The-Leader_1973-07-12

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38th YEAR No. U FREEPOttT, NEW YORK, JULY 12, 1973
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:-i--3aliMr^ HalflMttion Douar
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"on the^eieritag Qf.tlw^^^^F^
jiai|inent's Uth' i^i^^ and Ffreivoirlffi-Smw. Fire tru^K
i;idls|7;clo«jis,- band, music, dlsptey of equtpneiit ownBd by. Freeport
and heigl^FiKig communities^ a simulated rescwbyaNassau County
IbltcelJtoUcopter and demonstiratlons of lire figMIog techniques
(uflper photo) were topped off by a display of ground and aerial
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Rent Control
Consid^iriifl
' Qinier' photo). Doing the an­nouncing
choreisi were * Fire­man'
Jim McBrlde (at left in
foreground} and WGBB announcer
Dave Vleser, Inbacitgroundls 1st
Deputr Chief WUllam Casa-masina
deft) and ex-Chief Carl
Waltasan.
Honored at the show were Oiief
John Horton, David Newbery and
Van Spiveyi heros of the jfedell
Street last August, ex-POW
Captain Peter Callaghan and
Mr8rJudyrSuUl«alD«ho£raciittly
rescued a man froin* a b^at fire.
^In thedrawing, Eoliert Franke
of the State Farm agency on
Grove Street won the car; a Mr.
D'Amato of Baldwin, the TV and
a Mr. McDonald tof Valley
Stream, the set of encyclopedia.
The firemen had just won Best
Appearing Department, with the
Department's band getting the
.^me title, at the 2Sth Annual
Hempstead Fireman's Drill
(witti Truck Co. II placing first in
the >Man Ladder and third in
Bucketsri»it_..thejr .day-wasn't
'oveTwlth l i e show. They had to
answer: two false^^ alarms,, an
aided case and p t biit a cairfire.
'CPhotoa by Alan Greenberg).'
i^jMwitim To ugmnr^m^Meadow
• (^XjjJMsu^M^SIfkmxfi. aite-flt-the
foot of the: Villa^e'sSouth,
• !iteih_Slcefit,^J«ilLJ)e. officially
dedicated as Nassau. County's
14th major active twrk, Satw-day,
July 14. The facility, which
contains six tennis courts, six
handball, courts, two- for
.basketball, another two for
horseshoes, a kiddie playground
^and spraypool andnature trails,
has b^n open on .a limited basis
since early Spring.
Saturday's activities will be
; highlighted at.2 p.m. with the
arrival of Nassau .County,
Executive Ralph Case and
:' Fteepdn's "favorite son;" Guy
*> Lombardo abbard' Lbmbardo'a
'^boa^'Festivities will begitt at 1
'' p.'m;,h'however, with a puppet
show aiid a 'performance by the
Ali-American Banjo Team. Of­ficial
opening (%remoales will be
at 2 p.m.' with Pn* the Qown
: performing afterwards. At 3
. p,m.. Biteway Producti porp., a
-toy^^ahujacturer who has
operated firom SM Ray Street for
the past eight years, will sponsor
a "Satellite" contest with the
winner to' receive a 125 US
Savings Bond and runnerups a
product of the firm. The
"Satellite" is a Riteway toy
which retails at about $2.25. Its .
purpose is to try to keep,a ball
within its ring by centrifical
force.
In inviting all Freeporters and
County residentsto participate in,
the<(Opening-which will be at-,
tended by County Department oS
Recreation and Parks' Com­missioner
Richard Fitch as well
as Village officials, CaB6 said the
park is "another step forward in
the goal of the admhiistration to
provide our . residents! with a
recreation and paHcs system
second to none," >
Cow Meadow Park is open each
^y from 8 a.m. to dusk.'
Bar Shooting
* Kelly's" Old Tavem;_XJWe5l^
Merrick Road, was the scene of a
shooting on the night of July 4th,
The partender, Joseph Dluhrts,
"29, of Lawrence, was charged
. with } felonious' assault in the
episode and Nathaniel Baldwin,
Jr., 28, of 142 East Seaman
Avenue, is in satisfactory con-ditiorr
in Doctors Hospital.
According to First Squad
detectives. Baldwiii began
arguing with another patron, and
was ordered to leave the bar. He
went,' returning' at .10:30 pm
swinging-a -cane.-When Dluhos
-attempted to reach the phone to
call police, Baldwin began
beating him with'the cane with
"^stwh~force that^iT'iroke. It IS
alleged that Dluhci^ew a gun
during the attack and shot
Baldwin in the abdomen.
' •••" ,. $500,000 FOR FREEfKlRT, C^ngrettman Norman tint (r.rhad
A«lr f i»inr T n n^f Jw hiivy chore of prwtina a ci^^^
/^oK. J u e v y i. O U e i school superintendent Donald Cottlow (I.) in the tatter't office last.
Thursday morning. The fundi, from the Emergency SchiHil AW Act,
will aiiiit the District in cwrying bur "Spidal RMMiing f rcHaOi."
(See newi story.) Mri. Doris Selub, Dlraetor of Riiding In ^'Frae-
^-port SdflwIiFliiitKe aqiitf^^ in the ««»•
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high school students master
subject materfair
• ^Institution of special in-service
staff training to be
conducted during the summer as
well as the school year for faculty
to receive further skill
development in individualizing
instruction for grades five
through eight;
'Development of curriculum,
utilizing teain^;Of teachen and
students from grades five
thrdiigh twelve working on the
creation and revision of couraei
to meet the changing neeilhi oi
education;
'Consultation, pliinning, and
evaluation of the newl
by youngslen, parents, teachenir-and
admlnlttraton. —
The R^oh II (New York)
Officeof (he Federal Departm«it^
of Health, Education, and
^Welfare will work with the
-District to imi^ement the various
pn^ams fund«i by the half
million dollar grant. ~
Commenting' on tlM!fe<teral
education dollars, Schools
Superintendient Donald Costlow
noted that the additional money
"should provide additional
programs which will allow us to
continue'Dtir goal of Educational
ExceUeiiiDe."
Fpeeport Village Officials have
asked State Senator Norman
Levy to attempt to put local rent
control into the hopper for the
special session of the State
Legislature opening on July 10.
In a letter to.Senator Levy.
Mayor William H.-White pointed
out that the special session was
called to conslcter.pension reform
and consumer problems. "One of
the most urgent rcbnsumer
problemsln Filepdrt and other
Nassatr Oounty CQmniunities is
the alMence of kx»r authority to
stabilize rents," Blayor ^^Vhite.
said. He noted that Levy has tried
for three years to 'get-'^a rant
stablllring bill passed. ~"\ \
Fc^ir months ago Mayer White
and Village Trustees R|ipJl
Franco and Hi Berkel^ S^mey
persimally ccNiducfbd a petitiki
drive in Freeport 'apartment
buildings directed at l^islatiye^;
•4eaders. Hundred^ df signatures
were;^v«i to Senator Levy in
support of his proposal fcrridcaF
option rent control. .
"The Freeportenuvho signed,
petitions, wrote letters and sent
telegrams bre telling the State
legislators that their situation is
desperate when some landlords
arbitrarily imjpose increases of
20% or 30% or more as leases
expire," Mayor White said. "On
the Village level we do what we
can, but we really need the teeth
that,only the State Legislature '
can give us,<rfnd we hope this
special sessimi will recognize the
m^ency of this problem and act
upon it now."', .•
JP'qman
Assaults Police
Freeport patrolman Donald
Richert. Jack Kilbride and
George Bowe, were assaulted by
a woman, Nelvin Lyons, 3S, of the
Bronx, wfien they sought fol
arrest her on the Fourth of July.
The offkreni fa«id been called to
Raynor Park ut I^y and Bedell
Streets by^ nearby rfiidenfs
The Freeport- School District
has been awarded a 1520,644
grant und|er the Federal
Emergency Schiiol Aid-Act.
Official notification of the grant
was presented to Superintendent
of Schools Donald L. Costlow by
United States Congressman
Norman F. Lent on July S;
The funds are designed for a
specific number itf inhovative
programs. These Include:,
—•Individualized instruction in
Math in the fifth through the
eighth grades;
'Identification and enrich^
. nient for lifted children in grades
jiBfJbrough-fOur;.
'Improving lines of com*
niuhication hi grades five to eight
Jhrough hujnian lelaUons coun^
ells, ' ""sludeiif , leadership
programs, and' intergroup ex*
'•periences;,~w-;-.-, ^.-'
'Expansion of the District's
successful Pre-Klndergarten ~
iroJtaJB«ffiWe:morB- early-lucauonal-
experieiiGes for a
g^eaterv.number of Freeport
xhlldrerirvs '•'" '__ .
'Creation Vf" Reading-
Curnculum\Resource Centers to.
proyid§Lassisl|inceJn the reading
aspects^ of 'English, -Social
Studies, \Math,\and vocational
subjects, in the:^i4tht>through
twelfth grades in bmer.ioiflssist
Bulletiiif—'.'.'.-?^^^
As we went to press Tuesday
night we ' learned that the
Freeport Board of Edocatiofi,
holding iU Annoat OrgaiMMMon
meeting that evenlag; ^l(ad
elected Rev.S. Frank EminaitM
as Board President reptaeing
complaining about lighUng of
fireworks-
Miss Lyons was charged with
assault and a compani<m, Willie
Underwood, 33, of Manhattan,
was arrested and charged with
public intoxication and- dlsor*
doiy conduct
Harold JLevioe. Joseph McAn-drews
if as picked (o repUice.
(Emmanti^'as Vice Prctkleot,
EmniaiilMl now becomes the
'Di«trU«;!«"tirftt Black Board
Pt^kMut aijbe was, twe year*
age,-- the flrst of his race to be
elected a Board member.
McAndrewi irpresetiUy servfaig
Us third three^ear term fend ha*
prevloosly held the potts «f.
President and Vice Pretideat.
Both men are op forre-deetka til
JttM. 1*74.
Mrs. casria Nevard was In*
. sulkd as • Bearid member at the
public meeting at which m
rcsidait was hi attcsdance.
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