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Vol. 4 No. 19 Thursday, February 26, 1970 10c per copy
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TOBAY Gains Federal Funding
For Senior Citizen Housing
Sixty eight per cent of New
York State hospitals permit the
sale of cigarettes on their
premises according to a recently
completed poll taken' by the New
York State Interagency Com­mittee
on the Hazards of
Smoking. Interagency Chairman
State Senator Edward J. Speno
said of the results, "Its anathema
to a health care institution to
promote and profit from a
product that is accused of being
the cause of one of the major
health problems of our time."
With a 100 per cent response to
the questionnaire, the In­teragency
queried 365 - health
institutions, oil three questions:
(l ( Are cigarette sales permitted
- and where? (2) Have you ever
considered prohobiting the sale of
cigarettes because of their
relationship to disease? (3) What
factors were involved in deter­mine
the policy adopted by
hospitals with respect to
cigarette sales?
The poll was sent to institutions
certified to operate by the New
York State Health Department or
licensed by the New York City
Department of Hospitals. Results
showed that most sales (62.5 per
cent) were in vending machines
and the gift shop (31 per cent) of
the institutions. In answer to
• question number three, it was
learned that the determination of
policy was by convenience for the
smoker, staff employee demand
and the 'right of the individual' as
the factors involved in the
decision of the policy makers in
the hospitals.
Chairman Speno, author of a
recent Non-Smokers Bill of
Rights introduced in the current
session of the Legislature, which-would
ban smoking on all public
buses and trains, said, "The
educational campaign to alert
smokers to the dangers of the
habit requires a united approach.
Presently, filter tip cigarettes
account for about 70 per cent of
all sales - which at least indicates
that if people are not smoking
less, they are worrying about it
more."
Figures associated with the
hazard of smoking indicate that
worrying is justified. With 70
million Americans' smoking,
American Cancer Society figures
published in Today's Health
magazine indicates that someone
of 45 years of age can expect to
attain the age of 75 if a nom
smoker, while a 45 year old two
pack a day sm&er can except to
live to age 68. Torompound this is
the fact that each day 4000
teenagers try cigarettes with 10-
15 per cent of all 13-year old
children smoking. •
Speno said public pressure
must continue to be mounted
until all hospitals follow the
example of the Advisory Council
of Medical Boards for the. New
York City Department. of
Hospitals which has over­whelmingly
recommended that
cigarette sales be banned in all
municipal hospitals.
Oyster Bay Supervisor John W.
Burke announced Tuesday that
the Town has received federal
approval and funding for its
Senior Citizens housing project in
Bethpage.
In a related matter, the Town
Board voted its approval today of
three' housing projects in
Massapequa and Plainedge
proposed for development by the
Town's Housing Authority.
Burke said the Town received a
telegram from the federal
Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD)
authorizing $832,001 in financial'
assistance funds for 37 Senior
.Citizens, housing units*-; on
Burkhardt Sveruie hear Stewart
Avenue, in- BeklwpWfje^The "-projet!*
will" be developed"under the
turnkey method whereby a
provate builder will construct the
units and. then turn them over to
the Town Housing Authority to
run.
"We hope to get things under
way here in the near future,"
explained Burke. "We met with
the Housing Authority the other
day and they told us that we
should have these badly needed
units ready ,in about a year."
The board, at its regular
Tuesday meeting, passed three
resolutions approving the
Housing Authority's initial
proposals for the development of
176 units on two sites in
Massapequa and one in
Plainedge. The Massapequa
sites, each scheduled to contain
70 units, are located at Merrick
Road, east of Clocks Boulevard,
and at Clocks Boulevard and
Lake Street; the 36-unit ~
Plainedge site is on Hicksville-
Massapequa Road, south of
Hempstead Turnpike. ,
Housing Authority Chairman
Frank J. Swift said the next step
in the consideration of these three
sites would be the further
development of architects'"
approval by HUD of -financial
. assistance funds, as in the Beth­page
case. Final action in all four
cases will take place only after
public hearings, Swit noted.
Burke reported the Town has.
received about 700 inquiries
about the Senior Citizens housing
program. "We have sent ap--
plications to all- those who asked
for them," he stated but pointed
' out that notall applicant^ would
qualify under the program.
"Some are not currently Town
residents," he said, "some may
have too much income, others
may not meet the age or other
requirements."
Housing Authority Vice
Chairman Jesse Harmon added
that applicants must be at least
65 years of age and have an in­come
that does not exceed a
minimum of $4,000 and a
maximum of $6,000 a year. Ac­cording
to Harmon the income
standards are set by HUD and the
local Housing Authority and that
other assets besides salaries and
wages are considered in deter­mining
eligibility.
Burke announced that under
the program the Town would
> received 10 per cen^t ^ o_f t h e
iid. the ten-aseestedby
igr Authority
^ —-—but. tttat'tto.
final determination had heen
made.
Burke concluded, "The Town
Board and I feel a strong
obligation to our Senior Citizens:
They are the ones who helped
build Oyster Bay into the fine,
beautiful suburban community it
is. We believe that everything
possible must be done to
guarantee them the right to
continue living at reasonable cost
in the community to which they
have given so much."
Tuesday meeting, passeu u u n - ^^^^^^^
Caso Swings Into County Race
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Plainedge Senior Citizens
in County Play Premiere
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Elderly residents, Senior
Citizen Clubs and others who may
be interested in the problems of
three-generation living . may
obtain a playlet on the subject
which is now available at the
Nassau County Office for the
Aging.
The first performance of the
play was to be given by the
Plainedge Senior Citizen Club at
Daleview Nursing Home, at 530
Fulton Ave. in Farmingdale
Monday, February 23, at 1:30
p.m. Co-directors of the
Plainedge Senior Citizen Club are
Mrs. Lee Freilich and Mrs.
Sylvia' Huttas.
The three-page script of the
play, called "The Will B. Mature
Family," presents everyday
situations that arise in the
household of Mr. Mature, Mrs.
Mature, Grandma, and teenage
daughter, Carol, three
generations living under one roof.
The play is both humorous and
serious, according to County
Executive Eugene H. Nickerson.
Mrs. Marian S. Greene,
director of the Nassau County
Office for'the Aging, suggested
that parts be played by senior
citizens themselves and be
followed by a discussion of the
problems illustrated in the play.
She offered to help group leaders
find professional discussion
leaders for their program.
Free copies of the play may be
obtained from the County Office
for the Aging, 33 Willis Ave.,
Mineola, telephone 535-4414
• The original script was written
by staff members of the National
Association of Mental Health,
^ r s . Greene said.
IN THE RUNNING: Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Caso, who
announced his candidacy for Nassau County Executive at a press conference
Monday at the Garden City Hotel, is pictured with his wife, Grace, and Nassau
County Comptroller Angelo Honcallo (L.) Oyster Bay Town GOP Chairman, and
A. Holly. Patterson, former county executive.
"• Sweet Adelines
The Central Long Island
Chapter of Sweet Adelines
presents its annual show,
"Sounds of the 30's" at Holy
Trinity Diocesan High School,
Newbridge ltd., Hicksville, Feb.
28 at 8:30 p.m.
Citing a "crisis of confidence
and credibility," Hempstead
Town Presiding Supervisor
Ralph G. Caso, vice chairman of
the Nassau County Board of
Supervisors, has announced he
will run for the office of Nassau
County Executive.
In a toughly worded statement,
Caso declared that the current
county administration, the entire
Democratic governmental
philosophy, "is tired and out­dated
and no match for the*
complexities of a new age."
He added: "Broad new
horizons lie ahead in this pivotal
decade and I believe that my
background, my knowledge of
government, my experience and
my accomplishments qualify me
to take the reins."
Caso said " he views town,
village, city and county govern­ment
as partners in a mutual
enterprise, not competitors, and
pledged to work closely with
other municipalities to resolve
the county's problems.,,
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