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FOR HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP , . . VOLUME TwO, ISSUE 14· · WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1991 Day Of Kings Car1oa AlcldH (left) pla)'l JoMph, ROM Manzanare plays Mary and 2-week-old, Crlstofer AmaYII playa JMus Ia a Mata celebratlnl Epiphany at St. Hup cf Uncoln Roman C.thollc Church In Huntketon station on Sunctey. · 50 CENTS New Sin Tax: .Will Booze • • '. ' < ~ •• . Sales Dive? By Ellen Sonosky ' Although the new federal excise tax on liquor has been in effect for more than a week, local liquor store owners say they have not yet seen a real change in their business. and ~ost have adopted a \wait and see\ attitude. For liquor stores in Huntington Town, the downturn in the economy has meant a slowdown in business over the past few months. Like other retailers, many were An occasional series examming how hoping for a surge of the ecoHomy affects local businesses customers before the holidays. But most liquor store owners are philosophical about the cum•mt trend. They say while consumers can look for bargain prices on clothes, stereos and other ilerns. there is no other substinne for beer, wine or liquor. Until someone invents one, they said, people will always SEE LIQUOR TAX. PA8E 8 Military Families Rally As Deadline Looms By Mary Beth Guyther Kathy Boy1an, a fonner-resident of Northport, is demonstrating her opposi- tion tG military action in the Middle East by literally Setting up camp in the desert. She is part of a London-based group called 1be Gulf Peace Team that is stag- ing a protest in Iraq, near the Saudi Ara- bian border, by placing tents and demon- strators between the opposing forces. By joining the peace camp, Ms. Boy- lan said she is telling the military that if they are going to kill people, they will have to kill her first. The group wants to remind people that they have to do more than just hope for the eiKl of the conflict in the Persian Gulf .. \We•re saying to men, •Put your guns. down and stop this',\ she added. With the January 15 deadline for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait just six days away, families and friends of Operation Desert Shield personnel and other concerned citizens ate also addressing the situation. While some are joining the peace camp, others are holding peace vigils and planning marches on Washington to ' \. protest any military action. Still others refuse to take a political stand and focus on supporting the troops • morale by sending packag~ tying yellow ribbons and helping families left behind find ser- vices anti support. Pat· Smith, whose son Walter is in the Navy· and might soon be deployed to the Persian Gulf, is a member of the Long Island Families .Desert Shield Support N«work, a branch of the Military Fami- lies Support Netwo~ a national group., She said that the approaching deadline is \bringing peOple out,\ and more people are becoming aware of the crisis in the Middle East. Call For Peace The network urges people to call for peace in the Persian Gulf by phoning and writing their representatives in Congress and the White House. Peace vigils are held to demonstrate support for the troops and to show that the group is against the use of military force in the Middle East. The Long Island group will join other chapters for a candlelight vigil SEE SUPPORT CIROUPS. PA8E t ' • • • ', • ' < ' ' ) ' ' • ' - , •, • • , I. >,. • ~ • , , u , .' , ~· , , 1 Unreeling Events Events in tile news etten are fod. der fot artists .• lhe setections at the New Community Cinema this month prove that the theater's schedulers are ttP on curtent events in tile United States and the world. for instance. several films to be offered this month explore people and events in a ~urrent hot spot. the Middle East. The series, with the hopeful:- sounding tag .. Peace Through. Understanding - People Of The Middle East, • starts tonight with a dOuble feat~re, Night 01 Count· tng The Years, from Egypt, and The Thin Line. an Israeli film. For details. call the cinema, 423 Park AVenue, Huntinston, at 423-7653. Local Artist On Display Painter Stan BrodSky moved from Manhattan to Long tstand over 20. years ago, alld his surround- itlgs often l)ecame the subjects of his works. Now the HeckSCher Nuseurn hosts· the first major retrospective of Mr.- Br.odsky's works, \'Transformati.ons Into Co tor: The Art. Of Stan Brodsky,· ifl an exhibit that opens Satur· day, January 12, .and runs through to March. The HeekScher Museum is on Prime Avenue . in Huntington. Call 351-3250 for information. Classified ....................... 21 Community Calendar ....... 11 Editorial ......................... 13 Entertainment ................ 15 , Food .............................. 17 Getting Around .................. 4 Letters ...... : .................... 13 People ........................... 10 Pollce ............................... 2 Sports ............................ 18 Spotlight On BUsiness ..... 20 l 4'
