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Vol. 5 No. 4 Thursday, November 2 6 , 1 9 70 10c per copy
LEM specialist u Legislators Want
On Channel 21 . . . . . Local Veto of UDC
Howard Wright
Newly-Appointed Nassau County Executive-elect
Ralphft. Case, right, stands with Joseph Jaspan of
Woodmere after announcing his appointment as
Nassau County attorney in the new administration.
Jaspan, a practicing attorney for 36 years, served as
chief counsel to the Joint Legislative Committeejm
Public Health and helped frame nearly aU of the-public
healto l e c t i o n adored by the State Legislature in
the past five years.
Howard Wright, a Grumman
Aerospace engineer who was
instrumental in establishing the
Spacecraft Assembly and Test
Organization for the LEM
program, is the special guest on
the Channel 21 (WLIW-TV)
current series, Conversations in
flie Park.
Set for airing on Tuesday, Dec.
1, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2,
at 8 p.m. and again on Thursday,
Dec. 3, at 3:30 p.m. for daytime
viewing, "Conversation with
Howard Wright" was video-taped
in Nassau County's Eisenhower
Park.
During each Apollo Mission,
Wright has directed the efforts of
all Grumman engineers and
subcontractor engineers at
Mission Control Center in
Houston, Texas, in support of the
lunar missions. As he discusses
the Space Shuttle Program for
NASA, Wright is joined by the
program's host Robert L. Payton
of Old Westbury, President of
C.W. Post College.
Equally important as Wright's
work in the Channel 21 interview
are his personal views and
feelings on how his work has
affected the Long Island com­munity.
Conversations in the
Park is aired on WLIW-TV on
Tuesdays at 7 p.ih., Wednesdays
at 8 p.m. and Thursdays at 3:30
p.m. on a regular basis.
A group of Long Island
legislators joined this week in
backing efforts by Assemblyman.
Charles A. Jerabek of Bay Shore
to bar the Urban Development
Corp. from acting on any project
without local government ap­proval.
Assemblyman Jerabek pre­ttied
the bill this week and was
joined in the sponsorship by
Assemblymen Peter J. Costigan,
Robert C. Wertz' William L.
Burns and John G. McCarthy of
Suffolk and Assemblymen Joseph
M. Margiotta, Martin Ginsberg
and Joseph M. Reilly of Nassau.
The Urban Development Corp.
; is a state body designed to ex­pand
facilities for public housing,
•-: recreation and industrial
development.
Said Jerabek: "This biH is
aimed at underscoring the
principle of home rule. I do not
believe that any arm of state of
federal government should have
the power, either clear or im­plied,
to radically change he
character of an area without the
approval and cooperation of the
local government in that area.
This goes for the Urban
Development Corp.
"This bill would amend the
Urban Development Corp. Act to
provide that the UDC must get
the approval of the local
government invovled before
moving in any way to initiate any
project in an area.' That means
town government or village
government, depending on
whether the area is incorporated
or unincorporated."
The Bay Shore lawmaker
added: "It is a sign at how con­cerned
Long Island legislators
are over the threat of further
urbanization that this measure
has won immediate support from
representatives of both Nassau
and Suffolk Counties." Caso Decries County BudgetjPromises Cuts
While condemning fiscal
policies he claimed have left
Nassau County virtually
bankrupt, County Executive-elect
Ralph G. Caso today
pledged to make substantial cuts
in the 1971 budget package
proposed by the Nickerson ad­ministration.
"Preliminary examination of
the budget has resulted in con­firmation
of my warning on Oct.
29 that the county faced a
monumental financial crisis. I
find that I have inherited a deficit
of at least $17 million because of
excessive spending and gross
overestimates of revenues",
Caso said.
"Nevertheless, county tax­payers
can expect a significant
reduction in the proposed $1.48
tax rate increase contained in the
budget presented by Nickerson. I
feel that it would be unfair and
irresponsible to attempt to
rectify the fiscal sins of nine
years in one budget.
"Though it would give me great
political advantage to pass the
Nickerson budget as it stands,
blaming the biggest tax boost in
county history on the out-going
Democratic regime, I cannot
allow myself that luxury at the
expense of the many homeowners
who are struggling to stay
solvent", Caso declared.
He said that a four-hour
meeting with staff advisors last
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HOCKEY FANS: Oyster Pay Town Supervisor John
tttate. "eft/and young Bob Hilton, a member o the
Bethoage Ice Hockey Association, enjoy some light
& r g 4 h N e w YoA Ranger starsVic Hadfield.*d
Gilles Villemure, right, prior to "Face-Off Night
pVoSam held at the Bethpage High School recently for
S e ^ o u n g s t e r s participating in the Town's hockey
teatfues, HigUights included remarks by the Ranger
star?and ditaUed description of the hockey program
and the part each player and his family have in it.
PRETTY GIRLS SAVE PUBLICITY MAN'S NECK - There was
this contest by The Getty Oil Company to reward outstanding service
station dealers with a big day at a New York Giants Football game,
alone with time on the field and a chance to meet some players.
£ £ £ * ? when the Giants played the Jet. a t £ • M - £
There was a mix-up on credentials and the players had finished their
pre-game workout before the contest winners could"get on the Held.
To the rescue came drum majorettes Diane Del Vecchio. left, of
Bethpage and Ruth Ann Duhrels of Huntington, the "chicks with the
sticks" who perform at all New York Jets home games.
The Gettv ntests thought it was all pretty wonderful, even though
in toe ? 2 K j E Angelo Pino. Gene Cirulli. and Ed McGeechan
appear to be watching airplanes instead of girls.