of The
Westbury Times, said the NCPA's decision to vote the
award to Mr. Rockefeller was primarily based on the
"Freedom of Information Bill for Newsmen" which the
governor signed into law this year.
The legislation makes New York the only state in the
union which both protects the public's right to know
and the First Amendment rights of journalists and
broadcasters. ~ . .•?
„ In signing the landmark bill, which protects
newsmen from charges of contempt in proceedings
brought under state law, the governor termed freedom
of the press "one of the foundations upon which our
form of government is bases."
"A representative democracy cannot exist," he
added, "Unless there is a free press both willing and
able to keep the public informed."
Among other things, the legislation, strongly sup­ported
by the New York Press Association, a statewide
weekly newspaper organization, and the New York
State Publishers Association, a daily newspaper
organization, makes it possible for newsmen to hold
inviolate jthe names of their sources of information.
The NCPA's award to the governor will also
recognize Mr. Rockefeller's "unusual sensitivity" to
the weekly press, and to the needs of Nassau County.
The association's annual dinner is again scheduled
for the Georgian Room of the Garden City Hotel. Some
1,000 persons are expected to attend.
The affair will also be marked by the installation of
the NCPA's officers for 1970-71. They are, in addition to
Mr. Weiss, Joseph Merendino, first vice-president
(Farmingdale Post); Mrs. Florence Cullem, second
vice-president (Bethpage Tribune); Charles Warner,
treasurer (East Rockaway Observer); James Carr,
corresponding secretary (LI Illustrated News); and
Mrs. Sally Lambert Mackreth (Malverne Herald),
recording secretary.