The-Leader_1966-03-17

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Zip Ccda 11520
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30tH Year. No. 47 FREEPOHT. K. Y„ THIFItSDAT. MARCH If. 18S6 PHICEs FIVE CENTS P I E C©PY
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IV. F. Nmi'spaper Reportert At$«,
, r-. • i^afiffrtal I'MM Synrfi«3iie
VaWh for the "RUlJlK VASIIi SHOW* due goon
: y ,^ onITBABi 1440 on ibo J1»L ;
flong Live Freepoifs
The Chajnber of Commerce ,ol. Freeport, of any town, city or
loc«lt% is the true showcase-of the community.
. Ilere are represented all fields of endeavor, not onty business, but
also piof^lonSjindustjiT. and every phase of enterprise.
,3^erefore, the Chamber of Commerce of Freeport, In tact, ol
any. c^mimmity, is"bigger' than any one Individual, bigger than any
one faction, bigijer, than any one endeavor, bigger than any one Becliwi-of
ths"imuniclpRlity.'•" . ' - ' '- •• '•" •.
• Presidents, directoia and officers come and RO but the Chambers
ol Coramcrce go on forever.
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Gives Details
Cllinese Wall M l
FREEPORTER WITH
GEEEN BEBEfS'
IN VlET^NAi WAR
tlie foUowln? It the tiomplele loxJ of the »pt<sch given by Welter
Pope. Official Engtoieer of Ihe ViUege ol Fteeport, a< the Chsitiber
ot'Cominere« timchoon meeting l&it week.
The concept of the so-called Atlantic Exprosssway started with the
feasibility ."study of a bridge from Long Island to Rhode island. This
studyl-was .subsequently broadened to include - considoiatlon-ot one .or,
iljore.cro8Sings to_Coni^^^^
' ThLi bridge study led to n study of the necisaary Integrated
highway system which is, proposed to form a part of what is known
as the "Boston to WashtoRton Corridor,"
• This highway study OKtends from the New York City-Nnswaii
County line, throughout the length of.Long Island and aeross a pro­posed
Long Island Sound bridge to directly connect with existing and
proposed regional express hifihwoy sy.9lcm9 within Connecticut and
Rhode Island. ' '
The highway as proposed from the Mow York City line to the
Wantagh-Oyater Bay Ext>rcsswoy Includes six (tt) elevated, full
leontlnued on page 12) . .
Photo al9ove shows (L to x.) Joe Zamoch, Harry Seco*. PtM. of
ll;e,rreeport Kiwanla Club and Berale Smith, alio'ol ttw Free'
peri' Kiwani* xeimrning the "Friendship Gavel" to Gene Manna,
Ptei.' of the East Meadow Khranis Club during a iipeeial Infer-club
mealing held recently at lb« Sea Breece Hestaurant,
Handsome Douglas E, MeLesn,
born and. tsbed in Freepori,
•on of Mr. and Mri. Chailoi
Laiieot of 128 So. Grovej,BtI...
!• reaUy a veteran of ths Viet
Nam .action. SJ'.C. Souglai B.
McLean. SP 7 witli tU^ $m
SFG hai been In the aimed
forces 15 years,, S yean with.
the famont "Green Beratt." H.e'
has had 2 tours of duty in Viei
Nam for a total ol nearly 2
']«,af«« >Aj,;l)Mi";,.S»ie'!ho ,wai'
bospitalised for 8 wetkt with a
lungU idlment which infected
bis Uiver. He amdflils wife Stella'
Bave a •OD.-GMS 7 q^^ a tiaugh-fer,
Carol 10. Sgl.. Meli«»n*i
home hase it Fort Bragg, HXi.
125^ledge Blood
For Viet Nam Crs
>V hundred apd twenty-five pledges have been received in' the
initial 'response to, the Village of Preeport^s blood-drive for U.S.
servicemen wounded in 'Vietnam, The comjnittee co-chairmen John
Abbale" and Averill Crane said this week they were gratified al'thl*
iirst respond inasmuch a^ they had n6t yet heard from many of the
comnitiiuty orgaoi^ations who. ore
' solicitii^ their members for blood
- . donatioiu, A j j ^ , of 1,000 "pints
has beet set in the village's at-
'4a deministrate to 4he vteri'
in Vietnam "ihaf the iolka at
home .do' epitrtSctete,, the' ituuty
sact^leed dtejr atetiaHing f<^ •U'^
DRUG STORE NOTICE
Chubbuks Drug ttfore. 39 Soi^th
Main S i . Freeporl, will remain
open'late until 10 p.m« this 8un<
day; Match 20. All oUwr drug
ttlMW maiidrtxt of the 'FrMporl
Fhantt»er-A«Md8|iaii-c]aw at 2
•paut «s V^^niaif. Chtthbuks tala-flmsifeiiueittt
it FR S>339Jk.
Walter Pope, Village Engineer, dlseuitad the potslble affeeto en
Freeport U fhe proposed exprenway goes through ob Suariie
Highway, This would be a 14-^«fls Mghw»r< thtoi which w«nM
be elevated to the height of the railroa4 It would be between ,^5
feet an4 400 feet wide, and would leiult In a loss of abottl,»10,.
000.000 In asiaiied valuation, or tolsl tax revenue tos in FreepoH
of $525,000. In atfdUioa many hutbiMTtaft would have Jo;h» te«
located. A large portion of th» Ihigh ichool's re««eaUoa .fleld
would be eltroinaled. Many of fite butlnetses rei»c«te4;«Bd aisiiy
of the workers In those buiinessei, might not xeiocste in Fiecpott.
tim members ptesent expreaied themfelves ei em(Kssed-i» flte
proposed route of ike expressway., Showi»iJ»ve. are IM.DwiJe
(VP),-Walter Pope (Vlllagp BngiaoerJ. Harry See<w (Pres. Pro-
Tem), and Oohald Kai* (Dtodor and Program Chrm.J, f his
week Mr. Magsamer of the Bureau of Iniemal Revenue wiil talk
m "Fraud Mid Tax Fraud Cases" when the Chjunber mfeis
Thuis., Mar. 17 at the Sea liieeie HeilauroiU lor Luncheon.
. . iPholoa by Oscar__ Studio)
WANTED
INFORMATION ON imUG ABUSE
Persons having informalion or knowledge or su«pl(d»n of
drugs being sold or used are asked to call Pioneer 1^-1111 e«
write the Nassau County Police DapArtmsat MhMola, Hew
York, linfonnation wlU be oonfldmllal ftnd names or pmons
ftivijag infermaJion will be wUhinrtd..
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