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Vol. 4 No. 22 Thursday, March 19, 1970 10c per copy
Musicians Prepare For Concerts
A special program, "An Af­ternoon
with the American Youth
Symphony and Chorus," was held
March 8, at the home of Mrs.
Michael F. Ciofalo in Plainedge.
The American Youth Sym­phony
and Chorus is non-profit
organization dedicated to
providing young musicians with a
superb musical and educational
experience and to the fur­therance
of international un­derstanding
through music'.
Mrs. Ciofalo, who is director of
publications for the orchestra
and chorus, and who has been
associated with them for the past
five years, entertained the
parents and the three young and
talented Long Island musicians
who have been selected to tour
with the orchestra and chorus on
its sixth annual good-will
European concert tour this
summer.
Mrs. Ciofalo, who accompanied
the orhcestra and chorus on their
European tour last summer,
showed movies and slides and
gave the young musicians a
preview of what their tour will be
like this summer.
The American Youth Sym­phony
and Chorus (A.Y.S.C.)
plan two concert tours this
summer. From June 12 to the 19,
the A.Y.S.C. (students age 15 to
21) and the Junior American
Youth Symphony and Chorus
(students age 11 to 14) will tour
Bermuda, sailing on the Greek
Line cruise ship, OLYMPIA.
Concerts will be presented
under the auspices of the Ber­muda
Arts Council. Students and
adults will enjoy a full schedule of
sightseeing.
The (AiY.S.C.) was awarded
the Freedom Foundation's
George Washington Honor Medal
Award for, "An Evening of
American Music" on its 1969
European concert tour. This
year, its sixth annual good-will
European concert tour (July 16 to
August 13) will include visits to
Belgium, The Netherland,
Luxembourg, Switzerland,
Austria, Denmark, East Ger­many,
West Gemaw,
Czechoslovakia, Liechtenstein
and England.
In addition to playing 14 con­certs
in the leading cultural
centers of Europe, the orchestra
and chorus will have an extensive
schedule of sightseeing in each
country.
Some of the highlights of tnwe
trip will include a visit to the top
of Mount Patscherkofel by cabel
car in the Austrian Alps and
viewing the "Changing of the.
Guard" ceremony at
Buckingham Palace in London
from inside the palace gates
.(by special invitation of the
Queen.)
Students are selected for
membership on the basis of
musicianship and letters of
recommendation from their
directors, private teachers,
school principals and clergymen.
Adults accompany the tours as
chaperones, section coaches and
in a variety of staff positions.
Although the A.Y.S.C. are part
of the People-to-People Program
in Washington, D.C. the
organization has never applied
for nor received federal mo|jey.
Each member of the ioui* pay*
his own expenses.
Anyone interested may contact
Mrs. Ciofalo at PE 5-7185, or
write to the Executive Secretary,
Mrs. Barbara Paterson, at
National Headquarters, 263
Center Church Road, McMurray,
Pa. 15317.
ERIN GO ROW A: Members of the Bethpage
Republican Club share a bit of their collective Irish
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sodMotoST5 r) airs. Florence Mullin and Mrs
PatricaSchimmoller, dance chairmen along with
Dexter Reed, Club president, and Cliff Daley, Bethpage
Republican Executive Committeeman.
March Against Hunger
On Sunday April 26, thousands
of residents of Nassau County,
including adults, high school and
college students, will participate
in a 30-mile March On Hunger, to
make clear to all the growing
crisis of hunger and malnutrition.
In addition, money will be
raised to help alleviate the
problem. Great sums of money
have been raised during previous
marches, according to a March
spokesman. In Buffalo, New
York 17,500 walkers raised over
$90,000,in Chicago $80,000, and in
San Diego, 85,000 dollars was
The March is part of a
widespread . movement
throughout the United States
which is affiliated with the
American Freedom From
Hunger Foundation in
Washington, D.C. The Foun­dation
was established in 1961 at
the suggestion of the late.
President John F. Kennedy, as
the national, non-profit, non-sectarian,
committee to support
the worldwide Freedom From
Hunger Campaign.
The coordinator of the Nassau
County March is Miss Nancy
Drummond, a 15-year-old
sophomore at the Wheatley
School. She explained that during
the coming weeks students will
be contacting people m the
community and asking them to
pledge as much money as
possible. Residents will be asked
to show their support by
promising a certain amount of
money for each mile walked by
the marcher.
For example, if a person or
business firm agrees to pay a
walker one dollar per mile, and
the walker covers 5 miles, he will
have earned 5 dollars for the fight
against hunger. Each marcher
will attempt to secure as many
sponsors as possible.
With the combined efforts of all
the marchers, a substantial
amount of money should be
misfid
The funds will be divided in
several ways according to Miss
Drummond. Forty-two.and one
half percent will go to.the free
breakfast program of the Farm
Workers Service Center in
Riverhead. Another 42.5 per cent
will go to the Project Hope in
Equaddr, which is an
agricultural and nutrition self-help
program.
The remaining 15 per cent goes
to the American Freedom From
Hunger Foundation to assist its
educational program on hunger,
population, pollution and to help
perpetuate the March On Hunger
program throughout the country.
Leonard G. Wolf, Executive
Director of the American
Freedom From Hunger Foun­dation,
formally head of the Food
For Peace Program in Brazil,
and internationally known ex­pert
on War on Hunger, brought
the purpose of the Nassau County
March into focus when he stated:
"The burning issue of our day
is the crisis of world hunger.
Today 3.5 billion people live on,
our earth-and about half are ill-fed.
As these students begin to
think positively about, and
identify with these issues of
hunger, over-population and
Due to oversights, two
mistakes were made in recent
editions of the TRIBUNE..
On March 5, we reported that
the North Bethpage Civic
Association donated $1,789.50 to
the Scholarship Fund. The
correct amount was $11,789.50.
Last week, we listed the phone
number of the Nassau County
"Narcotics Anonymous"
program incorrectly. The .
number should have read 535-
5146.
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As we go to press, the strike
by postal employees continues.
Since this will probably delay
mailing of this week's
TRIBUNE, we ask you to
understand in case you receive
your copy late.
pollution, we begin to realize that
we are on the read to alleviating
them. , t L. '
"If there's a sight that s
beautiful in America today, it's
the sight of thousands of kids
walking together just to identify
with this crisis of our times. I
sincerely hope that all the
residents of Nassau County will
support these marchers in their
pursuit of a better world".
Wolf added that volunteers of all
ages are needed if the March is to
be a success. Those who would
like to volunteer, or desire more
information, should contact the
Nassau County March on Hunger
Committee, P.O. Box 166, East
Williston, N.Y. (742-0024).
iNfew Freedom.Shaire*
WHIPPING UP SOME EXCITEMENT: Guy Gossmg
wild animal trainer from Belgium, features nine Royal
Bengal Tigers in his act at the Island Garden circus.
The circus opens in West Hempstead on Saturday,
March 21 and runs thru Sunday, April 5.
Bethpage Tops in Tobay Hockey
The BethDaae Blues and Bethpage Rovers finished with identical
( i S ^ f r S i n S Senior B Division of the Town of Oyster Bay
ice Hockev League, but the Blues were awarded the league uUe
baseKf aypreSo'nal hockey rule.which breaks ties by declaring
(he winner to be the team that scores themos goals
The Blues racked up 129 goals compared to 101 by the Rovers as
thev battled for the first two spots in the seven-team division.
The Blues coached by Jim Garafalos, owed most of the goals (93)
toSSscTing line of WaltMamelli, Mike Verderosa and Glenn
SiUner After losinl the league opener, the Blues went on 13 straight
rames without a loss behind this threesome.
g r^enn MUmer son of League Commissioner Charles Millner, won
thfdZfonscovmgc^n with 37 goals and 25 assists for 62 pointe.
SameluSStsfandVerdero^
S Z e e snots in the scoring racel Rich Caccamese, who starred in
S n f o f m e Blues' net, w?s named the outstanding goalie m the
league.