Bethpage-Tribune_1985-01-10

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VOL. 19 NO. 40 Week of Jan. 10 - Jan. 16,1985 20 cents per copy
January Is
DdnorMonth
President Ronald Reagan, in an effort to increase public
awareness and support, has proclaimed January, 1985, as
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month.
In the proclamation. President Reagan recognized how
important and necessary volunteer blood donors are.
"Medical science has made miraculous.progress in disease
prevention and treatment," said the President. "But we must
never forgetthat much of this scientific gain would be useless
if the suffering and the ill did not have access to the contribu­tion
that ibnly people can make: the blood and blood pro­ducts
that still^constitute the greatest life-saving miracle of
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Officials at Long Island Blood Services, which supplies
blood to 40 area hospitals, are hopeful that the designation
of Jariuary as Blood Donor Month will stimulate pa:rticipar
tiori in local community blood drives.
"We.are g[rateful that the Prjesideiit has proclaimed Janur
ary as Blood OpInbrMbnth/' said^ LIBS
Vadministrator;:'?^^^ hb|teM that -this national
awareiiess will assist in enlarging oi^
pationvwhich is currently ataievd of 4.1 percent
Island."
Mr. Steyensoh noted that the demand for blood by Long
Island hospitals has increased by 10, percent this year, which
dictates a minimum collection of 600 pints of blood per day.
All healthy individuals between 17 and 66 years of age are
encouraged to support National Volunteer Blood Donor
Month by donating a pint of blood:.
For more information about donating blood, call Long
Island Blood Services at 752-7300.1
Top LI. Donor Firm
Employees of GULL inc., the Smithtown-based,
advanced technology manufacturing firm, drove the com­pany
to record levels of blood donations in 1984, making
GULL the highest per-capita blood donor firm on Long
Island.
About 64 percent of GULL's 850-person workforce gave
blood during three blood drives held at the company during
1984. A total of 533 pints was collected. With this level of
giving, GULL achieved the highest corporate participation
rate of any firm — large or small ~ on Long island.
GULL President Peter D. D'Agrosa accepts commenda­tion
plaque from Martha Grossman, Associate Manager of
Long Island Blood Services.
NCMC Expansion
Possible
A public hearing will be held, Thursday, January 17,1985
to examine the proposed $3 million expansion of the Nassau
County Medical Center,
The proposal before the Board of Supervisors calls for the
$3 million to be expended on an expansion and moderniza­tion
of the epiergency room facilities at the medical center.
The hearing, which will be held in the 5th Floor meeting
room of the Board of Supervisors in the County Executive
Building in Mineola, will begin promptly at VQ a.m. The
Board will hear testimony from hospital administrators,
medical practitioners and area residents on such topics as:
the adequacy of the present emergency room, the.effects of
the proposed expansion on reducing the waiting time for
those using the emergency room, the expansion's effect on
private hospital care in the area, and the need to modernize
existing emergency facilities to conform to the most up-to-date
technology.
The hearing is being called by Hempstead Town Presiding
Supervisor Thomas Gulotta, North Hempstead Supervisor
John B. Kiernan, Hempsteiad Supervisor James D. Bennett,
Oyster Bay Supervisor J oseph Colby^ Qlen Cove M ayor^
Viriceiit-Sub22^ a n d l ^ MliSnah JComa-
. noff. Kiernan termed the proposed eixpansion"A giant step
forward ini the quality of hospital care available to County
residents." Hempstead Supervisor Bennett noted that the
Nassau County Medical Center "Is the only inedical facility
in the Nassau-Suffolk area which is equipped as a burn
center. Inasriiuch-.as many of the victims of our County's
most severe accidents are sent to the Nassau County Medical
Center for treatment, I believe that it is our duty to insure
that only the most efficient and technologically up-to-date
apparatus is utilized."
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby, Chairman of
the Board's Health and Welfare Committee, urged all area
residents who use the facility to attend the hearing so that'
"The Board of Supervisors will receive the broadest possible
input on the merits of this proposed $3 million expenditure."
Pedestrian
Killed
A 60 year old Bethpage
woman was fatally injured
after being struck by a car
while crossing Stewart
Avenue in Bethpage around
11:10 a.m. last Wednesday,
morning.
Caterina LaEauci, of 150
3rd Street, was crossing
Stewart Avenue from the
eastside to the westside, at
Burkhardt Avenue when she
was struck by a 1972 Chev­rolet
Impala, southbound
on Stewart Avenue, oper­ated
by Lee Volkommer, 22,
of 19 Leslie Street, Beth­page.
Mrs. LaFauci was
transported to the Mtd
Island Hospital in Bethpage,
where she was pronounced
dead at 11:45 a.m. She had
suffered severe internal
injuries.
No charges were filed by
police and the car was
impounded for a routine
safety check.
P.B.A. Top Cop
of'84
The Board of Governors of the Policemens
Benevolent Association each year makes selection
for their award of Top Cop of the Year. At their
Christmas Gala in December, the award was
presented to Police Officer Dennis Kyle of our
own 8th Precinct. The plaque presented to P.O.
Kyle reads as follows:
On September 14,1984, Police Officer Dennis Kyle was
working a 12-8 tour of duty in Car 810. At 0433 hours, he
received a call to 4 Rose Court, South Farmingdale. The
assignment was for a family disturbance and assault. Upon
arriving at the scene, P.O. Kyle found Peri Martinez, a
female white, age 21, lying in a pool of blood on the
bathroom floor. St^ihding over her with a butcher knife was
her husband Edwin Martinez.
Peri Martinez was in immediate, need of medical assist­ance^
P.O. Kyle with disregard for his own personal safety
shielded Peri Martinez with his own body and dragged her
to safety. P.O. Kyle continued to confront Edwin Martinez
for about 45 minutes, protecting the aided and medical
technician. P.O. Kyle finally convinced Edwin Martinez to
surrender, ending the confrontation.
P.O. Kyle not only saved the life of the aided, (woman)
but did so in a manner that showed bravery and ingenuity.
His exemplary action brought the confrontation to a con­clusion
with no loss of life.
P.O. Kyle arrested Edwin Martinez for attempted murder
and Burglary First Degree.
Pictured left to right: P.B.A. Presidieht McMorrow, P.O. Dennis
Eighth Precinct P.B.A. Trustee Edward Spahn.
Kyle,