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Vol. 3 Vol. 16 Thursday, February 13, 1969 10< per copy
' J Teachers Support T o w n Bemitification Program
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Island Trees teachers today
reaffirmed their support of the
Island Trees Teachers Associa­tion
electing it as their negotia­ting
agent.
The vote^ expressed teacher
trust in tfie association and in
its ability to carry on the fight
for improved education and
teacher dignity.
George Murphy, ITTA presi­dent,
said "The ITTA accepts
the responsibility and challenge
that goes with the victory. We
pledge a renewed effort in our
struggle for improvements in
education and for teacher dignity
in Island Trees."
Mr. Murphy also urge that "all
teachers put aside their differ­ences
and unite as one profession.
With the continued -. support
and backing of New York State
T4*&-?.#r3- Association in cooper­ation
with the National Eduation
Association we will be alble to
enhance further both the status
of teachers and the quality of,
education in Island Trees."
- Old Summertime
' 'Abraham Lincoln could not get elected to pub­lic
office in 1969."
That was the positive statement of John J. Nigro,
*a leading contender to the position of Nassau Dem­ocratic
Party Chairman, who wants to change the
political situation that would prevent a Lincoln
from being elected today. Nigro told a group of
Democratic Committeemen at the Garden City
Hotel tonight that; "A Lincoln could not go up
the political ladder because he would not have the
money to pay his fee for his party's nomination,
hot even for state senator,,"
Nigro pledged that if he is elected chairman
by the 1,800 Democratic county committeemen
he will press for the abolishment of the policy
that requires each candidate to make a sizeable
"Contribution" to his own election campaign.'
Nigro himself was twice a Democratic candidate
for the State Senate, in 1965 and 1966.
"The system makes it mandatory that a pros­pective
candidate produce thousands of dollars |p T h p f-ififiH
before he is considered by the party," Nigro HI I IIC UUUU
said, "and this price tag approach often elimin­ated
highly qualified per sons."x The money quali­fication
is not unique to Nassau^ County, Nigro
pointed out, "but the Democratic Party in Nassau
County can lead the »way for the nation in r e ­storing
the dream of every American parent that
his child can indeed aspire to high office frornx lowly
beginnings."
Nigro, the 40-year old attorney who is former
Village Counsel of Lynbrook, said that govern-\
ment "is becoming the exclusive province of the
wealthy, and this is harmful to the basic fibre
of our society." What is needed, he said, is a
broader range of public officials from every in­come
level, "chosen solely on their qualifications
for the office, not the size of their pocketbooks."
The money necessary to conduct election cam­paigns,
Nigro said, would be forthcoming from lar­ger
numbers of people, if the political parties
would encourage a more open and democratic
choice of candidates. His platform planks, in his
drive for the ^Democratic County Chairmanship,
also include a proposal for legislative changes
to require a national Presidential Primary, with
the decision of the party voters binding upon the
delegates to the National Convention.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor
Mochael N. Petito has called for
establishment of a special emer­gency
telephone number for Nas­sau
County residents to use in
order to obtain police assistance
most efficiently and in the short­est
time. Petito, who is chair­man
of the County Board of Super­visor's
standing Committee on
Public Safety, sent a letter to
Nassau Police Commissioner
Francis B. Looney requesting
consideration of an emergency
number similar to the recently
established emergency telephone
system established in New York
City.
"We have the finest Police De­partment
in the nation, as far
as I'm concerned," the Super­visor
stated, "but there are times
when citizens have a difficult
time getting through to com­mercial
telephone operators to
report emergency situations.
This extra step of reaching an
operator to report & serious sit-
K.onlimu'd on Pflgf 2)
Qyster Bay town residents will
now have the convenience of per­manent
personal registration at.
the town's four community swim­ming
pools this year, Council­man
Edmund A. Ocker, Board
Majority Leader announced to­day.
Ocker said the program is a
result of a recommendation made
by Councilman Ralph Diamond
last September and would be in­stituted
this year. Diamond said
the plan was conceived to give
the residents greater con­venience
and to save the town
money in administrative costss
Under the old plan, residents
were required to fill out a long
application form annually and
submit it to the parks depart-,
ment together with photos and
fees. With the permanent person­al
registration plan, once a resi­dent
has filed an application with
all pertinent information; such as
section, lot and block number,
it will go on file permanently
in the town. All that would be
required every year from mem­bers
already in the plan would be
a simple form indicating any
changes made during the year,
plus their proper annual fee.
As an added convenience, each
of the four community parks,
Syosset - Woodbury, Bethpage,
Plainview - Old Bethpage and
Marjorie R. Post, Massapequa,
would be equipped with a photo
machine.
"In this Way residents will
be required to take photos only
once every three years and be
spared the annoyance of having
to go through the same process
annually", said Diamond.
All 1968 pool members will
receive a renewal application in
March. ^ ^|
Winners of the annual Hempstead Town beauti-ficsttion
awards are (left, top to bottom) Belmont
Race Track grandstand, Elmont; St. Boniface Cath­olic
Church, Elmont, and the Bethpage Towne House
garden apartments, Bethpage. (right, top to bottom)
mobil Gas Station, Westbury; Aurora Plastics Co.,
West Hempstead, and Reform Jewish Congregation
of Merrick.
A gracefully styled race track
grandstand, a circular church
and a modernistic temple head
a list of building selected to
receive' Hempstead Town's
annual beautification award, it
has been announced by Pre­siding
Supervisor Ralph G. Caso.
Award presentations will be
made at a luncheon Feb. 25 at
12:30 p.m. at the Steak Pub
in Valley Stream, a restaurant
that was one of last year's
winners.
The buildings receiving the
beautification awards were again
chosen by a committee of dis­tinguished
citizens headed by
town Building Commissioner
Matthew M. Russo.
The grandstand of Belmont
Race Track in Elmont was se­lected
as first prize winner in
the category of new construction
— commercial. Awards will go
to the New York State Racing
Association, which operates the
track, and Arthur Froelich and
Associates, the architect.
Continuing in the area of new
construction, St. Boniface Roman
Catholic Church in Elmont, con­structed
in an unusual circular
style, was judged the first place
winner in the institutional class.
Awards will be accepted by a
representative of the Rockville
Centre Catholic Diocese and
Anthony DePace, the architect.
The Reform Jewish Congre­gation
of Merrick was selected
for a first place award in the
existing construction category —
renovation of or addition to an
existing building. 'Accepting the
award will be a representative
of the temple and Percival Good­man,
the architect.
Other categories and winners
are:
New construction -- multiple
dwelling: Bethpage Towne House
in Bethpage. Accepting the
awards will be the builder, Jerry
Spiegel, and the architect, Sieg--
mund Spiegel.
New construction — com­mercial:
Mobil Gas Station, Post
Ave. and Old Country Rd., West-bury.
You Are Invited
Mothers and Daughters —
an evening of FASHIONS,
BEAUTY and CHARM ar­ranged
for your benefit by
the Publisher of the BETH­PAGE
TRIBUNE.
LOOK AHEAD TO SPRING
-— Miss Lillian Gale, fash­ion
coordinator of Teenage
Corner, Bethpage will show I
a line of Spring Fashions for I
the Junior and Junior-Petite.
If Mother wears size 3-15
— the fashions will suit her
too. If not — it is nice to
be "in the know".-
HAIR STYLES ANDTRENDS
will be discussed and demon­strated
by Mr. Joseph of
Casual Coiffures of Bethpage.
Beauty, Poise and how to
look your fashionable best will
be the theme of the demon­stration
by Miss Anita, Di­rector
of the Eastgate
Dance Academy, Levittown.
BRIDGE THE GENERA­TION
GAP — See the . hew
new trends J
NO CHARGE - February
26, Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
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Road, Bethpage.