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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
THE LEADER
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FREEPORT'S
OFFICIRL
NEWSPAPER
-J^th YEAR. No. 28 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. NQVENIBER 8. 1979 PRICE 20* PER COPY
Freeport Police Win Awards
15 Honored For Superior
Performance Of Duty
FREEPORT • Fifteen members of the Frecpi>n Police Dci)artmcnt
were commended for specific action of valor, profeisionaiism and
exceptional performance of their duty bv members of their PBA. The
15 received special mention at the Frcep»in PBA's 52nd Annual Dinner
and Dance Friday night. November 2. at Narragansctt Inn in
Lindcnhurst.
Awards of Merit were pre­sented
to the police officers bv
village Mayor William H. White,
who attended the dinner-dance
along with four village trustees,
and a host of other dignitaries
friim~Frecportr'|)blicc organi/a-lions
throughout Nassau County,
and the state PBA.
two'Alto Cited
ByCoonly
* '-"- Pw\tc«!! O t n c em - RotKTt KiTTOIC
staling "We're hunting f\>r bear.
There is gonna be trouble."
Police Officer Martin, removed
his uniform shirt and hat to
appear as a customer, and
entered the bar. The subject,
unaware iif MiTtlH'S" tdcntlt\'~
threatened him to kill him if he
tried to leave.
Minutes later police Olfieer
Ktrmsc entered. nl*o appearrnu
»»•«• t^WOOCT.- >.»A :««r>%. «oW. bjf
-and Hdwitrd MnHin were Cltta T«r - the iUbj^'aa;-WaH' tt.tw-uwA:; ia--
D"eexceemmpblearr y1 9p. ti1li9c7c8 .a Tcthioen t"w oto hkaedn leave, he loo wimld be killed.,
responded to a repon of man with
a gun at a bar on Guy Umibardn
Avenue. Interviewing the bar­tender
outside the premises, they
learned that two men were inside,
one displaying a machine gun and
As timi; passed. Kirnisc was
ab)eropi>siiion hiniselfio the rear
of the xubjeei Hho, Mdving-his
machine itun about, suddenly
pointed it at P.O. Martin's head.
Kirnisc then drew his concealed
(Cent, on Pago6)
'TWAS A NIGHT FOR GHOSTS. AND GHOULS. AND GOBUNS and they v»ere all Joined by wma 300
yonflsters — and Bozo, the Magical Clown — at the Freeport f^ecreatlon Center for a Halloiween Costume
Parade and entertainment. Bozo sits among the youngsters who won prizes for the most original cos-
=^tim1ei-{{op~p^(Cto; arru:(5xttcwi-M"fcs!pi^iHM>_oUiia. a^^ "juice break," On
Halloween night, older children enjoyed free roller skating onlfvs Certierrtce nninBdttomTtgW pfiutu)--'
Testers Nab Realtor For Steering
FRRF.POKT - Fullouing a visit by "testers" to a Queens re.nl cst.iie
agency', a salcsptTrsinKviiiXiise has been revokcd^n the New Yof k Sec-rciary
of Slate. Marguerite Meyer, working in the C'amlin.i IfcT^fKIs"
offices of Real Estatc'lnntiValions of Ne\^ York tHRlt. was found wiU\
iif racial steering.
Meyer had been "tested" by
Freeport residents Thomas atul
Judith Ctutnors. Tlie-couple are
among scores of volunteers in­volved
in the on-going monitoring
of real estate practices under the
direction of Michael Kirwan.
Ci>ordinator of Freeport's Stabili-ration
and Affirmative Housing
Task Force.
According to sections of the
testimony released by the Sec­retary/
«if State's office, the Con­nors
.visited Real Estate Inn-r.
vii «on»--" w;-Navsj!^r-:x J9-Jasl
year niul vicre assigned to Meyer.
The testers, who are while'as is
Meyer, stated they uanicd a
three bedfoitnt house for less than
SSO.OOO near the water and within
commuting distance of the city.
Meyer asked the Connors if they
were testers bevausi- wlut she
was ab<)ut to do was "steering."
She then said, "you're a nice
young couple and there are cer­tain
areas that 1 feel you don't
want to go to." Meyer then drew
circles im a map ii\ show com-
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Veterans Day Rites At Library Nov. 12
FREEPORT jThis year's Veterans Day observance in the village of.
Freeport «-iU tike plaix at the Freeport Memorial libraiiy. SponMred
b>- the American Legion Williain Clinton Story Post #342 in cooperat'ion
with the library, the ceremony wiQ b e ^ at 10:45 am. "loesday.
.November 12. ' ^. '
Tlie morning prognm. chaired by (be Legion Post's .Americanism.
"Iiiiiiiilll niailn_[iiltiiii. liiTI'
bepn with a posting oTllH lalim,.
After Jackson grem the assemr ••
blage. lepim Post Commander
James -Jyiiessaa; w3l lead -the
PtedgeofAOeeiance. - - "
P.C. Fred {uger «rill introdoce
the boooced giiests and Jacison
will -offer -spedal reinaits.-. The
chairinan will basic fab tjdil; on a.
poem wUdi has been rniiiuied in
the spedal program flyer pre-pafed^
bt the fibwry. TitJed "My
Creed.* bv Dean AISUM. the
poem — winch Jackson mil read
^-begins **I dQ not choose to be a
coisman man." and coododis
with the word "AD this is what it
means to be an American."
Copies oS the program win be
available that morning.
~ nili liii'»« MirT " ' O ^ Holy
- Redeemer R,C. Cliuiiii wiU udei
both -tbe invocation and- the
oobchiifing' benedicdon.'. At'
1 r ara the traditional ups win be..
followed by a moment of silence. .-
. : Tlie Freeport Hi^ School
Cborits ;win- «ng ®Thc Star
Spanned Banner r as weO as a .
selectiod of other appropriate
mo»c. •
Following the retiring of the
coiots. those remaining wiD be
->ab1e to bear'a cariUoa. coocert
coosistingof "Battle Hymn of the ~
RepobBc" VGod of oar Fath­ers."
"My Cbontry 'ds of Thee"
knd "America the BcaotifBL'*,
Republican Ticl(et
Sweefis Freeport
FREEPORT.- Election, night m
Freeport and as THE LEADER
went to press* tbe resalts were
being totalled here in the village.
Hetnpstead Town Presiding
Sapervisor Al D'Amato'k 3:1
vifforv in Breeport. over his op­ponent.
Denocm Andrew Wal-
. lace, seemed to foDow tbe eariy
town-wide resoHs- In Freeport,
D'Amato polled 4.465 votes.
-iriaie onocBcul returns gave
Wafiace I>I7 votes: Hempstead
Tom Soperrisor James Bennett.
rnnnbg for le-dectioa.- came
tbwag^ in Freeport with 4,202
votes to the 1,981 votes gathoed
by his Democratic opponent.
Barbara Epstein.
': t^reeport's tallies in thie Town
Cbondl race also gave tbe GOP
candidates comfortable tnargjns.
" • : {Cor.t.onPagetO . .
THE'AMERICAN FLAO <& PRESENTED p itm fntpfirt M«nori«l
library by memben ol ttte Valeran* Day ObsWvanot Coovnttta*. Left
to right ara Jamea Mlessau, Comrnandar, Wiinam Ointon Story Post
#342 American Laglon; Charles'Jacfcaon, Chairman Vatarans Day
Observance Committe*; Wilfrad L. Morin.' Oiractor of the Freeport
Memorial LitKary; and Frank Manz. Past Commander, of Th^ William
Ointod Story Post. The village's VeterartaDay Observar:^ <ts:< t>e held
00 thegnxmds of the FreetJoft Memorial Ub^ary M.'--..: -r, :»cr,embcr
12. Ceremooies begin a(10-.45 ami.