The-Leader_1964-10-08

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MERRICK
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ROOSEVELT
Zip Cede 11575
iLBih Year, N a 24 FHEEPOBT, N. Y,. THURSDAY. OCTdBEH 8. W64 "^^•^ - PBICE; FIVE CENTS PER COPY
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NEWS & VIEWS
BY
EDME VASIL
J% H. y. WcjMpnper Reporters Asso.
'^ """. NiatmalPress Sywiica^' ''"" '"".
WUbowt or wllh ofiense to iriends or foes,
I sketch your woiW oxaclly as U goes—Byron
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GREEKS HAVE A WOED . A The Iv^ndreds of "Golden Greeks"
on the south shore, most o£ whim own diners, night-clubs, restau­rants,
or are lawyers, doctors andT?rofesaional roen, all excited about
the 4*h. Anniiii Dance hpiw"*'"* St. Demetrios Church of Freeport
which will be held at Elliot
Murphy's Sky Club Rainbow
Room atop the Franklin Na­tional
Bank Building at Roose­velt
Field, this Sunday, Oct.
U , . . leading the booster
parade are the 3 Laricos Broth­ers,
Charlie, Jim and Nicky,
who, with the Jim Boulukos
Clan, have been initial spark­plugs
in forming this Greek
Orthodox Church -which servicea
about SOO families in thi^ area
. . . The internationally famous
.exoll«5 SHBB8A"SHiai«!WR!-'*«i
been booked for another rec­ord-
breaking performance as
the entertainment headliner . . .
WALTER WINCHELL calls hei
the most captivating and love­liest
of all belly-dancers . . .
She has appeared at the Arabian
Nights and Carnegie Hall In
NYC in addition to top spots in
the capitals of the world . . ,
One Arabian Prince is reported
to have offered her $1,000,000
if she'd quit dancing and marry
him but she refused . . .
STEVE LINARDOS and his
Silver Trumpet and Orch will furnish the dance music and NICK
RASSIAS, new at NYC'S fiwjaus Roundtable, will be a featured
artist. {If you're lucky you can still get «x from the 3 Loricos
Brothers).
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• EODIETOH'S NOTES . . . Nieo inTilatioij from DONALD SHEH-WOOD
and HALPH FRANCO to attend the reception they are
giving Oct. 10 for County Executive and MRS. GENE NICK-ERSON
. . . The CHARLIE MOUNTCASTLES returned from
NOTRE DAME UNIV, after the eiuollment of their son, John
. . . JACK DORR and bis wife, Edwina (Dleta), real native Free-poilers
and human encyclopedias of ihii village atid Us history.
(Jack built Guy Lombardo's swimming pool which wai one of
the tost on Long Island) . , . CAPT. DAVID BUCKLEY, who
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A GREEK DISH
FPD FAST AQION SAVES
LIVES IN STREET FIGHT
Break-Up Free-For-AII In Ffont
Of Someplace Else In Roosevelt
Full moon or no full moon, those hours after mid-night on
Saturday nights seem to attract trouble, seriou.'i trouble, ahvays in
or in front of certain notorious gin-mills, hang-outs and nefarious
establishments.
This post week-end, at 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, motorists
on Nassau Road, just north of thoi :
Northeast Givics To
Hear Candidates
The Freeport Northeast Civic
Asso. will hold its monthly
meeting Dot. 9th m the Columbus
Avenue School Auditorium at
8:15 p.m.
The program planned for the
evening is "Candidates Night"
Invitations have been extended
to Mason Hampton, Jwome Mc-
Dougal, and Joseph Carlino,
No Trash Pick-Up
In Holiday Week
There will be no curb' collec­tion
of trash in Freeport next
Wednesday, Oct. 14, because of
Columbus Day. The usual Mon­day
garbage colleollon will be
postponed from the holiday un-liLa&
iijsday,i»nd &m g-'^rtiogc plcte
up usually made on.Tuesday will
take place Wednesday.
Freeport line in Roosevelt, wit­nessed
an unbelievable and night­marish
sight as they saw a huge
free-for-all In full blast In front
of an establishment called Some­place
Else which caters to the
younger set.
About 200 hundred young men
of all sizes and shapes neaily
blocked the road while varioiLs
fights broke' out among them.
There were also some fancy hnlr-dood,
tight-pantscd young ladies
present who watched the action
without blinking an eye-lid.
But there was not one police­man
in sight!
Thai is, there were none until
one of the Freeport cruisers,
driven by Officer McGoldrick,
with one of the dog."! of the fam­ous
Freeport K>0 CoriM, got tlie
word, while driving on North
Main Sli'eet, and then within s€c^~
ond.i, 4 Freeport Police patrol
ca»"s sped to the scone. They were
soon followed by Noiisuu Coimly
Police.
But a very mysterious thing
happened, tlic ilgiUora and tl»e
gang all disappeared like cock­roaches,
when DID police arrived!
And like vermin, thoy loft
their Iraeos for the police t« se«
and hear.
One niiiltl-tatiooed charnster,,
stripped to tlic waist and display-
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GIbtyh Yth Sponsors
"Back To School Night"
It was "Back to School Night"
at the Leo F. Giblyn School on'
Thursday evening. Sept, 24. New I
teachers were introduced at the'
PTA meeting. Parents then visit­ed
the classrooms to meet their
children's teachers.
HE'S A REGULA
SAYS OLYMPIC STAR
B'nai Israel Sisterhood
Plans Luncheon Party
Sisterhood of Congregation
B'nai Israel will hold a Lunch­eon
and Card Party, on Tuesday,
Oct. 13.
ANGRY CITIZENS PROTEST
COUNTY WELFARE LOADING
IN NORTHEAST SECTION
At a largely attended meetteg Monday night Rreeport Village
officials decided to press even vigorously their demand that the
County Welfare Department exercise greater care in approving funds
for Freeport relief clients in the Northeast section and making pay­ments
to .their landlords. i
The officials will also try to
enlist the holdei-s of mortgages
on welfare families' rented homes
in a campaign for better.main­tenance
of those residences.
About 30D persons, crowded in­to
the. Conference Room and out­side
it heard a heated discussion
that lasted nearly two hours.
Their first spokesman, John
Mendes, president of the North­east
Civic Association, said that
aflts September meeting the as-
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Mayor Bob Blasts
McManus' Charge
Of Freeport Bias
Mayor Robert" i, Sweej.-.,
Freeport sent the following tele­gram
Tuesday to Nassau County
Executive Eugene H. Nickerson:
"Today's Newsday published a
statement by Welfare Commis­sioner
John J. McManus that
Freeport's community-wide re­sentment
against the Influx of
welfare cases into the VUfcge
"really Is racial intolerance." I
emphatically deny and strongly
resent this slur on the Village of
Freeport. I ask you as Coimfy
Executive either to nUlr or
deny your concurrence in this
statement by your welfare Com­missioner."
lis Sunday is-Freeport
Dav^ at die Stadium when
thd(^Rains play duump foot-and
honor the FHS
Red Devils and FHS march-iiig%{
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"HE DID IT," sayi Sam Boo«« of Fieiqjof* about Assembly
Speaker Jo« Carlino who »pearheaded HMSBU GOP fund-ralilng
effort lo Jlaaace Boone's trip to tho Tokyo Olympics. AJLtl.
champion wf ostler Boone, held up by medical oxatn, mUscd
plane caxryinB the U.S. loam. When Carlino heard about U. he
swung Into action io raise the moaoy, clear passport r*d-tapo
and send the FieoiJort groppler on his way. (Bagatelle Photo)
Public Thank You To ,
Herfhy Travel Agency
Saiiford Kershy, ownwr of the Hershy
Travel Agency, personally arranged all
travel details lot Sam Boone's trip to the
Olympics fa Tokyo , . . Woich next week's
LEADER for "Spot-Lite on Hershy."