The-Leader_1970-09-10

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35th YEAR, No. 21 FREEPORT, NY., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1970 PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY
Renkens *^l'll Fil« for
Supt* ¥acaiicy"
"When the School Board is
ready to receive applications for
the position of School Superin­tendent,
ray application will be
one of them, "So spoke AIRenken,
former princioal of Freeport
High in a telephone interview
wltn the Leader, last week.leav-
-ing no doubt in the minds of his
supporters that he Is still avail­able
to head Freeport's school
system. 2400 signatures had been
acquired on a petition circulated
by a group from south Freeport,
calling upon the School Board to
appoint Renken to the position of
Superintendent vacated by Doctor
Warrell.
In letters published by the
l^eader 3 weeks ago. Board
President Harold Levine told
Renken supporters that action on
the selection of a school superin-
. tendent would be underway by
mid-September 'lor earlier .
When contacted by the Leader,
President Levine said that pre­liminary
work on tfie selection
has already begun. Two outside
consultants have been retained
on a fee basis to aid and assist
in the selectlcMi of applicants.
Member of the board have al­ready
met with the consultants
and the process of applicant
selection should begin by late
September or October.
President Levine emphasized
that choosing a school district
Superintendent "is an important
task that should not be subjected
to outside pressures." He also
stated thai regular releases from
the School f3oard wIU keep Free-porters
advised of selection pro­gress.
EEPORT,L.l..H
LOWENSTEIN SPEAKS AT C LUNCHEON
Congressman A Hard Lowen-steln
was the guest speaker at the
Freeport Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Thursday, September
3rd at the Sea Breeze Restau­rant.
Lowensieln, who is the incum­bent
candidate for the 5th District
on Long Island criticized the ad­ministration's
war, financial, ag­riculture
and economic policies.
In response to a quesilwi from
the floor, Lowesteta stated that
he will vote against a pending
Federal Narcotics Law contain­ing
a '^0 knock" search pro­vision.
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Nassau Radcets Bureau Chiaf Norman J. Levy, ttanilingi
Republican candidate for the State Senate, addres»s a recent
luncheon meeting of the Freeport Exchange Qub on the fi^t
to prevent organized, syndicated crime from moving into
Nassau County- With Levy on the diai are. left to riifKt. John §
Abbate, Louis DeMov. program chairman, and Frank R. Drate, |
First Vice President. Levy has been chief of the District At- 4
torney's Rackets Bureau since IBCa. |
Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Caso, left, discusses the town's conservation and water­ways
programs with Republican Assembly candidate Benedict P. Ciaravino. Ciaravino, a Naval Reserve
Commander, and a lifelong waterfront resident, is particularly interested in how the town controls the
waterborne traffic created fay the south shore's 50,000 boatmen and the strides the town has made in
improving the navigability of creeks and canals.
40,000 Pairs of Eyes
Chief Elar and the Freeport
Police Department have institut­ed
and initiated an antl-crlme
program called "40,000 Pairs of
Eyes". The object of this pro­ject
Is two-fold. First, to enlist
the "eves and e a r s " of all citi­zens
in Freeport to r^wrt
possible crimes, suspicious per­sons,
incidents or c^cumstanc-es,
before crimes are ootnmltted:
and second, to encourage citizens
to call the police vrtien they see
a crime being committed. 'Ve
.want all citizens to help the
police, "said Chief Elar.
1. 'Hie program Is desl^ied m
enoxirage private citizens to a s ­sist
tfieir local police to ihepre-vention
of crime and the pro­tection
of persons and their pro­perty
by developing In each nel^-
borhood a feeling of personal
responsibility for what is happen­ing
in the nel^borhood so that
police can be called quickly.
2. Each participant Is request­ed
to be alert for any hazard
concerning his nel^bors'houses
and re|x>rt any suspected trouble
to the police.
3. Participating residents will
not take actton but simply report
suspicious persons, automobile
or circumstances to tfie police.
4. Each home wUl have an
identifying embleni visible from
die roadway which will identUy
die ot^upaiKS as being partici­pants
in the Program.
5. When necessary to ceotact
the precinct, the participants will.
have I-Hieij given the preclnci
telef^ione number (o call and be
directed to Identify themselves
as a participant in the Prowram.
Upon receipt of such call, as­signments
will be made to the
scene ofthe Incident and not to
the home of the person tailing.
The caller shall be re-contact­ed
by telephone using the file
at the stationhouse. Informed of
the results of his call and thanked
for his interest aqd participation.
No uniformed man will call at
the participant's home.
Below are checklists for par­ticipants
In die "40.000 Pairs of
Eyes" program:
Who are suspicious petsonsg
1. Pers<Mls going from door to
door asking for work,directions,
whereabouts of someone, or pro­moting
an unheard of or/doubtful
organizatioa.
5. A car or truck that stops
in-front of a home when the own­er
Is known to be away.
3. A vehicle which appears on
your street several tlnms a day
or during the week, moving slowly
past homes with the driver ap­parently
scrutinizing them.
4. The sound of glass breaking
or the sudden jar of a forced
door.
5. L i ^ t s or movement in a
house where you believe resi­dents
to be away.
6. Individuals selling mer­chandise
for ridiculously low
prices.
If trouble is suspected;
1. fall police immediately and
iduniify yourself as a participant.
2. t.jvc location of the Inci­dent.
3. Describe the suspect or ac­tivity.
4. f^emain calm and knswer
any other questions the police
may ask.
5. Stay in your home. If the
subject leaves before the police
arrive, try to observe the route,
method and direction of his es­cape.
6. If a vehicle Is used, try to
obtain the license plate number,
make, year and color of vdiicle.
"It must be emphasized."said
Chief Elar. 'Uat partlcipaqts
are not to bcscorae physlc^ly In­volved
in preventing tne crtnre.
Observation and reporting are
the keynotes and participants will
not be identified or visited by
uniformed men."
A similar program has been ,
In effect on a countywlde basis
since 1969.Lt.JohnBlankaihorn,
who supervises the coimty pro­ject
known as Nel^borhood Se­curity
Program, says It has been
most successful and effective
and there Is no reason to beMeye
that a simUar program diotiU
not reduce crime to tfie VlUage
of Freeport,
The Leader, as well as aU
other local papers, wUl aid In
the coming raonflis to pul)liclEr
ing the effectiveness of "40,000
Pairs of Eyes".
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