The-Leader_1971-10-28

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FREEPORT
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BALDWIN
Z ID Code 11510^
MERRICK
zip Code 1151(8
ROOSEVELT
£lo Code 1tb7S
36th YEAR, No. 27 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1971 PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY
Teacher Talks
Deadlocked
In an effort to break the deadlock in the negotiations
between the Teachers Association and t he School District.
Mr. Jonas Silver, the fact-finder appointed by PERB. has
scheduled a meeting of both parties for 5.00 P.M. Tuesday
in the admini<itration building.
Mr Silver's attempt to resume the talks follows a walkout
In as.s{)ciation president
Jolm McKaliaray and nego­tiator
d i a r i e s Deul>el from
a meeting lasl Saturday
evening, alter 20 hours of
talks in three days.
The I act finder's report had
been accepted in its entirety
;;by^:tliie'fI^rficifS^'^ssQfeiatt
earlier hist week. The school
d t s f r i c l s negotiating (cam
did not lolloH suit and the
Saturday meeting ended
when McKahacis and l)eu-l)
el broke oft the talks pre-sumahK
(o confer u i t h their
e\ei litive committee
Jonas Silver, fact finder, pauses
on his way to meeting m ari
ministration building.
llie roadblock at this jioml ap|)ears to be monetar) and
i m I I ADliR has learned that teacher's starting salaries
IS one of the unresolved issues. A reliable source is (jiioted
as sasing "ihey are close on one issue and prelt\ lai
;ii)ari on another,"
REACHING A LONG WAY is Bobby Walsh as he stretches for the doorbell to Trick or Treat
for UNICCF on Halloween. The United,Nations Children's Fund reaches out to help children in 112
developing countries with the coins collected by American children including (from left) Valerie, Lisa
and Donald Pantina, Jr. of Gordon Place. You too can reach out with your pennies, nickels, dimes and
dollars by giving coins for food, medicine, and educational supplies to children who would not have a
chance without UNICEF.
Village Officials Hear Levy
Forty three public officials
including Village Mayors and
their representatives appeared at
a Senate hearmg conducted by
Slate Senator Norman J Levy s R
Long Beach I. Qiairman of the
New York State Senate Standing
Committee on Villages
Representing Freeport were
deputy Mayor William White.
Treasurer Leonard Smith and
Village Clerk Thomas DeVin-cenzo.
Senator Levy said. "This
hearing, held at the Lynbrook
Village Hall, Lynbrook, NY. was
the first of nine to be held
throughout the State The
primary purpose of the Lynbrook
and future hearings is to review
the existing inequity under the
present revenue sharing formula
which provides additional Stale
revenue sharing to all cities and
excludes all villaj^es from this
revenue .sharmg '
Senator Levy continued. "This
additional Stale revenue sharmg
IS known colloquaily as special
city aid and provides cities with
substantial additional slate aid
(or supplymg the same or less
services than comparable
villages which are not paid
under this formula "
•"For example." Ix'vy added.
•'The city of Long Beach receives
an estimated $707,550.00 m ad
ditional revenue sharing because
it is a city and the Village of
Freeport which is of com­parable
size which provides
similar services and lias similar
pruhU'tiis receives no addilional
revenue .sharing "
Muring the cnurse of (he
hearing Sena lor I.ev> paid
Inbuie t(» l.vnbrook MavDr
Franeis Becker who has led the
i>atlle lor additional Slale
revenue sharmg for Villages and
Lev> disclosed thai Becker will
runtinue to work wilh Ihe Village
Committee in iLs efforts to for
mulate equitable standards for
village qualifications for ad
ditional revenue sharing.
Senator Levy said. "As
Chairman of this Committee. I
am not suggesting legislation to
take special city aid away from
any cities "
(Continued uii luge 14)
Teachers Association Pros. John McKaharay and negotiatlor Charles
Deubel review a fine point before entering meeting.
f\>lice Officers Attend Conference
Chief Klaranri Captains Daube
and Hnusseau «i( Ihe Freeport
I'rilKc Department attended a
s|>e( lal law enforcement ton
terence on •(irganized Crime
(Onlrols s[K)nsored h\ Ihe FBI
at ifn- Helhpage Slate Park
Clubhouse on (klober 2(nh. 1971
In an announcement con
(eniiiig I Ins and .similar con
(ereiues being held throughout
the I'lilted Slates FBI Director
•J. Ixigar HcHiv«»r .said Ihe purpose
(i( ih«' <'(»nf<*ren(e was lo
laniilianze stale and local law
cnlorrement agencies uith Ihe
l-'BCs inrreaseil (unsilicl nm
iiiidei [)ro\ isions of Ifie Organi/ed
( riiiH* Control Aii ol 15l7(i passed
lasl (»clot)er Ttiis legislaliori
liroadern'ri FBI aultionlv in
lerlain areas wtii-re exelilsi\e
(iinsdici ion [sreviouslv rcsled
uilli local law enlorcernenl
.igencies The A<i rieals mil oolv
vviih organized i rirne aciiviln's
hill also pertains to certain
iMiinhiiig mailers Mi Hoover
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