Bethpage-Tribune_1976-07-22

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VOL. 10 NO. 35 Thursday, July 22, 1976 10 cents per copy
Soma> Of Sludge Topic
Of Congressional Hearing
A Congressional hearing to
investigate the souree of the
debris that washed up on Long
Island beaches recently will be
held Saturday, July 24 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hempstead
Town Hall Pavilion, 99 Nichols
Ct., Hempstead.
The hearing is being sponsored
by three subcommittees of the
House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee: those on
oceanography, the environment
and fisheries and wildlife con­servation.
The hearing was
requested by Rep. Norman F.
Lent (R. East Rockaway), a
member of the Oceanography
Subcommittee. "I called for the
Congressional hearing ... to in­vestigate
the cause of this
sludge wash-up and explore
possible solutions to the problem
of sludge disposal," stated Mr.
Lent. "I am not convinced that
ocean dumping of sludge disposal
is necessarily the cheapest and
most practical method of
disposal. This problem must be
re-thought."
The day of hearings was
scheduled by Oceanography
Subcommittee Chairman Rep.
John Breaux (D.-La.). He has
also compiled a list of witnesses
who represent government
agencies involved in regulation of
ocean dumping, sewage treat­ment
and related problems.
Local individuals or groups who
want to appear or insert a
statement into the record must
contact Hon. John Breaux,
Chairman, Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
720 House Annex No. 1,
Washington, DC. 20515, phone
(202)225-3524.
Persons testifying on July 24
must supply 75 copies of their
testimony to the subcommittee
at least three days before the
hearings. Written statements
may be inserted into the per­manent
records if submitted
within thirty days after the
hearing.
About 525 thousand dry tons of
sludge are dumped into the ocean
at the New York Bight between
New York and New Jersey an­nually.
Union Carbide is
currently conducting tests in West
Virginia to determine the
feasability of pyrolysis in
disposing of sludge. This process
burns sludge without oxygen and
it#end products include gasses'
and carbon residue which can
both be used for fuel. Heavy
metals and PCB'S are separated
out and do not escape into the
environment. Commercially-processed
sludge can also be used
as a soil conditioner. Rep. Lent
hopes that the July 24 hearing
will open up alternative methods
to solve the local problem. Lent
added that he "encourages
anyone with information on the
sludge problem to write to
Chairman Breaux immediately
so that the hearings will provide
as much input as possible into
solving the sludge problem."
Various Environmental
Protection Agency officials will
be testifying at the hearing. Peter
A.A. Berle, State Commissioner
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Swearing in: State Supreme Court Justice EH Wager of Woodmere
(center) takes the oath of office administered by Presiding Justice
Frank A. Gulotta of the Appellate Division as Administrative Judge
Paui J. Widlitz looks on. Justice Wager was appointed by Governor
Carey to an interim term following selection by the Governor's
Judicial Nominating Committee, a non-partisan group of lawyers
and laymen. Tt|# appointment is the first such "merit selection;;
made to this court by Governor Carey, and was unanimously con­firmed
by the State Senate. Justice Wager will be a candidate for
election in November to a full term in the Tenth Judicial District
which consists of Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Oglesby To Head I. T. Schools
By Shari Miller
The Island Trees Board of
Education has decided to name
Waif Oglesby their candidate to
fill the position of Superintendent
of Schools. Mr. Oglesby has been
Assistant Superintendent for
Educational Services and
Finance in Island Trees since
1972. He has volunteered to retain
some of his duties as Assistant
Superintendent, while accepting
the Board's appointment to be
made at the July 28 public
meeting.
At the July 28 meeting, the
Board will also be appointing Mr.
Richard Segerdahl to the position
of Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum Instruction and
Principal of the Stokes School.
Mr. Segerdahl will take over the
remaining duties previously
carried-out by Mr. Oglesby. As
Board President Richard Ahrens
has stated, "By Messrs. Oglesby
and Segerdahl agreeing to accept
these additional responsibilities
it was not necessary for us to hire
another full time administrator;
Police Report
Local police and an alert young
girl performed a valuable rescue
operation this Monday. On July
19, about 3:55 p.m., Sandra
Lamb, of 44 Elwood Avenue in
Hicksville, was swimming in a
neighbor's pool when her head
apparently hit the bottom, and
she was knocked unconscious.
Her older sister called the Police
Emergency number 911.
Patrolling in the area were
Officer Brady and Detective
Ryan, who quickly went to 42
Elwood Avenue, where they
applied cardiac pulmonary
resuscitation (mouth-to-mouth).
Officer Mazzeo drove Sandra to
Nassau County Medical Center,
where she is in stable condition.
* * * * * * *
Two burglaries oceured in the
local area recently. A residential
burglary took place sometime
between July 12 and 14 at 3609
Martha Blvd. in Bethpage.
Entrance was through a side
window and a Pioneer receiver
and a casette recorder was taken.
The other burglary took place
between 10:15 p.m. and 12:15
a.m. on July 17 at 2 Joseph
Avenue in Bethpage. Access to
the house was also obtained
through a side window and $450 in
U.S. currency and approximately
$300 worth of jewelry were stolen.
Police are still investigating both
robberies.
A burglary arrest was made on
July 16 at 9:10 p.m. by eighth
Precinct police. There had been a
warrant out for the arrest of
defendant Samuel Vitti of 30
Mead Avenue in Bethpage
following a May 23 burglary in
the Farmers Market. The
defendant is 18 years old and is
chafed with 3rd degree burglary.
SERVING WR SCHOOLS in. a new capacity will be Mr. Waif
Oglesby, who has just been nominated by the Island Trees Board of
Education to become district Superintendent of Schools.
thus the taxpapyers will realize a
savings in excess of $30,000."
In choosing Mr. Oglesby for
Superintendent, the Board has
chosen a man of long experience
in the educational field. Mr.
Oglesby received his M.A. degree
from San Francisco State College
and holds both California and
New York state educational and
administrative credentials. He
served in the U.S. Navy as a
Lieutenant Commander and
participated in eight major
campaigns of South Pacific and
Korean conflicts. He worked for
seven years as a classroom
teacher in grade 7 through
college. Mr. Oglesby then entered
the administrative level and
served for 10 years as a school
district superintendent in
California. He gained further
experience by working with the
California State Department of
Education for 8 years, during two
of which he was a member of the
Cabinet of the State Superin­tendent
of Public Instruction.
Mr. Oglesby has first-hand
knowledge of the vital link bet­ween
local school districts and
state government gained while
serving as the Liaison Director
between the California State
Department of Education and the
Governor's staff. He served as
Executive Secretary for
statewide committees studying
the physical abuse of teachers
and ethnic imbalance in
California schools, as well as
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Mass Landfill Protest
About 200 people gathered at
the Plainview landfill site
Monday night to protest the Town
of Oyster Bay's plans to bury raw
garbage there. Residents turned
in petitions signed by 5,593
Nassau and Suffolk residents
opposed to the project. The
petitions are to be presented to-
State Environmental Con-,
servation Commissioner Peter
A. A. Berle this week.
During this past week, various
local businesses have joined the
civic associations in battle
against the landfill. These in­clude
Meyer's Farm Stand,
whose owners fear pollution of
their own well. Meyer's well is
700 feet from the landfill and,
claims Frank Meyer, was not
even mentioned in Oyster Bay's
1974 application for the project.
Also joining in the suit are
Crest wood Country Day School,
Pickwick Motor Inn and Valle
Nurseries.
An accusation is now being
made against David Mafrici,
former superintendent of
Environmental Control in Oyster
Bay. The protestors charge that
Mr. Mafrici worked on the land­fill
plans from 1971 to 1974
before going to work for the State
Department of Environmental
Conservation in July, 1974.
Assemblyman Lewis Yevoli (D-Old
Bethpage) charges that Mr.
Mafrici is "insulating" State
Commissioner Berle from facts
that are detrimental to the lan­dfill.
A spokesman for the Town
of Oyster Bay stated that
"Mafrici did not design the site
per se...He was one of the Town
officials developing excavation
plans and meeting with the
County Health Department and
environmental officials.,it was,
not even at the stage of approving
preliminary plans."
Whether the involvement of
certain officials was questionable
or not, the current fact remains
that many people are adamantly
opposed to the landfill project
and have pledged to "fight this
out to the end," as one resident
remarked.