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Vol. 5 No. l Thursday, October 29,1970 10c par copy
From
The Publisher s Desk
ENDORSEMENTS
The most important task facing our readers is their
responsibility to get to the polls on November 3 and
VOTE! The privilege of your right to vote is one of the
most precious assets you possess. Use it wisely.
As publisher of the BETHPAGE TRIBUNE I would
urge you to support those candidates who have served
us well in government. I feel in these trying times men
of experience and past performance are urgently
needed. |.
At the head of State we endorse NELSON A.
ROCKEFELLER as governor and his highly qualified
"right arm" MALCOLM WILSON as Lieutenant
Governor. ARTHUR LEVITT has proven over the
years to be an able comptroller and we urge his re­election.
For Attorney General our choice is LOUIS J.
LEFKOWITZ. We stand strongly behind Conservative
candidate JAMES L. BUCKLEY for the U. S. Senate.
In the local scene we have witnessed a race of out­standing
intelligent, dedicated and honest men and
women. The calibre of the candidates has been ex­ceptional
and choosing among them is not an easy **»•
For County Executive we endorse RALPH G. CASO.
Ralph Caso has been Presiding Supervisor in the
Town of Hempstead and his 18 years of govern­ment
service records an exceptional record of Town
government. • •-- .... „
ANGELO RONCALLO has always been a "favorite
with us and we urge you to vote for him for re-election
as Nassau County Comptroller.
HAROLD W. McCONNELL is our choice for County
Clerk and we ask you to support CONGRESSMAN
JAMES R. GROVER of the 2nd Assembly District and
JOHN W. WYDLER of the Fabulous Fourth District.
Both incumbent congressmen have supported
President Nixon and he needs them to be returned to
the Congress. <W. J
For New York State Senator we highly endorse
EDWARD J. SPENO in the 4th District. Ed Speno is
one of the brightest men in politics and he has a "track
record" of accomplishments in the State Senate to
back up his qualifications.
In the 3rd District RALPH J. MARINO is doing a
good job and we urge his re-election to the State
Senate.
The Assembly race is the one closest to the people-because
these candidates are your neighbors!
In the 8th Assembly District who shines brighter
than "MARTY" GINSBERG: "Marty" has a proven
record in the Assembly. f
In the 9th Assembly District we say give PHILIP B.
HEALEY a chance. He is a Republican- Conservative
and this point of view needs representation in Albany
too
Now the llth Assembly District is my hometown. We
have the Incumbent Democratic Liberal candidate
STANLEY HARWOOD, who has served in Albany for 5
years. Here is a man we have personally known as
friend and neighbor for over 15 years. Here is a man
who watches over his Assembly district like a mother
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*] Commission Seeks L.I. Viewpoint
On Quality, Financing of Education
Long Island residents are in­vited
to attend and participate in
a public hearing of the New York
State Commission on the Quality,
Cost and Financing of
Elementary and Secondary
Education. The hearing will be
held Friday, November 13,
beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the
playhouse of Hofstra University,
Hempstead.
Registration will begin at 9
a.m.
The Commission, an in­dependent,
nonpartisan body
created in October 1989 by the
Governor and State Board of
Regents, in conjunction with
state legislative leaders, is public and nonpublic education in
evaluating the state's all phases, both broad questions
educational system in . and specific policies.
preparation for recommending *. Some ol 8te larger tipesttsffitr'
plan for the 70's and thereafter the Commission hopes to answer
Citizens Cut
Crime Rote
Nassau Police Commissioner
Francis B. Looney announced
this week that 75,628 Nassau
families, representing 25 per cent
of the. Nassau Police jurisdiction,
have now enrolled in the
Department's Neighborhood
Security Program.
. "The interest and response
demonstrated by Nassau
residents in this program has
been most encouraging," Looney
said. "We have cleared 171
burglaries, recovered seven
stolen autos, caught three
rapists, and made arrests for
vandalism and trespass. In each
instance the police were alerted
by telephone calls from Neigh­borhood
Security. Members."
Nassau Police have been
canvassing entire' communities
for over a year. Uniformed of­ficers
are visiting every resident
in their jurisdiction, explaining
the program,, and asking
residents to enroll.
The officers ask that par­ticipants
report any suspicious
activity by telephoning the ap­propriate
police precinct. They
explain what type of activity
should be reported and the best
method of reporting.
The officers are also available
to ' answer any questions or
complaints and refer the resident
to the proper agencies. If the
resident agrees to enroll, and
over 99 per cent do, be is asked to
display a Neighborhood Security
emblem and become additional
"eyes and ears" for their police.
{'Major crimes," Looney said,
"actually decreased in Nassau
County in the first six months of
1970, while rising throughout the
nation. We attribute much of the
reduction to itensified com­munity
involvement."
He concluded, "We don't ask
the citizen to take direct en­forcement
action. However, we
do request the alert resident to
immediately report a crime or
any suspicious activity and the
police will take the necessary
enforcement action." ,
for New York's elementary and
secondary schools.
The Long Island hearing will be
the second of seven such public
meetings scheduled around the
state. The Commission will
submit its final report next fall.
MafayFleischmann, VBuffalo
and New York City lawyer, is
chairman of the Commission. He
has had more than 30 years'
experience in high-level public
affairs. .
The other IS Commission
members represent, parents.,
educators, the State Assembly
and Senate, business, labor and
medicine.
The November 13 hearing at
Hofstra will have an open
agenda. Persons interested in
testifying are asked to submit a
written request, outlining their
presentation, to Frank Brown,
Associate Director, New York
State Commission on the Quality,
Cost and Financing of
Elementary and Secondary
Education, 800 Second Avenue,
New York, New York 10017.
The Commission is studying
are these:
x How good are New York's
elementary and secondary
schools now?
x What changes will be
necessary to make schools fit the
needs of all New York School
children in the next decade?
x What does quality education
cost?
x What is the most equitable
and effective way of obtaining
and distributing monies for
schools?
is investigating include
vocational education, aid to
nonpublic schools, community
control o~f schools, decen­tralization,
educational finan­cing,
student discipline and
school disruption, integration,
special programs for the gifted
and handicapped, student ac­tivism
and student rights,
teachers' right to bargain,
teachers' and administrators'
training and certification, ex­tended
school year plans,
education voucher plans, and
increased federal aid.
BETHPAGE RESIDENTS ATTEND PRO ARTE
OPENER -Edwin J. Fehrenbach, Bethpage, (left)
chat with Luis E. Bejarano, Vice President for.
Development of Hofstra University, during the inter­mission
of the Pro Arte Symphony's opening concert.
Bejarano is Secretory of the Pro Arte Symphony Asso­ciation
and Mr. Fehrenbach is a member of the
Association's Board of Directors.
The orchestra, founded by Hofstra University, is
presenting its 1970-71 subscription series of five con­certs
at Post's new 3,000 seat domed auditorium. Long
Island's only fuUy professional symphony orchestra,
Pro Arte's next concert will be performed November 8
at 8:00 P.M.
Subscriptions and individual concert tickets are
available at the Hofstra University Playhouse, Hemp­stead,
New York 11550. For further ticket information,
telephone (516) 560-3283.