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Leader LIBRARIAN EISENHOWER PARK ': EAST UEADOH,. N. Y 11554 FREEPORT BALDWIN ROOSEVELT MERRICK FREEPORT'S QFFiCIRl NEWSPAPER 40th YEAR, No. 28 : FREEPORT, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 6, 1975 PRICE: 15£ PER COPY .P. Does Well In i V j v53v^™>. ?-;?•• -f-fe' \\.:• $ ' '&&&&£H\3*W££$*r^/i - Freeport Police n \• • -' • Burglory Puree//, D'Amato Win, Legislature Goes Down j?:-\ r: FREEPORT - At 11:32 pm, Monday night, the silent elec- tronic alarm went off at Arnold's Mens Store on South Main Street, setting off a chain of events which ej,_^tMn^ minutes, to the ap- prehension of Ihree; Freeporters by the Freeport Police Depart- ment. ' Harvey Toback, Arnold's owner, praised trie Freeport police officers. action as -\in- credibly fast\... and, \an ex- ceflent piece olworkjr. ..-.'.... .. : The:first:FreeporJU policeman . on the scene, Officer Honeyman, entered .the store with Toback in response to a phone call from the .private company monitoring Tobaci's\electromc,.eo^iu7mfint. ^^ p '\^ J ° e \ i **•\* • -movetnanU froui the upstairs showroom and' Honeyman called for assistance. ^ Olsen, Ricbert, FBEEPORT — As THE LEADER went to press late Tuesday, Election Day night, results received from the Freeport polls reflect a Republican win in the Town of Hempstead. Although final Town-wide results were not complete, early reports in- dicate a strong victory for Republicans, Presiding Supervisor -Frands-Purcell and-Supervisor— . E . O 1 - Alfonse D'Amato. • E>Dt «• n** «=.- — Bonora In Freeport, Purcell polled a total of 4,791 votes oh the RepublicanandConservative lines while Matthew Bonora, Democratic candidate, received 3,8to votes. D'Amato's total was 4,830; : his. opponent for Super-. visor, Democrat Donald Deegan poUed3,90L votes, ; : • . Wilfred Morin (r.) of .the; Freeport Memorial: Lfcraiy demonstrate tha Freepprt's, Bicentennial Cornmittte's f'Cbmc^-fund^sinQ event to take place Saturday/ November 8, and Tuesday, November 11. Volunteer wiir be standing at eVery major Trrtmection along JMerrick and AtiaoticJAvenue selling .\Celebrate the Spirit of *76 in Freeport, Ll.'^.boost«~rtickers for $1,_Tha funds collected will be used for local events such.as' the February Presidential Birthday Party and the May Old-Fashioned Fair. - .'-\ _. levy, D'Amaio, Whffe Freeporf Group Metzger and T Muldowney responded. -. ' - . The police found three men on the ; second floor: ~ Anastacio Santiago, 18 years old of Arthur Street; Victor Medina, 23, of Smith ^ Street; : and \ John\ Rodriguez, 20, of Bedell Street. Thirty large brown paper bags were already filled with mer- chandise front the store. A bnlp had been cut through the- unconf irmed •• returns gaye-Tnomas.Gulotta (R.)' 4,605\ votes 'over Freeport Democrat Alvin Dorfman'fl 4,371 votes for a seat - on the Nassau County Legislature, . Dorfman was reported ahead in Merrick and Gulotta won easily in his* hometown of North Merrick. Figures from the rest of the 13th Legislative . District, the Roosevelt districts, were not yet available, but the Nassau County Legislature, County Proposition 12, was going down to defeat in. Nassau County. Freeport voters f or 18 19 20 2V 22 23 24 25 26 27 && 23 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 76 -109-7 127-7 170-38 171-24 -104-18 111-16 148 - 11 122-15 124-6 . 130-14 181-42 123-13 97-11- 295-57 139-17 305 r 53 208-46 218-40 175-20 236-53 266-58 1B4-29 282-37 •195 .246 214 165 149 128 120 151 234 88 63 149 121: :126 85- 166 120 213 181 ' 217 139 170 144 116 170 T :n -il- ;.». FREEPORT - In- announcing their next general meeting for Thursday.\ November 13,: 8:15 pro. to Freeport High. .School's Little Theater, the Freeport . Association promised 'its member- ship a report from its Legislative Committee, on help it has re- ceived from Statg_Senatdr Norma\ T>vy,'-Aggpmhlymah _ \rmanA Mayor D'Amato and Mayor William White.- . . / ' In an attempt to \remedy some of the welfare inequities within Nassau County,\ \ the. organization's Board of Directors sent a letter to nearly 20 stale, . .county, town and local officials suggesting possCSE legislative aids to communities. In order to insure that no. city, village or municipality within the County exceed the total county per- centage of social service recipients, based on county population and the proportion of . county social services reapiects boosed in each locale, the Organization proposed a cease - — and- desist of brokers' coei- missioas ' for locating or relocating social service recipients in any impacted area (one <rpp<*firg the total coocty percentage). They . have aho proposed that Snrial Services not pay in excess cf the recU paid by - ocQ-sodal services tecacts in any apartmeEt bofltfiEg or multiple (fanning residezjccs and that the .commissions to brokers for relocating a <«^aj service client ia a Don-imparted area be limited . to one per caWjrfar year. These irc nrnr ngtyfa'HOPS, the Freeport Association reports, were first-presented to Town and County officials 'in September. 1973. When no progress could be seen, the Freeport Association wrote letters to officials ranging from\ the \Governor to local - political leaders. Levy, D'Amato and White were the only three to answer affirmatively and to meet with the Association's representatives. \We are ex- tremely pleased,\ the Association's Vice President Sara Holly said, \\with the in- terest, concern and un- derstandicg shown by these three gentlemen, who^flre taking positive steps to help\ Freeport\ A more complete report wOl be tendered the membership at nprt Thursday's meefeg, ateg with reports on their advertising campaign, the Organization's HoE3efiuder*s Cosraittee (which has been instrumental to date in the sale of approximately 30 homes) The meeting is open to the roof which allegedly .was the method by which entrance had —been made fato the-premises.\A • total of IB minutes had elapsed • between the time the first call • had been -received and the discovery of the three men, one of' whom was found hiding in a dressing room. \Too bad all the stores don't have electronic silent alarms,\ Toback told THE LEADER, as he commended the rapid and .thorough police work. Board of Supervisors (County. Proposition ID'and 3,598 votes\ against--H. - The : County Legislature received 3.624 \yes\ votes in Freeport to 3,869 votes \no\ on Proposition 2. _. A ..district breakdo'wjuJn Freeport in the top race of Purcell-Bonora follows: J7U •* Purcell had Republican and Cornenrethre lines; the -first figure is the vote on the. GOP line; the second a the Con- . senrative vote. Although returns close to .___ .Town of Hempstead a victory, ., (Continued on Page 12) - Bicycle Safety .Rodeo FREEPORT — Bicycle riders of all ages are invited to par- ticipate in this Saturday's (November 8) Bicycle Rodeo, to be held at the New York Army National Guard Armory, 63 Babylon Turmke, 10 am. to'2 pea., rain or Khfry. The Rodeo is part of \Bicydg Safety Week,\ a drive to jJieyfcsJ bite-auto ac- \cidentsmthe VilUge. Sixty-five \such accidents occurred last year aad last month a 23-year-old man suffered severe injuries when be was struck by a car as he hiked across Sozrise Highway. The pro ject is sponsored by the Freeport Police Department, the School District, Parent Teachers Association, the 4^4 Aviation Battalion of the New York Army cocperatkn Services with the FaniDy Association and (Ceclinned on Page 12) SELLING CALENDARS. Mzrian Halty, leader cf Brownia Troop £2118, faroojfit two sets of scouting sirtzrs to present Mayor Wltl- tarn Whits with hti 1975 Girl Scouts calendar. The jirfs {L to r.) are Gtoda (Brownie Troop 5S2118) and Altta {Junior Troop #2095} Viu^in and Aranne Uunior Troop -52095) and Jeannine {Brownia Troop £2118) Haley. The Vautfw and Haley sisters are among the hundreds of Girl Scoutl who win be selling the calendars, which hm a B*ccrrtsnnial theme, throughout ths VIHaga for SOc. -