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"NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY"
FREEPORT
Zip Coda 11520
BALDWIN
Zip Coda IISIO
34lh Year. No. 6
MERRiGK
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FBEEPORT, N. Y„ THURSDAY, MAY 29. 1S69
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NEWS & VIEWSI
BY
EDDIE VASIL
" N, Y. NrinpoptT ReporHtft Ansa
Nutlitmit Press Smdleatr —
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thl« week w« dedicate lh{» column lo unUet SUa McCafiory
wiio b»» epent lil« Ufelime writing ebout America and Jo •feixr
Weaver who han spent a privaie forluae sponsoring and diatrltouting
his wiitingi.
KEEP THE FLAG FLYING
Written by STAN MeCAETREY - Sponsored byJEBRV WGAYEH
Head? up with the Stars and Stripes,
SoWiei-s of De'mocracy, keep marching on.
True to yourself, the Natjon and The FJag. ^
Through tlie fiimsy hypocrisy, the eamoufiage ot unworthy power,
to the objective.
Our President believes as well as we,
Tlint no one is free while there still remains one human who is
unfroe.
DeraDcidcy cannot be deceived. Democrdcy shall not be bribeij,
Soldici-s of Democracy, key The FlQg^FJying from 'Vie
St w^awFhavo war,
If our cause is just as our President jleels, and we find that wc must,
then iJefend our Home and Country from VJetaam, to the North and
Ssuth Pole.
Right here we all belong, but now if its across the seas we must
Ro, we know that our Country has always been right and never
STARUTE AMATEUR REVUE
SEMI-FINAL BIG SUCCESS
By HELEN STEFTGEH
Anyone who missed last Friday night's semi-fljlals ol the StarUte
Amateur 'Revue, missed a show of talent which was moi'e heart
wai-ming and more entertaining than anything to have been presented
in many years.
It is an uplifting of the spirit to see that this outstanding talent
of our community has been given
the opportunity to take the spot-lite
of attention. What a change
fiom less pleasant activities!
Anyone staying at home with­out
seeing tliis scries of amateur
tlieatrcial talent should not con-sider
themselves criticsof today's
you lit They are missing a great
opportunity- to sec talented young
men and women m action and also
a most entei-taining evening.
Tlie next show is on Thursday,
May 29" at tlie Church of the
Transfiguration Auditnrium on S.
. I^ong„ Beach AveL at.. Pine._. St,
Showtime ij p.m. with tickets
available at the door. The big final
1969
Compiefe Village Program On Page 2
Selzer, Candidates fdr
Board Of Educatibn
lay.
Post Oiflee
ervice
The- Fr»«p«rt will
){ave '»o window #arvice aqd no
auxit jdilUrurf MrrlM OM Friday.
^!ay 90. 1989 {MamoHal. Day).
Spedal dallvery mall wilCba^dv-
Uv«red a> xeeaivad and the lobby
will be opan fc«m 9 B.BU to S p.tt„
tax the oonTeolenee ol boxboUluw.
Three local-professional young jnen, alt who attended tKe Frce-ff
«i3s''1Ct~,MS«f6~arJJnffui|ffiren5K»ke«v- ^esJderwf- ... ,
Oa}iiei Q. Sanders, with Rianagemenf of 31u6 Ctosi, rbaidii on
ware Ave, and Mortimer Seteer
lives on Melster Boulevard,' He is
an insuaraijcc broker and real os*
taiu appralzcr.'
r- Tom, Moore attended F'ceeport
High School and his children at-tend'.
thc.Freeport schools. Tom
is .immediate pest-president of
tlte FHS Fathecs-BobnJiers'Club.'
Darf^Aders has been very ac­tive
In the Boy Scout movement.
He is also, a member of the FKS
Fathci-i atid-PoQsters Club, -
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Mart'' Seller, ' a nativo-bom
Freeporter attended local p'inr-nry
and secondaryJschooJa ^nd/
.was grnduatcd FHS 1845. He.ivu
active in public 8pcaklng< i>ro«r
grams and won & medal In the
American Legion contest.'
production, Starllte Amateur Ke-vue,
consisting Ol 20 of the win^
ning acts, will be presented -on
Saturday, June 14 in the FHS
auditorium.
Last week's hit show included:
The Zaia Thnutia Band with
Richard Tal, Terry Geiss, Joe Se-kac,
Dan Fidelman, Wayne Wal-colT,
Huss Kassoif, Greg XuplOr,
Glen McNulty .and Jdf.BQsea;
Bass Singer HathaiiiaJ Xhon>ps«a)
The Top.Hatten D a ^ Ensemble
with Sue Schmidt,'flbnnie Rogeis,'
?.os?ni9I3L_K?PI?<;'>.J9'S!?l.???l?'i
Jody Jawiis, Laurie LOC3CWOQ3«
(Continued on pa^e 12)
Freeport Scliool Budget
To Be Voted On June 10
GUY LOMBARD) l §
PLAY IN FREEPORT
. World-famous.'Guy Lombardp and his Royal^Canadians .will pi«r
at ftuy^Lomlurdo's Ka.st Point House, foot of South Grove S t , BVee-pnrt,
qrTThursday, June 26. The announcement was made by William.
A, McCoUougli. President of the American News Cojnpany-ol whicK
the Savarm Restaurants are a division. , ,
The East Point Houic, a million.
dollar showplace, is^^operated by
Savarin, It will open for the 19B9
season on Friday, < June ti, and has
been complete'd redesigned apd re­decorated,
both interior and ex­terior.
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Located .on Frpeport's .Fabulous
Waterfront ov^rloolun^ ihe Jijnea
Beach .waterwaysj Guy I^aifttsr-do's
is traditiomally-a,popular lo-.
cation Jtac "all 'Sjjws .of iwnctScw,
(Continued «n jAge W ,
Salvation Army
Praises DeFazio
And Ahbate
Through 'the ^orts of Thomas
DeFazio .and John Abbate of the
Enrico Fermi Lodge,'Sana of Italy,
one hundred twenty five Blind an^
:Senior Citizens' of .the Salvation
Army enjoyed a "night out" ^ the
Wfistbury Wvi^ic Theatre starring
Jecry VaJe jand .Put Cooper, on
Sunday eveaixig; 'May '25. A bus
-was also' .supplied to .tonepori
them •to and 'from the Salvation
AKny,'*6 Chur^i'St., Frce^rt'.
"Last.year the Lodge provided
fickets ior two bus loads of the
Salvation Anny^Senlor Citizens to
B^,."Sou1ii PAeific" at tb'o Jones
B^ch 'Marine Tlioatw. Jhe buses
were'provided tiy'the Freeport
Recreation, Dept. '
Wc, 0l tjje ^Ivatifln Ar»y, JBW
dcseply ^gratpf^ _to. J*".'IWESEW
and"MrJ Abbate fcrprin3#»B--thi?
etttpnainment fm our Sotior^CM-jsens
.and Blind and ',4i«»k-then^
Xpr th£ir,i^er«8t'4»d jgenerwi^.
3 BOARD VACANCIES
AtSO TO BE FILLED
Freeport residents, will make their annual pitgrimaga to ,the
polls .on June 10 to vote on a, proposed School - Budget which calla*
tov estimated expenditures of $10^89,549, Up, $1,756,034'from'thii*
>ear, the, 1960-70 Budget reflects the effects of highcif t^cheKs|
salaries, additions (o the professional-and non-professional «t«ifb^
sjiA Increased'costv of equipment, •' '—'—'~' :—r"
jupplies, pupil ti'ansportation, I eireated by the expiration of the
and retirement bepeflts.
With the adoption of the new
Budget the estimated tax 'rate
oec^ssaiy to meet the local 'share
of the appropriation will be $8,83
per $100. of assessed valuation,
'an Increaiso of fl.l2 j>yer the ciu''
rent tax .rate of $7,73 -per $100
'pf asscased .valuation,
yotera will also ijave t)ie op­portunity
on June 10 to. fill three
ivacaaci<» in the membership of
f)^ Board pf Education.'One is
iox twoyeitrs to fill 'tb^ office,
«f .p^. Charl^'JB. Hayes,-, who rcr
(ttga^il .»«^Uy: the -others are
tbr'1j)te8'^(^-t9'-£Q vacanoieii
terms ot Daniel McNfamara, Jr.,
and Harold "Iicvine. - , '
, In commenting on the'proposed
Bijdget, Board of Educsition Preai-/ •* <
dent''Joseph .NcAndrewB sulci,. - ,
'•Board member? were wen aWflnj- -"
b( their rcspoiisibilily tojaxpay-''^; -;
era- tp 'ke^p. c<jsl» within repiipaV ' . •
able •bound'?' during,their' niqny -- '-
hours of deiibe58tion.pyer'<xpenr-. /^^.
ditures for the schoolsnext year. ^ ' ' \
At the same, time thoy wfire " .',;
equally nware .of'their obligation , ; to provide children with an ef-.'<j«^.^
jfacti've-edueatleaaL prograni.'pri^^-'*;
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