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r .> - -;,V r7 i.r:'.:- ■' - I v' • -.4 - ■ . ■■- ^ THE ^ - •• .V - ........ *• •••*. .f-. i f i u n — ^«p wwmmwfii • • .v^rt«•««■> . ‘ Teltphona: FR D -3133 • ~ If no •nfw«i: 221«7077 ' * . PR 1 C&: 16 c*ntt pet copy, $S.OO • y w , $ 8.00 foe tS« y««r«, $ 11,00 for thr*« ytir*. by m»U.. , ' , --------- S«cbnd-dst( pottage paid at Fraapoft, NaW York Competition /etpontibilityi Not (labiaJieyond con of cpaca ---- occupied by error. .All eeb prtparad by our 1 ^ . art layout artd adHorial .content fimalnthaaolaapropartyofTHELEADER (•u wy our a«aii, wwn, layuvr mmt and may not be. raprooticed L fciwbolaorin part nritbout tartan pamlcdon of Fraaport Loader, Inc., ^jnd payment of faa. _ ' ’ ., • Publisher: IraKeiler *' Managing Editpn ; f{hodi Keller Associofe Editor: Richard Sanders - Advertising: • .. Sylvia Blum ; ' . Ira Keller CIrcuialion: finnora Heenan\ Prodticlion:'. -KafrtyQp/ds/e/n- Pholography: Danielle Blanche Cartopiis:’‘ -• Gloria Smith Slofr Writers: ~ Marilyn Breeme-- ■■ ■'Fa^a Rogers ■ T/jomastuna — . • Jeanefta Ca/nes 1tOUND‘ABOm With Rhoda ■ ~7 ' J l ~ ' i l I--:.: 1.: : A • ~ Editorial ••v- . This*was a sad weekend for the village of A firefighter is special and unusual kind ■Freeport. Flags were a t half m a st bearing . of persoji.' H e -i^grs for out safety'but _______ _ , mute testimony to the_death_Qf a volunteer^ . w-nfripi; -jiffT^fpr hi-g nw p r-H e-^reaches-^^—ctnrrnc-nnrnfthelonges^alks w^knowaboot <and it’s tnie dedicaC _ ” fireman, Jerry P. Cotignola^ For the first . ‘\-time in ,the history of the ^^eeport Fire Department, a fireman was killed while battling i ^ la z e . On«~befofe, more than a. 3wade ago,-this village^mourned a fireman ^^ICH OF THIS VILLAGE was saddened this past:4ffeiek wl\en!it ' learntd that;JERRY P, COTIGNOU I>a-lj9s_t hiyjaUle, J e n x j ^ . cumbed to injut;ies s\istained while fighting aTlre qri t_ho.Erecpoft Mall. ■ Along «qth many other Freeportcr^:and several thousand firefighters-td from ling Island, we attended firemartic services flfr Jerry at Our Holy ' Redeemer last Sunday. We haye seen the reremony. before; b u t^vef have we seen so inany uniformed firemen participating; Quietly and . with great.respect they said their last goodbye to a fellow fireftghter.;. : One logistic note: the organization of that service and tribute was_^ ^ remarkable! Whoever, was in charge did a great, job of running it smoothly. ” . ---- THANKS TO THOSE who have already brought in their wedding ■ pictures to share. We-still have room for a few more in neil week’s , spsfial Valentine's issue of THE LEADERrFmal-datc we can-accept-^ them is Saturday. February 4 ,5 pm (on Saturday, if we’re nof in„just . ■ slide them under the office door). The Valentine-Wedding issue of ' . THE LEADER is tine of the most enjoyable for us to put together. ' ■ W m i SNOW FLURRIES on out horiizon (and we hope they’re just snow flurries) we’re still getting snow and ire stories fronrthe first two . . No wot sadness f vaulluii ill' t|^e-ligiiic m tti.lhr ah'nirC T % a t\’:*TOinubutliJhtsJulf’ands^het^ f f c e ^ isiSiiw'^oni^^ FRANK,^ fires n eed not start; but, in a blaze, he often McCAUGHEY’S. Frank, inanigef of tlie^reep o rt branch;’’ of appears tp-recklessly ignore the dangers to CITIBANK,- walked over se'ven miles that blizzard Fridat from his' *his own person. '. ■v-.z. *.- ■ home.to Sunrise'Highway...then, first hitched-a~rtdc easteMy‘‘td\„.' ; . ' . .......... Freeport. And CITTBANK was open — both E r i d g y ^ d ^ a t u r d a ^ so \ The people of the village o f Freeport, owe >hepeopIe.who needed money or who had to cash their paychecks were' a great debt to all, our---firefighters whp^ ibletboncetheygottothebank. _ o a bitter cold nights or, rain-sodden early itiornihgS, under boiling hot Sun o r working on ice coveted streets or ttMfs-continue to who lost h is life while serving his community when’ a m em ber o f the . departm ent was accidentally killed enroute to a false a la n n , um o iu c r cuiu uigm s vc lam-suuucu c u y — - But-Jerry was fighting a fire-a fire t h a t . - mornihgS. und er boUing hot Sun or working ' . RANDOM THOUGim ON PRIVATE T^SPORTATION!.T)on’i could ha've taken other- Uves-Tnd he-W as on ice covered streets or nxifs-continue to ^ ^\ve into the city (NEW YORK that is) until ^ e r they g?t .the T f iliiaR S frti^rclnm s s loh fo r te f iM t^ our lives a n d thosi of . “P- Coming bact.from New.- Jersey. ria the George_ heavdy s m o k ? -filled:^artm e n t, who m i g h t - our loYCdnDfis,z - ~ W^hington Bridge to the Thrisgg’s Neck Bridge, we feluve were on TSve b e f iu tt^ p e d . L - : ' Je r r y P; Cofignola s h o u ld 'n o r ih a V e .\iie d - 'J ^ e moon with all the craters on the highway...Why is it so d’dficult t o . qo s e - < o -J,0 0 0 .volunteer firems.n paid without cause. His mem o iy should remain a., get parts for not-so-new cars. We have a 197irCar (we’ll let the manu ■ our depi Toss of “Cptj^oU \ ^ g h t e ^ Suodajfa '• manic r- s •• Redecrae these. br apparatu: * and the c tribute't mi^ht h physical' “giant” i As I 5V —making Ii •'fire truck for burial . .The ri! ridVs wit .V..; ^■fiSbute tO; fills _young-notquUe 2 0 ; ^ old- warning-to all who carelessly or thought-, firefijghter,- in a spedalfireni^lc'services ' lessly.or even m^kdoody i^oosefb forget.-; related disaster. Thi '*\* *-* *■ * ‘ ■“ ' * famfiv ininf^rt i n ' ii.iri ‘ tf >gin'V9Vfn > iif^* it oan - either couldn’t tike 1 v } ' vS^idente'. 'fnehfis^ud fathfiy -_' l .; horiiwingJeriy.^eOTi of a former Freeport ' i r . Fire Department dilief. ' ' ^ ~ that fire c d hurt-i.tt caiirtake a life; it can take away th.eyFei5fiife,thS%as 'put f i i ^ to ^^ v S n f iters. , ■ . V;: . '- . “ le windshiddjfQrg>er Enn went out on us because i^ either couldn’t take the wo^ or. we forced (mechanic like^to blame (be bwnefoftheair)ai^thetiiu.esrHtUegizmcuifai that connects itta . ■ - hs motor, under the' l u ^ was broken. ■ You can't imagine how im- , . possible ft was h> g e r t ^ part! There’s a''2V^ month* ba^-np wait. iccordlng to local dealenrT and our m e d iaplr^ve us the ut^o^ed ■ arip^ and ftdd us to findlf b u r^ly ^ . T h a rf a - to^M S ^ f of,TONY'S; • f A f l and one'of Our advertiscKl t ^ tiia p a ^ n ^ . our problem vbs ; im o u rcom m u tutv Tommy suggesfed a u s r f p i ^ from a defunct car andTIAVE T -. ode’s p i r s T o help o t h e r s T ^ when a V; : man is a .-boy, ' a woman, a v ^ -girlz zUnvolved in .Scoufirid. who cdntiibnte ,so Siouting is ohe-avenue fc r - t h s e : ^ £ g “ - m t f 5 r r f ^ h r i m e a n d e f f i r t io-aprograin - ' ^ “ [ * ^ * ? “ ‘**“) ' ^ ' ^ ^ ^ robvetbenf eai5y?the pleasures gfgiwg-to.._spedalcdoterfiddaponsqirid^byfgBnTO msarage^TTheStateUgisUmregave.usntpfaahfuoy^ 1 ^ at an7e^y!age..T(he dedfe to woifcwith.'.. .'do in our community. o th m welt .as the satisfactions bf erea- tirityM d h d p m ^ o n e sand'.oiganijafionsj— e lt, ^ - ---------- _ , - i s > tra)rfe:-to'thS^ ' - This coming wodr i s ^ ^ ^ ScogLWeek, . Boy Scouts of America, which Iregan in Uiis ^ e d l e b r a t i n g .i h e '^ yeat' o f-toufing-ahd . country on February 8,1910; and to tfatriWer'- »« «pndcring„.Earty canipaignets this year seem to f c , . . THE LEADER, at.;this’ time,-'wishes to 400 Cub Sebutsj Boy Scouts; and E x p lofe ‘J^^OTAwhorecenUymoyedtoBaldwinaridliasaniiotin^fcr ^ , adcnowledge'tfiefine w o rti'theseyoungat^ ----- -- this village —Jetiy lay in a hospitat bed foe the . last two weeks only those who —saw.-membe^ of bis own Engine •G). II and other firemeir-iyho stood vigU alongside of his b ^ , ' praying for him. hoping for his kSSEMBLYMAN AfiMAPTO D'AMATO'S seat and c o i^nier a dw^fo': UCHASO KESSEt. who might want to go for th&'same 4^hile the local Democrats, in their latest newsletter, m ettdOT^l '.'.V recovery, conld tell what a man “ ■* ** -i . ye«. brothers in a'dversity; It’s prire- “ *''®'P®rtattoraeyALDORFMA^hasye»todeeidewhdtI«*RsrtBtsrf less fo have a fiiend and a good ^.m iitotheseat after his close but unsuccessful iacein i97ft\.Blhe:~''- friend « d ^ , g o 6 d orighbor 24 'PiSHwy show him percentage points higher than h e was at fois same . hours.a day. everyday of the Ago. BlRTHDAY'GHEEllNGS..,AZJbit. belated but - -d> in reoTvery, cod x i s S s ;;^Triangle Park—which is located —v . __ ■ liliiw-du'jLJiiLL ~rleTmmgnffniTTct<fr«-rm «_w~same dayis this p a p e r^iiblisher IRA KFIIFR .-eiiArmmfoR.npML-^ ' 4 ^ ' ”t h e o t o ’“ PP‘'? .» f b 'u d h > y s to SHASi r a r a k C T '^ ^ ^ day when we were all snowed m. corner mto her Jeens on January 26...Quitt a b it^d e r , but sharing ihe . My-friend and good neighbor, Lester Endp. ' ' ' - ' A Tribute To Jeny -PearEJitnr;- - M„t fc„, Pt” P°rtf»nredetectjye OTllbeadistinguislied(ssh-ssii)S:' —lanrwiitjnglfaU letter not only JERRY P.CODGNOLA PARK. I. helpinghiidforthewholeneigh'- -fot mysdf but many, people who _forooe, could not think of a better borhood. Lester Ehdo is a price- ' OTHER HAPPY EVENIS.-They'deseri* 'cong^duiaffc MR- fcel the same IS I do riOTta veiy: tribute that this vUlage ««M ” T « s R a n ; What a wonderful-ridi- AND MRS. WAL’TER WOODWARD win IvTs-fehritioo theft surtieth _ t a v e and, coengeom fire m y . tegow on one who gave so m u f i t^ n e y : fills is to have sneh a g r « f c - (,h a j’s roBy m ~ ~ ^ — “ « f c b ^ g ^ . s t n w n w*44s^ we uve. »UA» *&«WM u .w reference to the tragic loss of one * of Oftti; Brother Firem'cir,- Jeriy FT-\ Coti^ola’. ^ Jerry as we alllmcw him was a deepest sympatlw. as how he ts . serving with ois Dad, F y e ^ of togetheme^) weddliig juinlversaiy.^ gSmi'ynftrJiijriiii ‘ with~TOq (that^ _ _ t , V ^ V • k * . —’— . . . . ^ - .. —- ,. — - . * ' - littfe guyi’but udth his coorlge ' and deditttioD, Jerry stood as toll ' a :^ 1977,_ fie • was the late ex* Ouef Pat Cod^ola.-M ay they restinpeaceJ ' . . : ■ Dick Muldowney ^ t h c . r e s C T _ _ nam ^ “Fhemah-of the Yearll because hcrpuf'other lives a h e ^ . of his own.' ^&peopte.he served, the residents of our Village. As _ A Prfceleaa Nel^ibar Dev^Editon Fimny, .how in a storm d t.a tragedy^ all people ** ------- Miller Avenue . : a h m tl)..30m f AND JEAN VANETTEN are t h e '^ r o a ^ r o f a of s --.T • - • rfrespcut..j.=6Jh. is oz. iittlEboy who choAad in a t Geneva^ C e n r ^ jlaip itst on- y„,i may alm d y h i-i4. du- AfTOREWS, daughter of Mrs. J,, W esley'SootK^■«»■<) to recent publicity, the Freepert Btc j . Weslef Southard, Donna received her B.A. in Graphic antf\ -^n^cial Police hav^ a ciiW eOsn.::.... - Adverticino n^Trsn it_: ___ _^w.' • -iz.-: _ ao A -Special Police.have a suit pending in S u p r ^ e Court to prohibit the ..jContwOnPage IS) Advertising Design I^m ]*e Univcrsity.of New Haven on lanaary 29. A ^FHS ^ d , she resides and’wotks in Milford, Connecticut. ■ , (ContronTageJS) V'~ I; - 5