The-Leader_1984-05-31

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Village of
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Frecport
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Baldwin
School District
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'49th YEAR. No. 6
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Drizzle Doesn't Fizzle Parades
Police Seek
Rapist In
Jogging Suit
FREEPORT . A 19-year-oId
Freepott woman reportedly was
raped in Freeport. Thursday
morning. May 24. by a knife-wielding
man in a jogging'suit.
The woman was walking at
8O0 am from West- End Avenue
onto Nichols Path., an alley
betneen buildings, when she was
allegedly suddenly accosted and
raped by the man, who was
armed nilh a utility Icnife.
The victim, who received
superficial lacerations to her
chest, stomach, upper right arm
and left wrisi.. was liken to
South Nassau Communities Hos­pital
in Oceanside. There, she
was treated and released.
The suspect has been des­cribed
as a 25-year-old wMle
man, six feet tall and weigMng
200 poinds with brown curly
hair. He was said to have been
wearing a blue jogging suit with
a red stripe.
Occupants Home
During Burglaries
In Baldwin
Large Crowds Still Turn
Ouf In Freeport, Baldwin
FREEPORT/BALDWIN - Memorial Day Monday, May 28th, was not
a day^of^unshlne and btight.blue skies, but perhaprthe overcastrind
rain wete more symbolic S the grief felt by many who lost relatives aix)
friends in the baules fought for their country.
The drizzle and threat of bad weather, however, did not keep local,
people from marching nor rerf-"
MEMORIAL DAY 1984 — The Freeport Parade
BAtDWIN - Three Baldwin
homes were burglarized in a two
day period last week, according to BSJsa
reports from Nassau County g
Rrst precinct police; In at least
two of the three incidents, police
say, the occupants were home at
the time.
On Thursday, May 24, shortly
after midnight, a resident at
Carletoc- Averuie reported that
a thief enteifed the home by nn-
-knuwii means. The hcwse was oc­cupied
at the time and money,
camera and keys were stolen.
Later in the morning, the resident
found that the car was also gone.
-Two days later, on Siaturday,
May 26, sometime betweeri mid-night
and 7 am, a home on MH-bum
Avenue was apparently
broken into through a rear door
while the occupants were asleep.
Reported missing are a o ^
television, $200 in cash and uz
credit cards.
First Squad detectives are also
iirvestigaling a burglary that
allegedly occurred on May 24,
sometime between 8:45 am and
3:45 pm at a Laurel Avenue
home. The thief apparentiy
entered the home after prying
open the front door. A list at
missing items was not available^
when the pofice report was sub-miiled.
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dents from lining the parlde
rcute, both in BJddwin and in
Freeport, to cheer those who
participated. Both localities also
taw crowds of people at the an­nual
Memorial Day services and
ceremonies that followed each
parade.
Fnepon's Parade
Freeport's parade, led by
Grand Marshals Frank Curley,
Wally; Guest- and Dr. Mervin.
ScMoss,'came east on Merrick
Road to the reviewing stand
opposite the Freeport Memorial
Library. Memorial services were
held on the library grounds with
speeches by the dignitaries on
the reviewing standr
Keynote speaker was Slate
Senator Norman J. Levy. Senator
Levy was joined on the plat­form
by Assemblywoman Bar-
.'- bara Fatton; the Crand Mar­shals:
Village Mayor and Mrs.
Williart H. While; Vfllage Trus-
' tees Dorothy Storm and C. James
dark;. Village Justice Ralph
Franco; Florence Weiraan and
Oliveue Stevenson of the Vete­rans
of Foreign Wars; Dr. John
Bierwirth, Freeport's superinten­dent
of Khools; Monsignor
Saverio C. Mattel of Our Holy
Redeemer R.C. Church; Ray
Malone, Freeport Republican
Leader, who represented Hemp­stead
Town Presiding Supervisor
Thomas Gulotto;' Ruth Floyd
members
MEMORIAL DAY 1984 — The Baldwin Parade
-WoDdhtill—D.A.RT
Gladys Mapes, Frances Staiffer,
Nancy Wark. IsabeUe Wtute-tide
and Florence Whitehtnse;
' and tiegionaires Fred Hager,
Charles Jackson, who chaired the
event, Roger Gaynor, Ed Ucenoe,
Ben Ciaravino and Ffaiik Espo-silo.
Among those marching or
riding in the parade were the
color guard and member* of
Will'iam Ointon Story Post #342
of lite American Le^on and it«
auxiliary; the American Legion
40th and 8th Honor Society; the
VS. Coast Guard Reserve; the
Freeport Naval Reserve; Nassau
Cadets Squadron 16 of the Crvil
Air Patrol; CcAat ^uard, mem­bers
and \i6ies auiiliary of
the" Henry Theodore Mohr Post
11310 of the VFW; members and
ladies auxiliary members of
Henry Morriwon Deloney Pott of
, the American Legion; the Mayor
and village trustees; and the
Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Also the Freeport Rre Depart­ment,
members and equipment,
led by Chief Lester Fieldsa, First
Deputy Chief Lee Tuchohki,
Second Deputy Chief George
Mulholland and Third Deputy
Chief Robert Terry.
Marching also were the Free-port
Recreation Center Twirlert,
the Freeport Soccer Sports Cub,
Girls Scouts, Brownie Units,
Boy Scout, Cub Scouts, Junior
Blue Jackets, of America, Sons uf
Solomon and Path Finders.
^Olher groups rrprr^rnlrd-t»t-
TBe parade were the Cou;t Siella
MarU' Catholic Daughters - of
America; Order of the Eastern
Star; Archbishop Molloy Owncil
11974 of the Knights of Colum.
bus; Mecca Temple 139 of the
Shriners; the Village Party; the
Northwest Civic Association; the
Northeast Freeport Civic Associ: •
tion; South of Sunrise Civic
AssodaUon; COFRONS; the
Freeport Chamber ol Commerce
'and iu Ladies' Auxiliary; the
Freeport Uons arid Lionesses;
American Cancer Care; the Free-port
Republican Chib; the Sons of
Italy; the Home Rule Party;
Woodmen oC the Worid; The
Freeport Democratic Club;
Cancer Care; the American Red
inaitEteeport-EOCf-the-Athen*
Club; tthhee ~F reeport-Roosevcli
NAACP, the Long IsUnd Scandi­navian
Society.
The bands and musical units
inchided the Freeport High
School Band, the Dodd Junior
High School Band, the Atkinson
School Band, the Freeport Fire
Department, and during the cere­monies,
(he Freepori High School
Select Chorale. '
Taps were played during il>e
services led by Todd Holly
and Frank Tucker m. -
MEMORIAL DAY
IS BALDWIN.
The Memorial Day parade in
Baldwin began on North Grard
Avenue, passed 'the reviewi.-.''
stand and ended at Silver LaVr
Park, where ceremonies isr^.-
held.
In the parade were coniingei-from
the tponit'mtig group, i- -
(Coni,cnPaa«12)