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Waterfront Leader . h This Issue , REEPOfTT JSS53232SS BAlSW iN ROOSWELT '-'I MERRiGK Bkis atiia e ALTitt aB 3 CREEH AVS 20 FREEPORT U T U 520 IMBER m ) 300 Crowd Hearing On Police Bank Robbery WthoutWeaiMnl- Speakers Ail Opposed To Changing Police Service FREEPORT ' An early after- Tuc noon robbery, this past l^esday. of the - National Bank .of- North! America, on West ' Sunrise Highway, might have been ec- • ■ complished without - the use of fifearras or weapons. At 1:37 pm, a lone male passed a note to one of the biank's tellers FREEPORT • About 300 people filled the' meeting room and the . outer hallway of Village Hall Monday night for the first public heating . on a p r o v e d Village law to put up for public referendum a local law to abolish the Frcepiort police department. The spectators, who In cludeduded Freeportreeport police officers,fficers, theirheir family'andamily'and mends,oends, candidatesandidates el F police o t f f c for public office, citliens who testified eloquently of the assist- valuation; Oh a house assessed ance the load police had given at S6.000, the Mayor e x p i r e d , them, and other residents op- iocal poHce servico-would cost _____ _____________ _ _______P<»ed to having,the yuitge set- the taxpayers 518 a year more sources late Tuesday could not- County police depart- . tjjjn. using ,Coiui^ services, confirm the amount as their audit ment, greeted c a ^ p^Frecpoit white on a. house assM S ^ at .'had ‘not yet been completed., pqhco^statement with sustained WVmM . stating that he had a gun. Police . reports estimate that the man .received around S200,-but bank R 'Thf^nJrrietor had seea t 'miS-. [•- nf • Tkustccs WBS ttot necesiaiily^Ut- .w th \ l ^ ^ r e j m e u f t o ^ that b y keeping the loc^ depart- Ficst prednet detective and the F.B.I.are still tevestigatiog as THE I£AD£R goes to press; ■-y ' H.S. Reunion • FREEPORT - The 25 year re union of the' Freeport’ High School class of 1951 be held Sunday. October 10, 9. pm to 1 • am; at the Salty Bay. Yacht ' Club. Other Freeport graduates of ten to 25 yntra ago are invited tojoiiiin theevCTU . . . Tklets are $15 per person and locfude a bn& t dmner and drinks'. T o r reservation caD or w r ^ ’to Marianne (OHciH). Cmroll, 28 Fmrview Avenue, B ^ w m . MA 3-9163; o r Gloria (Fliher) '.White,- 11- Horton Street, W. blip. JU 6-9565. - area,” ' Burdette -said. ‘‘We want tn stay because we like it here and we. want to serve you. 8fANIMNO ROOM ONLYVAn mirflow crowd MUnoMd I n ' n n n - of 300 people thoired up at vniaga Hall Monday night for the Public . Hearing on Fraepoil’a M ice Refaendum.' Top photo shows people standing in.the'abi^ in the hearing room. Center photo is of the crowds putslde the main entrance end' iow^ ^ o t o shows still more pMpie crowding around a side doorl.leYeryone straining to see and hear. {LEADE{LEADER photos) Bos Trip To Shea Stadium School Budget Defeated Again, FREEPORT - A bus trip to Shea Stadium to see a baseball game is planned by the Freeport Bicentennial Committee for this Friday ev ening, September 17. A bus will leave firom the rear Pittsburgh R rat«. The cost is S7 which incJodcs a box seat and Group Organizes to Save Activities , ; FREEPORT - Civic, business and com c m n ity;I^w , responding _. to ^ third defeat of the Freepp^ 'W sti^:bndgtt J h i s _ ^ ^ ' v ^ . are fonmne a group to, raise the mon^-* — , , ------- - *s riseer 1 ^ 'm g , polia-dep^fflcntsm thc-bation;- roenr^^ I think this referendum should port have almost a “double never. have ,been brought up. type of coverage,” h ^ u s e in :I think you,as board members, certain instances- the Naksau have committed one of the big- County departraebt comes in gestfaoxpas.'* ' ''and worits with the local force. White explained that the initial “ We know the'people and the request tgw Nassau County to geographir “ ' ; survey the Village's police needs - said. ‘^We iind come up w& costs and pro posed servi^ was made to No- iramber 1975,.fonowing a request ^ C h W r f P b t e A i r t t o n y E t a Abotig the commrat, ftom the for Ki jAirtioMl ten men on tte- W U e n ts. who signed csrd, And force. T ie remiMt. tf g^ l e d , , n e cHed in order, were, thst would hsve s ^ In ,he poHce departmeBtJiss \re- s s l ^ Md to g e ^ e ^ to .ponded qoicUy end efficiently.” thebndg^. - Edwad- Isennsn,' the first vrnhfonnSSSt ^ t V c i S f S r e J S ’S S ' PBA tspe tecorder: g e s e n t j p i r f o f D ^ c f WHlim And s PBA psk) court stenogrsph- ^ down all the comments, 'Commisskmers M a i ^ O’Coemor and Edward Cum n ) White d e s a ib ^ .the proposal Nassau County has made for services to the Village. .There would be eight pStr^ cars around the clo^ and three walking posts-^oe for 24 R o u t s and two from 8 am to midnight. Twenty school crossing guards would also be provid^. Thb plan would be subject to increase or decrease depending a ctrcumsunces, but it would be the basis for the con- tbe pec^fe stood and argued whh the Village Board,' \spplanded shouted and catcalled. . Rnidents told each other, “ If you give up your local d e p ^ - meat, we are craxy.^' Comments from the audience suggested that the Board, to save tax dofiars,\ would be better off selling the Freeport Recreation Center. None of the- speakers cared about .the tax-saving features. . EUecn Kirkpatrick, of Branch Avenue, expressed it for many of them as she said, “ 1 will lake sports, allied interests Last Thursday, September ' District voters w-ent to the polL ' at thi for the third time to defeat SiSJ96,I45 budget by 604 votes, Althou^ 5.048 people went to the polls (the second budget vote d rw3.982) and more people voted yes (2,214) than voted yes last time around (1.146), the no >-oters still outnumbered them: Z816 Frec^xrt residents poshed t ^ “ do ” Imer compared to (Coni. onPage 12) transportation. The trip is.veiy Hmhed. Her servations must be made in ad vance immediately by calfing Helen Patureo. FR 9-0373. nine to 12 police men at any one ‘ time on duty in the Village. Tax Difference According to the Maj-or,. the latest figures show .that’ usmg the County poHce force would sa\\e village taxpayers about 30t per 5100 assessed It is the finest from N ^ York Gty to Montauk Point.” Evelyn Duryea. of Branch Av enue. one of the many long-time 'residents.‘who spoke, told the Board, “ What is 530 a year com- (Cent, on Page H) • I : 'i '■ i' !': : i i ■■ I.' . : ' !i i ' i ■\;l i :
