The-Helm_1968-03-14; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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EAST ROCKAWAY
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1968 MO. 27 m
Attack LI.R.R. Fare Hike
T e n volunteer f i r e departnnents responded to the inferno and fought the blaze
f o r six hours. Aiding the V a l l e y Stream F i r e Department w ^ r e , Lynbrook,
M a l v e r n e , Elmont, Lawrence - Woodmere, Inwood, Oceanside, Lakeview,
Hewlett and East Rockaway. Cause of the f i r e is being investigated.
(Photo by Bove.)
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M a l v e r n e F i r e m e n w e r e stationed in a driveway between p r i v a t e homes,
f i g h t i n g the f i r e and protecting t h r e e houses f r om the t h r e a t e n i n g f l a m e s,
(Photo by Bove.)
Two members of the Lynbrook F i r e D e p a r t m e n t , c e n t e r , get ready for action
Sunday afternoon when the Mac lobe Lumber and Hardwood Company was
destroyed in a one m i l l i o n dollar f i r e . (Photo by Bove.)
Word that the LIRR is seeking
a ten-cent-a-ride-f a r e - h i k e
brought double-barrelled op-position
todayfromNassauCoun-t
y ' s 13-man Republican legisla-tive
delegation in Albany,
It also triggered a GOP blast
at Nassau County Executive Nick-erson
for "irresponsible polit-ical
actions which undou^edly
contributed to the LIRR's
decision to request an increase,"
Obviously angered by^ the fare
request, the GOP legislative unit
consisting of 8 assemblyman and
5 state senators,heid an early
morning conference and an-nounced
Immediate steps would
be taken to block the fare hike
or ease its impact if it
should go through, '
State Senator Norman F, Lent
and Assemblyman Vincent R.
Balletta, acting as spokesmen
for the group, said the following
plan of attact was approved at
the breakfast meeting:
1, All 13 Republican Law-makers
agreed to oi^ose the
fere Increase in perswi, or
through a spokesman, at a special
public hearing called by-jthe—„
newly formed fitr rn iiinllWHii jUi ^ e cOrdn^MUJfesj^'"^^
threatened with the fare hike
live in Nassau and Suffolk coun-ties,
The MTA must make it
more convenient for Long Island
commuters to be heard," they
declared,
3, Action will be taken in
the Assembly and Senate "to
move legislation now in com-mittee,
which calls for a $500
increase tax deduction allowance
for expenses incurred by trans-portation
to and from work,"
Tills bill i s being co-sponsored
by Nassau GOP State Senator
John D, Caemmerer of East
Williston and Henry M, Curran
of Oyster Bay and Assemblyman
Joseph M, Reilly of Glen Cove.
4, Joint action will be in-stituted
with Congressman John
R, Wydler of Garden City to
introduce a bill to amend the
federal income tax law to con-form
with the proposed state
commuter expense tax deduction.
In the attack on Nickerson,
the GOP*ers noted that the Coun-ty
Executive announced last
fall that he was withholding
$3,540,000 owed the raUroadfor
Ration . mi^tenance coi
Transportation Authority for
March 18 in Manhattan,
"We are going to insist,
among other items" they said,
"that there be a clear demon-stration
of the relationship be-tween
this proposed fare in-crease
and imporvements in
LIRR services".
2, The GOP unit will urge
that public hearings be held in
Nassau and Suffolk as well.
" I t s ridiculous to hold hearings
on this proposal in Manhattan
when the vast majority of people
the c o u r i i i y S u p a r
who approved payment.
. "This grandstand campaign
play by Mr. Nickerson, an i r -
responsible political act which
payed off for him at the polls,
has undoubtedly contributed to the
LIRR's present financial situa-tion
and has backfired on the
poor commuter," they said.
"Mr. Nickerson's professed
shock at news of the fare hike
request is political cynicism of
the highest degree."
Disclosure Of Credit
And Financial Charges
- - Assemblyman George J.
Farrell, Jr., today urged the
Assembly to tighten the Truth in
Lending Law by requiring "full
disclosure" of the price of con-sumer
goods, all credit terms,
interest rates, finance charges,
repayment schedules, and default
or delinquency charges.
"The purpose of this legisla-tion,
»» Farrell said, " i s to enable
consumers to understand various
credit terms available and to
fully inform consumers how
credit and Interest charges may
affect their pocketbooks."
The present bill, Farrell said,
Communion Dinner
Mrs. George WiU of Our Lady
of Lourdes Rosary AlterSociety,
Malverne is chairman of the An-nual
Communion Dinner which
will be held on Tuesday, April
2 at the Steak Pub, 650 Sun-r
i s e Highway, Valley Stream,
N.Y., following 7 Pjvl. Mass
in the Church, Sister Collette
of the MaryknoHs will be the
speaker at the dinner. Tickets
are $4,00 and may be obtained
from Mrs, Will or Mrs. Albert
Cardone,
requires certain items to be dis-closed
when credit is extended
to consumers for personal,
family, household, or agricul-tural
purposes.
Vendors advertising the sale of
goods or services on credit or
loans, would be required, where
credit terms are advertised, to
make other disclosures so that
the ad would be a fair statement
of the actual terms of a trans-action.
"Protection of the consumer
is vital to the community,"
Farrell said, "and I strongly
urge passage of this bill."
Drug Firms
Fixed Prices
Attorney General Louis J.
Lefkowitz last week filed a com-plaint
on behalf of New York
State in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
New York seeking damages
against five major pharmaceu-tical
manufacturers. He charged
the firms with conspiring to fix
prices and operate a monopoly
in the sale of drugs to state
hospitals and institutions and r e -
lated tax supported agencies.