Bethpage-Tribune_1975-07-17

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OLDBETHIHGE
also serving ISLAND TREES
PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 9 NO. 34 Thursday, July 17, 1975 10 cents per copy
0TB f tt Good Bet For Caso
HERVE FILION (C), one of the world's leading harness drivers,
fields questions by patrons during an appearance last Thursday in
Nassau Downs-OTB's newest branch office at 940 Broadway, Beth-page.
"A financial shot in the arm."
Nassau County Executive
Ralph G. Caso used the ex­pression
today in revealing that
Nassau Downs-OTB has returned
$921,000 to the county and that
revenue expectations are ex­ceeding
all previous estimates.
Caso released a letter to him
from OTB President Easa Easa
that accompanied two checks to
the county, one for $750,000 to
repay half the start-up expenses
advanced by the county and the
other in the amount of $53,520.78,
representing the 5 per cent
surcharge on winning tickets for
the month of May. Two previous
surcharge checks sent the county
totaled $118,058.15.
In his letter, Easa said the OTB
corporation expects to repay the
other half of the county loan by
the end of the year, generate
"well in excess" of $500,000 in
surcharge money and possibly
"return a modest profit to the
county in 1975."
"It really is fantastic when one
considers that the first OTB
parlor only opened last Jan. 31
and that in its own feasibility
study filed with the state last
September OTB felt it would not
be in a position to even repay the
county's $1.5 million advance
until sometime in 1976," Caso
observed.
The county executive said he
also is impressed with Easa's
estimate that Nassau Downs
expects a $3 million profit from
operations next year and $1.6
million from the surcharge.
Caso complimented Easa and
others involved in the OTB
operation for the financial suc­cess
they have achieved in so
short a time.
Caso also commended mem­bers
of the Nassau Board of
Supervisors, who approved the
$1.5 million advance to Nassau
Downs-OTB, saying that without
their cooperation none of this
would have been possible.
Report From
cob - The CAB held its meeting at the
Bethpage Firehouse on July 8,
1975 at 8:00 PM. The membership
of this organization is increasing.
This is a good sign that all of the
interested residents who care
about their town are now coming
out to our organization to help us
and to become a part of it by
joining with the rest of the
membership. Membership is only
$3.00 per family per year. This
money goes to pay all printing
and expenses all of which comes
out of the treasurery.
The various committees in­clude
Bicentennial, publicity,
m e m b e r s h i p , by-laws,
Distribution, Community Im­provement
Projects, Strategy,
Safety, and Executive Board. All
of the above committees are
involved with the improvement of
your town. If you have a com­plaint,
come and be heard at the
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Dillon Initiates Program For
Hofstra Law Students
Denis Dillon, District Attorney
of Nassau County announced
today that he is establishing a
"clinical law assistant program"
in conjunction with Hofstra
University School of Law.
Starting in September, each
semester 12 third year law
students will serve as full time
unsalaried legal assistants in the
District Attorney's Office.
Eleven will be assigned to a
specific trial part in the Nassau
County Court. There are 11 trial
parts and the students will be
under the direct supervision of
the Assistant District Attorney
assigned to that part. The twelfth
student will be assigned to the
District Attorney's Homicide
Bureau.
Dillon said, "Law schools by
their very nature can only give
students theory. This program
will provide the student with the
opportunity to learn first hand
the behind the scenes preparation
that goes into a trial.
The students will be required to
be present every day that the
office is open and will perform
the following duties
a.) Answer motions return­able
in their assigned parts.
b.) Prepare trial memoranda
of law as may be required by an
Assistant District Attorney.
c.) Prepare the proposed jury
charges as may be requested by
an Assistant District Attorney.
d.) Prepare witnesses for
trial appearances.
e.) Be physicially present at
counsel table in the courtroom
from voir dire (jury selection)
through verdict for most trials in
their part.
f.) Write a minimum of one
brief for ah Appellate Court or
prepare an answer to at least one
motion involving a novel or
unique question of law."
"The intent of the program is
not only to aid the student, but to
assist this office in better
preparation of cases. At the
present time two Assistant
District Attorneys are assigned
to each trial part. At any given
time there are about 110 cases in
each part. The addition of a law
assistant to each trial part will
permit us to devote a greater
amount of time to the preparation
of these felony cases. It will also
allow time for more in depth legal
analysis on all felony in­dictments.
Harvey Levinson, Chief of the
County Court Trial Bureau will
supervise and coordinate the
program for the District At­torney's
Office, and oversee the
evaluation of each student at the
end of the semester. Professor
Herman Hillman will administer
the program for Hofstra. The
Law School will conduct
regularly scheduled student
seminars on the clinical ex­perience
and will provide for
faculty review and evaluation of
student work.
Dillon noted that in seeking
election to the office of District
Attorney he made a commitment
to establish programs that would
attract talented young lawyers
into public service. In an­nouncing
the program Dillon said
"certainly, the on-the-job
training provided to these- law
students will be not only in­valuable
to them as individuals,
but hopefully will expand the pool
of law students who choose to
become advocates for the
people."
Reliance Federal Promotes
Administration at C.W. Post;
Architecture at New York In­stitute
of Technology, Real Estate
Appraisal at Hofstra; the
Leasership Program at the In­stitute
of Financial Education,
University of Connecticut; and
the Mortgage Institute of New
York University for courses
specializing in Mortgage"
lending •
Nielsen and his wife, Adrienne,
have two children and are
residents of Old Bethpage.
the
Raymond A. Nielsen
Through its Chairman, Donald
LaPasta, Reliance Federal
Savings and Loan Association
announced the election of
Raymond A. Nielsen to Vice
President-Mortgage Officer.
Nielsen has been with Reliance
for five years, joining the
Association as a member of the
Appraisal Department. He ad­vanced
to the Mortgage
Origination Department and in
1973 was elected Assistant Vice
President-Assistant Mortgage
Officer, serving in this capacity
until the present. As Vice
President-Mortgage Officer, he
now has full responsibility for
mortgage loan origination and
mortgage loan servicing for the
Association. He is also a member
of the Mortgage Loan Com-mittee.
Nielsen's educational
background includes Business
Patricia Commerato
Patricia Commerato to Assistant
Vice President and Manager of
the Bethpage Office. Mrs,
Commerato moves into her new
position from that of Assistant
Manager of Training for
Reliance's network of nine offices
throughout Queens and Nassau.
Mrs. Commerato attended the
Savings & Loan Institute and is
an active member of the
Women's Auxiliary of
Savings & Loan Institute.
A Queens resident for the past
15 years, Mrs. Commerato has
resided in Flushing with her
husband, Joseph, and two
daughters for the past seven
years.
Special Notice
For Island Trees
The Island Trees Board of
Education will hold a hearing on
a proposed contract settlement
with the United Teachers of
Island Trees - AFL / CIO Local
II, on July 17, 1975 in the M. F.
Stokes School, at 8:30 P.M.
This meeting is in keeping with
the policy of the present Board to
keep the public fully informed of
its actions.
Highlights of the review of the
contract will indicate salary
settlement, class size agreement,
School Calendar, formula for
staff reduction, length of con­tract,
and prior agreements that
will be included in the final eraft.
Richard Ahrens, President of
the Board of Education, indicated
that both sides were apparently
close to a settlement and he was
of the belief that such a public
forum would be the final step in
guaranteeing labor tranquility in
the district for the ensuing three
years.