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00 i B cc & ui CC LU o <r u _J U| X Absentee . • '(Continued fnmU'agc\ I.) ' • names .'ire people Who.wfll be in Frecnorl and very well able lo vole aUhe polls. There were also on I he list mj/ncs-of people Who were nol residents of Freeporl «l all, bul of other placesrras far away as California.\ DeVincen/o said he suggested to the Democratic Organization that if Ihe Village Clerk's office were l.o decide lo get involved in this type of program, they would^want to- make il a bi-parlisah program with both Republican\\ Tim] Democratic/parties handling the Incident '(From Page I) assiirecj of first place. in their Division; ' A High-School spokesman told THE LEADEH that only two- youihfi—neither High School _s! u d e n t s ~wc re —be I i e v cd responsible for /the bottlfc, Ihrowing incident., —- After Ihe game; as the crowd was filing out, two -Wantagh cheerleaders, separated from their; group, were involved in a punching and kicking incident with three Freeport girls', two of. whom attend DqddJ.H.S. The girls were, separated quicklyby a Freeporl f acuity___member., WantagH^sqbobi spokesmen congratulated ; the Freepoxt faculty on their efficient and quiet handling of both problems. .was the first incident- within three years to have taken place in Freeport during a.n _athlelic^event, Other high schoois have reported: such situations involving'!two completely dif- ferent teams- at various : times throughout• the! years, 4 par- ticularly when tensions and Demotions ran high -In-facl;; THE r LEADER has learned that two other Jiigh_schooJs_;in_Nassau— County i ;arc~*currentiy under probation. ' \L At » I lie' request -of the Org^mza HonrrSttne* sup/erne Court Justice—67- Thomas Pantano handed down-a L show-cause order which would nol release the. applications. Prior to the~time H ^as -= rcjujrri a ble^-Tn — courtf- a t ™ -torneys for both parlfes mej-and lo a s t i p ula t i on_ which 'the \Democrats -to juplicafe fhc absentee -ballot . Tipplicali(7ns provided they 'give them -only -lo qualified voters: IHEBHICK ••••• cnema Mtrrick Ave. No-ofSunriwt Highway Phopt: 623^424 m NO MILEAGE CHARGE r Pay only forlhlTgas you use. x Use coupon Merp.ury'Gapri' per day r :~'~ RATE Only one \coupon per rental. Subject to Local Restp'ctions^.\ J & J MILES \GUARANTEED\ SNOW TIRES-MOUNTED 160 E. MERRICK RD., FREEPORT MA-3-6100 (2 blocks West of Meadowbrook PkAyny £*•> /A OFF Budget at 1701 S_for_reservation§ CALL: Only one c^^^, BOAD\ MERBICK only: For out of town & worldwide reservations-Call Toll .Free: 800-228-9650- Budget i ,__,- - •--. mM • . •:* Who's Kidding You ? j , . • __ _^_ . rf —— -.-—; \' ^^H^^^^- - ... - \ \•- • '-*- ' • -. - - The opposition parties will have a great dealto say in the next couple of weeks about what is wrong with Freeport, what should have been done, and how- — great tnings.wilLbe if you will only elect them to office. Much of their campaign material so far follows the same pattern as in prior years ; - it is filled with - innuendo, half-truths, distortions, or misinformation. They hope to confuse you, the\voterTwith a barrage of material that sounds good, but has little relation to the facts. Here are some examples: . . ' - ; - • .' 1 - • j . The Facts Are; —- t This tricky statement leads you to believe'there Is \wasteful duplication of services\ without giving you any evidence or examples. The part about hiring a \professionaJ_orgariization'-( which costs a lot j_^--oLmone^yJ-iji-a-jcop-out-to the fact that they were given complete copies of the Village-budget, with\ J every expenditure itemized in_ev£ry-Village department, yet at the budget hearing Way*ie~J6r~dan and. James Foster could make not a single specific suggestion for cutting the budget. What services Will they cut? What programs_will tney_eliininate? Will they'let policemen go, or sanitation men, or •who? The generalities sound beautiful, but good government is a lot harder than that. Who's kidding you?' ' ' • • — - •;...'• : - ' •-\- ~ • - _.. They Say: •\We propose that Freeport's budget and fiscal 'management be subjected to rigorous scrutiny by a professional organization charged by the Boardjrf^ iTruslces* lo elimijiate_wasteful-duplication~of services, by village, town and county governments...\ (from Democratic'Committeemen release in L:I.-Kernel) Say: 7 \Taxes are the issue ... It is not true that taxes must always go up. The Citizens Party is.committed to specific .steps lo end this waste of your money.\ 1 (from Citizens Party ad-in-Pennysaver for Stettner and lie Facts Are; _ . _ The Campaign Manager for Stettner and Chulsano is \John Board, and he knows very well that Village ta^make up only about 30% of your local.property taxes, and the greatest part of your tax is the School Tax, over which the Village government has no jurisdiction, but Mr. Mendes does. If he has not been able to do anything to keep school-taxes from rising why does he have his candidates saying, \taxes are the ipslie? \ Who's kidding you? * ——: \We must ~ask Ihe present-Village Board why they Ihpbghl Freeport needed a new wing to Village Hall, We must ask why the Office of Village~CIerk_needs four village cars.\ (from Dem Conunltteemen release in L.I. Kernel) __ . SayT . ~- \HJ\ \Fair apportionment of the tax burdens requires that the favored few not b$ granted reductions at the ex- pense of all other taxpayers.\ (from Citizens Partyad in Pennysaver), —- 1 - __ Facts Are: : . :'^—~ : ~ / '2~~^~- JZ~-..^\^ the old Village Hall-was built in 1929, when Freeport had a population of about iS.OOOr - J ,^ r _ years lateif^he-Village had grown to over 40,000, with a natural increase In personnel, crammed into the same old space in Village Hall; Something had to give. Their ihmienap~about the Village Clerk's\ cars isn't even numerically correct. There arc three cars assigned to theoffice of the Village Clerki in -a car-pooling arrangemenLthat includes ten people working out of Village Hall, and all are used only on Village business. One is a 1971 sedan discarded by the Police Department and repainted red and ,. white, Another Is a 1968 compact. The third is a 1969 station, wagon discarded by the Park Depart^ ment, and now used by the Village malntenancemen In hauling ladders, paints; etc., as they work In municipal facilities around the Village. Who's kidding voiiiabouttvniflgfi buildings and equipment? «^Up»•\^\«••• i^.^•«• «*• — — •—uTiiirs^r; ^_^v_.. . __ __ . _ p • ° ^ r The Facts Are: The only people the Village gives tax relief are senior citizens with incomes of less than $6,000 a year, and certain eligible veterans. This follows the guidelines In the state law. If the Citizens Party is talking aboutreductlons In assessments on commercial properties, these reductions are determined by the courts or by the Nassau County Board of Assessors, and not byihe Village, which has certainly not encouraged such reductions but has objected'to them strenuously. Don't Let Political Opportunists Kid You About Your Village. You Can Be Proud Of Freeport's Many Accomplishments! T ELECT LOVELIDGE and SOLOMON
