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21. 1965 , -No.-,-1974 it of F « h - ; i | unrise Vil- ■; ’ll ntaica and f af^iirs wlU; in Hunt- ** ■\*,-:jj| I i- ■ ' x - mgs ! 717 ^ ■m « I ptj£EpOaT llESlOEIlUji LIBRARt The LEADER \NASSAU’S LARGEST WEEKLY\ FREEPORrS ORIGINAL OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FREEPORT Zlw Cede 11520 BALDWIN ZiD Code 11511 MERRICK Zip Code 11866 ROOSEVELT Zip Code 1157S 29ih Year. No. 40 FREEPORT. N. Y.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 1SB5 < 5 ^ •• PRICE: FIVE CENTS PER COPY ROMIIKA & CORDON MAKE HEROIN ARRESI GREAT TRIBUTE PAID FREEDMAN BOB GORDON JOE ROMEIKA Freeport’s ace detectives, Joe Romeika and Bob Gordon, did it again > this time □ sensational arrest of a suspected “heroin pusher.\ After-a potient surveillance, which took many months, their efforts paid dividends lDst;w«ekfendtw)tonvfeey-fk»aUs^<ekioirt the 21-yeafrald.iK^PiecL whh ‘WBB, ,a.stBady*Jbaeiyarti.i»^^ ^ Detectives Romeika and Gor don reported that Gerald A, Pea cock was on his way back to Freeport from one of his 3-times- a-week trips to Harlem when they, caught him with 25 bags of heroin hidden in his underwear. They reported that they made the arrest at 1 A.M. in the parking field of the I.ong Island Railroad in Freeport. The arrested suspect Peacock (Continued jn Page 6) Dr. Edw. Welling, Supt. of Schools, To Address PTA i)r. Edward A. Welling, Free* port Supt. of Schools will speak to -the Caroline G. Atkinson School P.T.A. at their monthly meeting, Tuesday, February 2 at 8:1S p.m. in the new Cafeteria* Library. The topic. \Current Develo] ments in Our Schools,\ will elude an explanation of the re cently started Curriculum Im provement program and a discus sion of the problems facing our schools and..possible solutions. An opportunity for questions will follow -Dr. Wclling’s prcsei Record Crowd Braves Storm In Big Tribute To Freeport Justice Spring Fathion Show, , The Rosary SocCety of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Roosevelt is sponsoring a Fash ion Show of Spring dresses on Thurs., Feb. 11 a t 8:30 p.m. COMMUNITY PARTY NAMES CANDIDATES PAliUCIA COLLINS FRANK MUSSO Frank Musso For Mayor, Trustees John And Patricia Collins And Nathan Zablow For Police Judge Approximately 175 people attended the 1SS5 Nominating Con vention of the Community Party of Freeport and presented a lull “late of officers for the forthcoming Village Eiccticjns in^March. This important meeting was held on Tuesday night, January 26 at the Knights of Columbus Building on North Main Street and was (Continued on Page 6) NATHAN ZABLOW DRUG STORE NOTICE Bernhard's Pharmacy, 54 W. Merrick Rd. Freaport. will re- jnalo open late until 10 pm.. Sunday, Jen. 3L All other drug stores who are members of the Freeport Pharmacy .Association close at 2 p,m. on Sunday. Bern hard's telephone is FR 8-0006, , * Photo above shows (left to right) Trustee Henry Altengart^n. Mayor Robert J . Swaonoy, Judge Edwin J. Freedman and liras- lee Frank Somers at the Freedman Testimonial Dinner last Saturday. All are running lor re-oleetion as Village Parly candi dates in the Freeport olBcllons this March. By EDDIE VASIL A record-breaking crowd of more than 800 men and women attended the Testimonlol Dinner honoring Justic Edwin J . Freedman' of Freeport. , (Continued L’om onge 6) ) ' waiter \HUCK^MURPHY RUNS AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR TRUSTEE Walter “Huck\ Murphy, widely-known native Froeporter and President of the Freeport Republican Club, officially announced that he will run as an independent candidate for the office of Trustee of the Village of Freeport in this coming March elections. Mr. Murphy is 38 years old and resides at 261 Rose Street. Hu and his wife, Constance, have, four children, Stephen (8), j Thomas' (5), Michael (2), and j Barbara (8 months old). |; A veteran of service in World War II with the U. S. Navy, Wal ter Murphy, popularly known aa “Huck Murphy\ is a former president of the Freeport Repub lican Reci-uils, the Freeport Cath olic War Veterans and the Free-, port Alumni Assn. | He is a member of the Free port Elks, the Freeport American Legion Post, Holy Name Society and Holy Redeemer Church. He has been very active in athletic. 1 . Mr. Murphy attended Holy Re deemer. School, Freeport High School, Delaware Univ. and Hof- stra Univ. He majored in Busi ness Administration. | (Continued from page 5> I WALTER \KUCK\ MURPHY V . V