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I) th * it* ^bjtuartes.... .~r?77~ •..... Pap* 7, S Editorial . Page 4 Accent Page 6 Sports. Pages 12, 13, 14 ByERKM.ZISSU While Senator Alfonse D'Amato's recent visit to Massena was an im- portant: event for local republicans facing upcoming elections, the reception on Monday evening at Flander's Inn also contained some educational lessons for four Massena Central big& School Students. Invited by John Feeley; St. Lawrence County Republican Committee Chairman, these students, all of whom bold; elected positions in their respective classes, were introduced to the mingling of national and local politics. Jason Weaver, senior class president, \was astonished at first (of the Senator's visit to Massena,\ he said during a recent interview, and he was admittedly \kind ofin awe\ of the proceedings. . • Overcoming these emotions, however, Weaver recognized certain aspects of his political beliefs in D'Amato's speech. \I'm pretty much a strong Reaganiie,'* he said. D'Amato's sen- timents regarding the Contras in Nicaragua and his arguments concer- ning the Persian Gulf follow a line similar to Weaver's outlook. The only point of contention existed in D'Amato's criticism of the re-flagging of Kuwaiti ships which Weaver does not believe Is unjustifiable. The senator also struck an agreeable chord with sophmore class president.John Maginn. Noting D'Amato's support' for Contra aid and the American naval presence in the Persian Guff, Maginn agrees with a policy thatltbasedon being warypf the Communists, D'Amato's overall support of Reagan was also appreciated by the tenth grader whose enthusiasm encouraged him to seek out the senator after the speeches and toasts and Jokes were over Monday night. But D'Amato was In a hurry after the reception and Maginn was unable to meet him. • The experience was nevertheless exciting, and Maginn hopes to be able to communicate what he learned about politicing with his classmates. ' The -Junior class Was not without its representative Monday, and altbougn Charlotte Oill, president of the nth grade, leans to the left where senator D'Amato leans to the right, she found her first political dinner to be interesting and edifying. Gill differed from the New York City senator on the issue of Contra aid where, she said, \I don't think we should be involved.\ \He (D'Amato) did present his case really well and he backed It up,\ she said diplomatically, \I (Just) didn't necessarily agree with what he was say- ing.\ ,. . ..'\.\,• Gill was surprised to learn that a planned protest by Potsdam College B rofessors dia not materialize. The issue of import was to have been •'Amato's support of Supreme Court Judge nominee Robert G. Bork. GuTs^vlews on this subject are strong and her opposition to the nominee stem from the belief that he \is changing his views to get on (the bench,).\ . \^ \ / The, fourth student in attendance Monday night waSa the Junior das£ Vice President John Feeley, Jr. As the son of John Feeley, Sr. he has been invited to these receptions before: And, like his-father, he likes his politics oh the conservative side. Feeley, Jr. was Impressed with the senator's \determination and representation\ in coming to Massena to stump for local Republicans. He also liked D'Amato's-negative stance toward the re-flagglhg of i tankers. He believes the idea of the American flag, of its sacred iiveness of U.S. interests, does nbt extend to the shfps of foreign JV ; •- : *^' 1 •\•-•••• - _.• ••••• - ; -\ : - . • ..'-. • students who got a taste of what It is Wee to campaign for a political party on Monday began to understandthe complex machinery behind nationalpolitics,and foreign affairs decisien-maJcmg.-- As representatives of their individual grades and Seir school, they believe such things tp*be of great importance. Yet they understand their generation's indifference to politics and to events in dtstantlante They have been questioned by some students about the reception and what was said, and they have discussed the speeches in social studies classes, but what they learned, for the, most part, has been Helpful in allowing them some insight into the world of politics. Weather Today: Windy and quite cool with considerable clouds and scattered showers. High about 50. North winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tonight: Partly cloudy and cool. Low in the 30s. Winds becoming southwest 10 mphJ USPS 333480 VOL. 90 NO. 11,195 MASSENA'SOLDJ^T INDUSTRY ESTABLISHED DEC. 2,1891 SITE OF THE.ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY POWER DEVELOPMENT A PARK NEWSPAPER Thursday, October 1,1987 75,243 Park Newspapers distributed' a total of 75,243 issues in St. ^ Lawrence. County this . past week. SINQLfiXJFVJSc: ByERIKM.ZISSU The Chief of Anesthesiology at Massena Memorial Hospital says he disagrees with, several of the health code victottonslistedty the New York State Depart* meritqt Health (DOH) against his department and the^pjttal. . *?'. tor peter- M. Glassman, Chief of rtology atMMH, spoke at' '\\ \ a'secdnd opinion. Another case cited b; administer/ stated that fed^u* tioAOlHqi W state had j>een si The^irvey conducted m May by the stete selected five cases in particular as examples of negligence and,improper, medical procedure. These caws, Glaisman asserted, were taken from bis monthly reports, reports in which he duly notes those cases which are '•problematic\ or iqvMVft iiffimial i^i. plications, Glassman said he records these because of their unique nature and so that theyian be refer- redfo in the future. The JCAH, he said, investigated the •'%' »\ tola* who abstained, to give not-lor-nrofit corporation a buOduf permit on (he conoftioa , that they first submit written pontkm i releasing the town from any liaNHtles surrouadmf the A oefaMpinantof water and sewage systems. rfag The cocporaUon will also aeoapt jJtJJWWJtn^ue esp««ilblllty forroad p \KSrdlBSi to the housing pro- Yoli**moinmg, the other services - t „„ m '.H.S^S.g^-flJpg; ^gggg .J^, r JSSm ' to recant news items the health itspjitm ant's survey, according to MMH Administrator WtUlam Abbott rasp* inaentenance and < lneludhmthe acquisition of Ore vices. According to Supervisor Duane Hasetton, they would have tlm to cimtract for fire sarvtcas Just as 2T the town does from the village aM . ByPJC.PHAiHAW \As is the case with Last week, the results of a New State hospitals, we are, byCoun- YorJt State .Health Department be, subioet to periodl. &***&*$! i M Massena Semorial by theState Department of Health JR*r** SflK.J^^-WSSf^ 0 ^ (&OH).WnileweeJwhyi*t«**to thsbousinf ^beluty wtm»vtoUttonsofthe be la total compliance with the state's health code, f / DOH rules and regulations, we are not surprised when soma deflcten- CMMire found, as this seems to be the norm for all institutions surveyed. *W \ u» BV' 8• MaMHsB SunsT aaBut nnWlHnV.' gg^^UBga^^^B. _ * ^_as^^^^^\^^ ^^^^^^^^^^uw •\••'^ * ^^^^^V ^^^^^^^^ Sr^nB?BmnSSSSSSSm]nnBM*UUBW_ i n III.IBIII ^BBSSSBBBB' SBSBHV MgOBJ ^__« „» _ I« . . W \ ' •^•gaiiaii roads would be private and Wflllam Abbott The hospital's Impression of im- bytham. The press release stated, provement received from the DOH Bet»4ct pointed out, UMlsiiiH Mssnorial •ospttaL a Inspectors at an exit intervWw in wo«W feature • Toe^^Maiassis ewaad iastku- May lifl was supported when the \ ^ ' -••^-— of Hospital UwterwrTteri Mutual In- wffl sarance Conpaay (HUM), which pro- provtototlttboapta'susJMfettoe ear* cav«raj^iiewiadtltehosmafMt, patients within the as a result of a ssarw that HUM aad financial con- ooomicted from May M to «, it*?, el today's health-care an- the hospital win receive a U- ' rebate on Its malpractice insurance premium. \This praise came from a com- pany that taavras 103 health facilities in New York Stats, and is basedisjea 1th satWectton that the hospttaTnas tsfcon effective steps to assure quality conhral In the prac- tice of medicine. \This news was followed by a report Iran the Joint Commission on Accreditation of . Hospitals (JCAH), which gave MMH a full, three-year accreditation for its suc- cess in complying with nationally recognised, optimal standards of medical care. The federal govern- ment recognizes JCAH ae evidence that the surveyed Institution pro- vUas a quality of medical care ful- ly acceptable to UM Mcmcere Pro- gram lor care and treatment of th elderly. The JCAH mspecta sleo ta- stltuttoas in the Untted States, and Is reregalfsd as a standard of ex- eeuence nationally. \Mawsna Memorial . baa responded to the State * ofHeajtt's letters of < r ^ OT - des for ISM and lMT, and has ra- quauted recoasld^rlrtlosj of a number of the rtefklenetai ' nosptUi Is acf malt of past Department of \The MMH administration, staff talM very seriously ciencles, however ~\— thadapaitmantal