Bethpage-Tribune_1973-06-28

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Photos-In-The-News Roncallo Fights
Fetus Experiments
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ROTARY INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS - The Bethpage Rotary
Club held their Installation of Officers meeting at the Beau Sejour, in
Bethpage, on Thursday, June 14, 1973. Shown here are, from top of
stairway to bottom, Marv Crees, Charles Mitchell, Vince Geraci,
Yuko Tashiro, Harold Braunfeld, Charles Maguire, Martin Meyer
and In-coming'President of Bethpage Rotary Robert Cacchio. At
right ftce_,Bo,b Moore. Out-going President of Bethpage Rotary
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Bethpage Rotary Club. photo b y J e r r y A u g u s ta
Congressman Angelo D.
Roncallo, (R-NY) continued
^fcaday-in-liis.,-personal- battle to- -
prevent human fetus ex­perimentation.
A Roncallo
amendment to the National
Science Foundation authorization
bill which would prohibit any
money appropriated for the
National Science Foundation
being used for live fetus
research, passed the House by a
resounding vote of 288 to 73.
Roncallo spoke on the House
floor in behalf of the amendment
reminding his colleagues, as he
had in previous debates involving
fetus research funding by other
governmental agencies, that,
living fetus research "violates
the dignity of human life in a
particularly cruel and degrading
manner...." _—-
"~" RShcaillonoTedf that fhe various
amendments preventing fetus
research which he has sponsored
to date have attracted some 35 co-sponsors
from both sides of the
aisle. "I look forward to the day
when the Commerce and
Judiciary Committees will hold
hearings and report out
legislation I have introduced
banning all government agencies
from conducting this research
and providing criminal penalties
for researchers who refuse to
f o l l ow C o n g r e s s i o n al
policy...When this legislation is
enacted, agency-byagency
amendments such, as this will no
longer. be necessary.." Roncallo
reiterated the facts concerning
ietus-research and^nteTT~new"~"
cases where such "human
vivisection" had actually been
performed by researchers
working under federal grants.
Roncallo scored a major
triumph earlier this month in his
fight to ban fetus research when
an amendment to the Bio-
Medical Research bill preventing
this research passed the House
354 to 9. Roncallo stated at that
time that he would continue to
fight such research "even by the
remotest governmental agency"
and stated flatly that he would do
it agency-by-agency if need be
until en across.-the -board ban
.was in effect.
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CHECKING THE OPPORTUNITIES: Oyster Bay Town Councilman
Saivatore R. Mosca chats with co-directors of the Bethpage Youth
Employment Service Mark Sandler (left) and Walter Lippincott. The
Councilman was checking in to see how the agency was doing in its
search to find summer jobs for the youth of Bethpage. Youth Em­ployment,
which is located at 280 Broadway, is open from 9 AM to 5
PM Monday through Saturday. The phone number is 822-6466.
Bethpage
On Sunday, June 24, at 4:00 the
Bethpage High School Class of 73
received their diplomas. The
weather was nice for the
festivities held on the Bethpage
High School Athletic Field. The
invocation was offered by
Reverand James F. Taylor of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church.
Salutatorian Lorraine Sklar and
valedictorian Avram Montag
gave their speeches and were
followed by random Com­mencement
Remarks by
Superintendant of Schools Roper
F. Larsen. The presentation of
the Senior Gift was made by
William Baldwin, the Senior
Class President. Mr. George
McElroy, Principal, made some
announcements preceding the
presentation of diplomas by
Herman Slavin, President of the
Board of Education; Mr. Larsen;
Mr. McElroy; and Vincent
Parlato, Assistant Principal. The
closing benediction by Rabbi
by Shari Miller
Kenneth D. Poplack of. Bethpage
Jewish Community Center gave a
peaceful ending to a lovely
ceremony.
Plainvietv-
©Id Bethpage
On Sunday, June 24, the
Plainview-Old Bethpage Class of
'73 was presented with their
diplomas amid reflections on the
past and speculations on the
future. At the annual com­mencement
excercises at
Westbury Music Fair, thirty-eight
of the 416 diplomas awarded
were with citations for honor.
Thirty-seven graduates are
members of the National Honor
Society.
Mr. Charles M. Mattingly, Jr.,
President of the Board of
Education, . welcomed the
graduates and their families to
the commencement. Class
salutatorian, Karen Lynne ltell,
presented a_^ speech reflecting
Father Simmons Pleads For
Return of Anniversary Banner
upon the benefits she and other
receptive students had gleaned
from their education. A musical
interlude was provided by the
High School band ably conducted
by graduating senior Jesse
Levine. The valedictory speech,
by Bruce Zachary Morgenstern,
urged the graduating students to
positive action from within the
system to combat present-day
society's many ills. Superin­tendant
of Schools, Dr. Robert F.
Savitt, performed the presen­tation
of the Class of 1973-to their
teachers, families, community,
and the world. Reflections-humorous,
touching, joyful, and
saddening - were presented by
Amy Zoe Gershenfeld, Vice
President of the Student
A s s o c i a t i o n . Numerous
references were made
throughout the ceremony to the
deep loss suffered by the school
and the community at the passing
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Late Bulletin
by Shari Miller
WINGS OF "EAGLES: Oyster Bay Town CoimvUman
Lewis J. Vevoli congratulates newly-inducted Eagle
Scouts (left to right) Kenneth Reese, Michael Eraser
and Richard Marcantonio. The boys, all members of
Old Bethpage Troop No. 423 were presented with
certificates of merit by the Councilman.
St. Martin of Tours Church is
currently celebrating its 50th'
Anniversary as a parish.
On last Sunday, June 26th, after
months of going through red tape,
the parish succeeded in erecting
a nylon banner across Broadway
at Baldwin Place, Bethpage, to
commemorate their Golden"'
Anniversary. Less than two days
later early in the morning of June
26th, the ropes of the banner were
found cut and the banner
missing. The Golden Anniversary
Committee and the people of the
parish are outraged at this ap­parent
senseless vandalism.
The incident is under in­vestigation
by the detective
bureau of the 8th Precinct,
Nassau County Police. Anyone
with helpful information about
the identity of the vandals or the
whereabouts of the banner,
should call the precinct at OV 1-
8800.
The banner is dark green
nylon, the gold letters read: St.
Martin of Tours - 50th Golden
Anniversary - 1923 - 1973.
Mobilized Community
Resources has withdrawn
their request for a special-use
permit from the Town
of Oyster Bay because
they now believe they can
open their shelter for
homeless boys without
one. The group's attorney,
Herbert Balin, based his
opinion that town board
approval is not required on
court decisions supporting
creation of such shelters
without a - local govern-
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